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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

Sledgehammer wielding burglars arrested after breaking into North St. Paul Target

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

Police arrested two people in connection with the burglary of a Target store in North St. Paul on Friday.Officers were called shortly after 9 p.m. to the Target at 2199 Highway 36 east on a report of a burglary. When they arrived the burglars had fled. Police found that burglars had broken into display cases with sledgehammers to get electronic items.After police set up a perimeter, they arrested two people on suspicion of the burglary, criminal damage to property, theft, and threats of violence. Many of the stolen items were recovered, along with a sledgehammer.North St. Paul police officers were helped by personnel from the Ramsey County sheriff’s office, Minnesota State Patrol, Washington County sheriff’s office, the Ramsey County Emergency Communications center and police officers from Maplewood, Oakdale and White Bear Lake.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Couple charged after body parts found stuffed in plastic tote, dumped on shore of Lake Mil...

Man stabbed at Midway Cub Saturday hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

The Midway Cub Foods was briefly closed Saturday morning after a stabbing.Police say they received a 911 call about a stabbing at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at the Cub Foods on the 1400 block of University Avenue West in St. Paul.When officers arrived they found a man who had been stabbed in the chest. St. Paul fire medics responded to the scene and the man was taken to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster.A 25-year-old woman was taken into custody in connection with the stabbing.The circumstances of the crime are still under investigation. The Cub store has reopened. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Couple charged after body parts found stuffed in plastic tote, dumped on shore of Lake Mille Lacs Crime & Public Safety | Suspect charged in 2021 West St. Paul slaying that police said involved revenge for past killing Crime & Public Safety | Burnsville woman, who was racing ...

New book sheds light on 160 years of Minnesota duck camp tradition and history

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – Writing a book wasn’t on Steve Knutson’s to-do list in the spring of 2016, when he went to the North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show at Pheasant Run in St. Charles, Illinois.An avid duck hunter since his childhood days growing up on a farm in Otter Tail County, Knutson, of Apple Valley, had recently retired from his job as an engineer for an aerospace company and made the trip to hear Doug Lodermeier, a renowned decoy collector and author from Edina, Minnesota.Lodermeier has written two volumes of books on duck calls and duck decoys and was giving a seminar at the show.After the presentation, Knutson recalls, Lodermeier mentioned he was working on a new book and was looking for some information about a decoy carver on Lake Christina, a renowned duck hunting destination in west-central Minnesota.“I made note of that because I had just retired and was looking for things to do after hunting season was over,” Knutson said. “I grew up not far...

Cars stolen, others rummaged through in Jefferson County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

IMPERIAL, Mo. - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after thieves reportedly stole two cars and rummaged through others overnight in Imperial. Authorities first learned of such incidents around 3 a.m. Saturday, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office. One person reported that two people, one in a gray or silver Chrysler 300 and another in a white Mazda, were driving suspiciously around the area of Kensington Court. Top Stories: Missouri House approves new round of income tax cuts Later on, the Mazda was found abandoned around the area. Investigators say it was stolen while the owner was asleep. The Chrysler 300 has not been found since the tip. While investigating, Jefferson County deputies reviewed multiple videos and learned that multiple unlocked vehicles had been rummaged through in Wellington Place. Many victims informed deputies that items were not stolen from their cars. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reminds people to keep valuable...

Men who died in helicopter crash near Perris identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has identified the two people who died Friday in a helicopter crash near Perris.Two Murrieta men, 61-year-old Mark Carter and 62-year-old Dennis Foster, were aboard the Bell 407 helicopter when it crashed at 12:22 p.m. near Pulsar View Road in Nuevo, just east of Perris. 2 dead after helicopter crash in Perris area Though the investigation of the crash has not yet been completed and the cause of the crash remains unknown, the RCSD report indicates that Foster died at 12:59 p.m., 37 minutes after the crash. Carter died at 1:06 p.m., seven minutes after Foster.The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are handling the investigation.

Passenger detained at LAX after opening emergency exit door, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

A person was detained at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday morning after they allegedly opened the emergency exit door as their plane was preparing for takeoff.The unidentified passenger opened the exit door at about 10 a.m. as the Delta aircraft was being pushed away from the gate, which caused the emergency slide to deploy, Capt. Karla Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Airport Police told KTLA in a statement. "Airport Police responded and detained the passenger for further investigation. Due to the circumstances, FBI has been notified," Rodriguez added. After the door was opened, the plane returned to the gate, and the other passengers are "in the process of being deplaned" so they can continue their journey to their intended destination, Seattle, Rodriguez said.Anisha Banerjee contributed to this report.

Sharks sign prolific Harvard defenseman to two-year contract

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

It didn’t take long for the San Jose Sharks to get defenseman Henry Thrun under contract.One day after his season ended with the Harvard men’s hockey team, Thrun signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Sharks, the team announced Saturday.Thrun is immediately joining the Sharks roster and could be in the team’s lineup as soon as Tuesday when San Jose hosts the Winnipeg Jets.Thrun’ contract, which expires after the 2023-24 season, carries an average annual value of $912,500, with $225,000 in performance bonuses, per a source.Thrun had 33 points, including 26 assists, in 33 games this season with Harvard, which advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament and lost 8-1 to Ohio State on Friday in the first round.This season, Thrun, Harvard’s captain, was named ECAC Defensive Defenseman of the Year, First Team All-ECAC, and First Team All-Ivy League.In three seasons at Harvard, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Thrun had 84 points in 99 games. Thrun also played the 2020-2021 seaso...

Man, woman from Santa Cruz arrested after man was shot in the head at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

(KTXL) -- The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Stateline was closed Saturday morning after a South Lake Tahoe man was shot in the head at one of the hotel and casino's bars, according to the Douglas County Sherriff's Office. Vehicle takes a dive off San Mateo Bridge The sheriff's office said a call for an active shooter went out at 8 a.m. and about 11 minutes later the first deputies arrived on scene. Mutual aid from the South Lake Police Department and the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office also arrived on scene to assist with the call. When deputies entered the hotel they located 32-year-old Omar Reyes Garcia with a single gunshot wound to the head at the hotels center bar, according to the sheriff's office.Garcia was transported to Barton Hospital where he died of his injuries. At 10:10 a.m., Nevada State Police announced that Highway 50 near Hard Rock was closed in both directions due to the shooting. Hard Rock provided surveillance footage of the suspects to law enforcement who...

Hart, Laughton lead Flyers past Red Wings 3-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:41:43 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carter Hart made 29 saves, Scott Laughton scored and the Philadelphia Flyers won their third straight with an 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.Kieffer Bellows also scored and Tyson Foerster had an empty-netter for Philadelphia in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s worst teams.The Red Wings have lost five of six and were 0 for 7 on the power play.Philadelphia began play with the sixth-fewest points in the league while Detroit had the 10th-fewest.Laughton netted his third in as many games and seventh straight against Detroit.“Just try to make the most of my opportunities and things are going in,” Laughton said.Philadelphia entered 30th of 32 teams in the NHL, averaging 2.68 goals per contest. But the Flyers have 26 goals in the current seven-game homestand, which ends Tuesday against Montreal when they will try to tie their season high for consecutive victories.The 21-year-old Foerster’s emergence has boosted Philadelphia’s offense. He has...