(Robbinsdale, MN) -- After being charged in a prostitution sting in the south metro, the president and CEO of North Memorial Medical Center has reportedly been suspended indefinately without pay. Sixty-year-old David Cress was one of several men arrested at a Richfield hotel early Wednesday. Cress was released from jail and ...More
(Undated) -- There's at least some good news for motorists dealing with Minnesota's construction zones this Labor Day weekend: Crews in most areas will knock off work for the holiday. MN-DOT's Kevin Gutknecht says many projects will wrap up for the weekend by noon today and not resume ...More
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Federal prosecutors want former auto dealer Denny Hecker back in jail. The government filed a motion Thursday afternoon to revoke Hecker's bond, alleging he's committed additional crimes since he's been released. Prosecutors allege Hecker while on release has secretly liquidated and concealed assets, and they ...More
(Elk River, MN) -- The executive director of the Minnesota State High School League claims he doesn't know how often hazing happens in schools. Dave Stead [[ sted ]] says a state law on harassment passed in 1990 and hazing was added to it 1998. Stead says the reason the hazing involving ...More
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A 40-year-old Lakeville man pled guilty in federal court Thursday to operating a Ponzi scheme that bilked at least 17 lenders out of more than 79-million dollars. Corey Johnston admitted that, from 2005 through 2009, he oversold participation in large commercial and personal loans arranged through his company ...More
(Lakeville, MN) -- The motorcyclist killed in an accident in the south metro late Wednesday night was a 20-year veteran of the Lakeville Police Department. Sergeant Brigham Strole lost control of his motorcycle on a residential street in Lakeville and was thrown off. He died at Hennepin County Medical Center. Witnesses ...More
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Eighty members of a St. Cloud-based National Guard unit are being deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. Captain Kris Auge [[ OH-zhay ]] says the Company-B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 2-11th Aviation Regiment leaves in late November. Auge says the Minnesota soldiers will spend two ...More
