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Minnesota cop charged with sexually abusing child when he was a teen

6 days ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

A Sauk Rapids Police officer has been charged with a nearly two-decades-old claim that he sexually assaulted a child. Andrew Eric Jensen, 33, of St. Cloud, has been charged with 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct in Morrison County District Court. Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise tells Bring Me The News Jensen was hired by the department on Dec. 1, 2023.
Committee votes to ban smoking cannabis in Minneapolis parks

6 days ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

Officials in Minneapolis have voted to move forward with banning smoking cannabis or THC-related products in city parks. The policy was approved during a regularly held Administration and Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday night and will next be voted on by the full board. The updated policy clarifies the standing policy that bans smoking and vaping in Minneapolis park. Since the original policy was enacted, the state has legalized recreational use of cannabis and THC products.
Police arrest suspected serial Tesla vandal in Minneapolis; $21K in damages

6 days ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

A suspect allegedly involved with a string of vandalized Tesla vehicles in downtown and northeast Minneapolis has been arrested. The Minneapolis Police Department held a press conference Thursday with Chief Brian O'Hara and Sgt. Rob Illetschko, confirming the suspect was arrested on Wednesday and is facing pending charges. "In this latest investigation into damaged Tesla vehicles, Sgt.
Lynx's Napheesa Collier makes TIME's list of the 100 most influential people

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Nolan O'Hara

Star Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier made TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2025, which the organization published on Wednesday. Collier and fellow WNBA star Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty made the list for their efforts founding Unrivaled, a women's professional 3-on-3 basketball league. The league recently got an investment from Paige Bueckers, a Minnesota native and Hopkins High School graduate who was recently selected No. 1 in the WNBA draft.
UnitedHealth cites rise in medical costs as its shares see biggest fall in over 26 years

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

UnitedHealth Group shared its economic outlook on Thursday, with its CEO saying it was an "unusual and unacceptable" quarterly earnings miss. Shares have dropped over 20%, the largest seen by the Minnesota-based insurance giant in over 26 years. UnitedHealth Group also said it had its first quarterly miss since 2008.
Best-of-seven playoff schedule for Wild-Vegas is set

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Joe Nelson

The NHL has released the first-round playoff schedule and the Minnesota Wild will play Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. Here's the full schedule for the best-of-seven series. Yes, that's a 10 p.m. CT start time for Game 2 on Tuesday. That means you'll be going to bed around 1 a.m. by the time the game is over. Games 5, 6 and 7 will be played if necessary. Vegas beat the Wild three times during the regular season, outscoring them 12-4 in the three meetings.
Burglary at St. Paul's Yellowbird Coffee Bar, $600 cash stolen

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

Yellowbird Coffee Bar in St. Paul's Lexington-Hamline South neighborhood was broken into overnight Wednesday. The business at 1168 Selby Avenue posted on its Instagram, showing its shattered front door with glass scattered on the ground. "Yes - broken doors, broken glass, but not a broken spirit. Come on in but we aren't accepting cash for the foreseeable future," the company stated.
22-year-old was on Snapchat moments before fatal 2021 crash

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Tommy Wiita

Nearly three years after a two-vehicle crash resulted in the death of a Winona man, an Oronoco man has been accused of being on Snapchat moments before impact. Eric Arthur Wittlief, 22, has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the head-on crash that happened on Aug. 5, 2021 on Highway 14 in southern Minnesota. Police said Wittlief's pickup truck crossed the center line and crashed into a sedan, ultimately causing the death of 58-year-old Christ Brown, of Stockton, Minnesota.
Robust storms could turn severe Thursday in Minnesota

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Joe Nelson

Will all of the ingredients come together and set the stage for severe storms as far north as Mankato and the Twin Cities today? "Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and last into the evening," the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities says. "A few storms could be strong to severe, especially in southern Minnesota.
Searches come up empty, last phone ping out of state

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Joe Nelson

More than a week after the disappearance of a beloved Anoka bartender, numerous searches for 40-year-old Brandon Stott have come up empty. Stott was last seen on Tuesday, April 8 at his work - at 201 Tavern - on the 200 block of Jackson Street in Anoka. He didn't show up for work on April 10, which prompted a missing persons report in which he was entered as an endangered person "due to his emotional state and some utterances he made the day he was last seen," police said.