Larry Herke, the former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, died Friday in Sauk Centre, a year after he resigned from the post following a diagnosis of ALS. He was 61. Larry Herke, the former commissioner of the … Continued
Police are investigating a fatal early-morning shooting in St. Paul. Officers responded to a report from a 911 caller about shots fired and a person on the ground just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of University Avenue. … Continued
Mark Lamb decided to run for sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, after his pest control business failed and a police officer friend gave him a ride-along. “I had this deep burning desire to run for sheriff. I knew it was … Continued
The arrest in France of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has brought into sharp focus one of the major conflicts of our age. On one hand, we want privacy in our digital lives, which is why we like the … Continued
After 15 years of removing ash trees from the public right-of-way, St. Paul’s forestry department felled the last of some 30,000 of the trees from boulevards this year, all but capping the city’s efforts to get ahead of the dreaded … Continued
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2024. There are 105 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 17, 2011, a demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around … Continued