A St. Paul, Minnesota, man is facing murder charges about a decade after he claimed that his wife was killed by a home intruder. Nicholas James Firkus, 38, was arrested Thursday and now faces second-degree intentional murder in the death of his wife, Heidi Firkus, who was shot and killed in April 2010, officials said…
US States Start Seeing Days of Zero COVID-19 Deaths
U.S. states are starting to record days of zero deaths among people with COVID-19, another marker that the pandemic is easing. Idaho, Minnesota, and Wisconsin saw several zero-death days in recent weeks, and the nation’s second most populous state, Texas, saw a zero-death day for the first time since March 2020. Fifteen states on Monday…
Minnesota Black School Choice Movement ‘Explicitly Rejects’ Narrative That America Is Racist
A school choice movement aimed at serving Minnesota’s black community has vowed to tackle the notion that the United States is a racist nation, saying such narratives are “structured to undermine the lives of black Americans.” The newly founded organization, TakeCharge Minnesota, describes itself on its website as seeking to “inspire and educate the black…
Minnesota Bank Hostage Suspect Had Previous Arrests, Was Released Despite Bail: Court Papers
The suspect involved in a hostage standoff with police at a Wells Fargo bank in Minnesota Thursday was the suspect in another case involving felony charges and was released after only five days, according to court documents. Ray Reco McNeary, 35, was arrested after a hostage situation stemming from an attempted bank robbery at a…
2 Hostages Released From Wells Fargo Bank in Active Situation in St Cloud, Minnesota
An active hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has had two captives released as of late Thursday. One hostage was released just before 6:30 p.m. and another hostage was released around 7:00 p.m., according to local reports. Both were female, according to video footage shared by a reporter for local…
4 Hostages Apparently Released From Wells Fargo Bank in Active Situation in St Cloud, Minnesota
An active hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has seen four captives released as night fell on Thursday. One hostage was released just before 6:30 p.m. and another hostage was released around 7:00 p.m., according to local reports. Both were female, according to video footage shared by a reporter for…
Hostage Situation at Wells Fargo Bank in Minnesota Resolved, Suspect in Custody
An hourslong hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, resolved peacefully with no casualties after all five captives were released and a suspect was taken into custody late Thursday. “A peaceful resolution, the best outcome we could have today,” St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said late Thursday at a news…
5 Freed after Hostage Situation at Wells Fargo Bank in Minnesota, Suspect in Custody
An hourslong hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, resolved peacefully with no casualties after all five captives were released and a suspect was taken into custody late on Thursday. “A peaceful resolution, the best outcome we could have today,” St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said late on Thursday at…
Minnesota Police Unions Call for Investigation Into Student Leader for Encouraging False Reports
Two police unions are asking the University of Minnesota to investigate a student leader who appeared to have encouraged her peers to harass police officers on campus by making false emergency calls. In a video clip of an executive board meeting of the Minnesota Student Association, ranking member Lauren Meyers was asked by another student…
Chauvin Transferred to Minnesota Correctional Facility After Guilty Verdict
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights. Chauvin arrived at the facility at 4:55 p.m. CT, shortly after twelve jurors found the 45-year-old guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald told CNN….
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