THE HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED A WOMAN THAT WAS SHOT ON NOVEMBER 11TH IN BROOKLYN CENTER AS 23-YEAR OLD GABRIELLE JOHNSON OF DULUTH. SHE DIED THREE DAYS LATER. 24-YEAR OLD JULIUS MATEASE SMITH IS IN CUSTODY. WITNESSES SAY SMITH WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A CAR DRIVEN BY JOHNSON WHEN THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.
TWO PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CRASH NEAR THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT. DENNIS NEISS AND MARY NEISS WERE BOTH IN AN SUV THAT WERE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AT 17TH STREET NORTHEAST AND HIGHWAY 2. NEISS IS FACING A CHARGE OF FAILING TO YIELD AT A STOP SIGN.
THIS SATURDAY IS SUPER SANTA SATURDAY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER FROM 10:00-1:00 WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PICTURE WITH SANTA, CRAFTS FOR THE KIDS AND LUNCH. KIDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING AND DROP OFF THEIR LETTER TO SANTA AS WELL.
A GIFT OF GIVING EVENT IS NEXT MONDAY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER FROM 1:00-8:00. GENTLY USED ITEMS HAVE BEEN DONATED AND WILL BE SOLD AT 50 CENTS PER ITEM, SO KIDS CAN COME SHOPPING ON A BUDGET FOR GIFTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Several members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota are working to address animal neglect on their tribal lands — and in doing so bringing their community closer to its spiritual roots. Kids are helping their elders in animal rescues, pet food and supplies are routinely distributed in the community and the first permanent veterinary clinic is one final permit away from breaking ground.
Police say a group of 20 to 30 people grabbed numerous electronic items at a Best Buy store in Burnsville and quickly fled before police could arrive. Police say no weapons were seen in the caper Friday night and no one was reported injured,. No one had been arrested as of Saturday morning The robbery occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Black Friday
Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter, who says she meant to grab her Taser instead of her handgun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright, who was Black. The Brooklyn Center officer’s reaction on body-camera video seemed to instantly establish the key facts of the case, as she said she grabbed the wrong gun and would be going to prison. But legal experts say a conviction isn’t as certain as it might seem — at least on the most serious charge she faces, manslaughter.
The Superior National Forest’s first full-time tribal liaison says he wants to work with the federal government on proposed expansion of the Lutsen Mountains Ski Area. Juan Martinez started his new role in January, but he didn’t move to Minnesota until July. He coordinates communication between the national forest and the three Ojibwe bands in northeastern Minnesota. Lutsen officials want to expand onto 494 acres of adjacent Forest Service land to build new ski runs, chairlifts and other amenities they say are needed to compete against big ski resorts. The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has argued the project compromises its treaty rights.
Last modified: 11/29/2021
