RED WING, Minn.—A Minnesota woman who admitted to leaving her newborn son to die near the Mississippi River two decades ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Jennifer Matter, of Belvidere Township outside Red Wing, was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder, KARE-TV reported. She pleaded guilty in January to leaving the baby on…
Minnesota Woman Who Left Newborn to Die Sentenced to Prison
April 29, 2023
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SCOTUS Sympathetic to 94-Year-Old Grandmother in ‘Home Equity Theft’ Dispute
April 26, 2023
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A 94-year-old Minnesota homeowner’s lawyer told a seemingly sympathetic Supreme Court on April 26 that local governments should not be allowed to take the full value of a home as payment for much smaller property tax debts—a practice critics call “home equity theft.” The case comes after the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which is representing dispossessed…
Minnesota, Alabama State Representatives Expected to Vote on New Gun Control Laws
April 26, 2023
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State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the…
Former Minnesota Officer Convicted in Daunte Wright Killing Released From Prison
April 25, 2023
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The former Minneapolis-area police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright was released from prison on Monday after serving part of her sentence for the fatal shooting. Kimberly Potter, now 50, was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the 2021 shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old man, during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb…
‘Angel in the Sky’ Captured by Aurora Chaser During Uncanny Solar Storm in North Minnesota
Slogging through waist-deep snow, he saw the lights overhead, emerald ribbons dangling on the horizon. “It was going to be a fantastic night,” the photographer, Nicholas Narog, 35, told The Epoch Times. “But it kept getting better and better, and eventually the lights were over my head.” An accountant by day, Narog, from Minneapolis, knew…
Thefts Prompt 17 States to Urge Recall of Kia, Hyundai Cars
April 21, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last…
Fractured Rail Found After Fiery Minnesota Derailment
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they didn’t say definitively that the broken rail caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report Tuesday on the March 30 derailment that forced about 800 people…
‘Nonbinary’ Biden Administration Official Ordered to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation After Avoiding Jail Time
A former government official who claims he is nonbinary has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after avoiding jail time for a series of luggage thefts. Samuel Brinton, until recently a deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, was able to enter an adult diversion program for the theft…
Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction Upheld in George Floyd Killing
April 18, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22.5-year sentence remain in place. Chauvin’s attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer’s convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity….
Sheriff’s Deputy and Suspect Killed in Minnesota Shootout
CYRUS, Minn.—One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota that also killed the suspect in a domestic disturbance call Saturday night. The Pope County Sheriff’s office said one deputy died at the hospital after the shooting that happened around 7:30 p.m….
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