WILLMAR, Minn. — A 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead Monday at a juvenile treatment facility in west-central Minnesota. According to a Monday news release, Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt said staff at Prairie Lakes Youth Programs, law enforcement and emergency … Continued
Authorities say the body of one person was recovered Tuesday when a submerged vehicle was pulled from the Minnesota River in Bloomington. The recovery operation began Sunday night when authorities were called to the Lyndale Avenue Boat Launch on a … Continued
Ramsey County on Monday tapped a longtime social worker to head its Social Services Department. Sophia Thompson, who has overseen its mental health division for three the past three years, will take over the department as director on July 1. … Continued
The inmate who died at Minnesota Correctional Facility — Stillwater over the weekend is believed to have ingested synthetic drugs. Minnesota Department of Corrections officials identified the man as Dalmario Smith, 22, who was serving time for escape from custody … Continued
By TERRY TANG (Associated Press) For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the … Continued