Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Prosecutors rest their case against ex-cop in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors have rested their case at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin after 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video depicting George Floyd's final moments. Now it's...
Apr 13, 2021 Courtroom sketch of Chauvin Trial
Matriarch in fight against Dakota Access Pipeline has died
FORT YATES, N.D. - LaDonna Allard, a woman considered a matriarch in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline, has died at age 64. An online obituary says Allard died April 10 in Fort Yates where ...
Apr 13, 2021 LaDonna Allard
VIDEO: Biologists use huge nets in Mississippi River to remove carp
LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Department of Natural Resources in both Wisconsin and Minnesota are working with federal officials to try a new method to capture and remove invasive carp from the Mississippi Ri...
Apr 13, 2021 Invasive carp caught on Mississippi River in 2020 (Minnesota DNR)
Pope asks Minnesota bishop to resign after cover-up investigation
ROME - A Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota says Pope Francis asked its bishop to resign after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual...
Apr 13, 2021 Former Bishop Michael Hoeppner
Protesters and police clash Monday night, chief says officer meant to use a Taser
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot a Black man in a traffic stop over the weekend. Brooklyn Center...
Apr 13, 2021 Protesters clash with police in Brooklyn Center Monday night (Credit: Scott Streble FB)
Two additional suspects sought in fatal motel shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City police are looking for two additional suspects in connection with a fatal motel shooting. Authorities believe five people were involved in the death of 20-year-old Jesus ...
Apr 13, 2021 South Dakota Rose Inn, Rapid City, ND
Twins, Timberwolves, Wild postpone Monday games after police shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Timberwolves have postponed their games scheduled for Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black m...
Apr 12, 2021 Minnesota Twins Facebook
Bighorn herd rebounds from disease to reach record numbers
BISMARCK - A new survey of the bighorns herd in western North Dakota shows it has rebounded from an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia seven years ago to reach record numbers. The state Game and Fish Dep...
Apr 12, 2021 photo by Craig Bihrle, ND
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Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
MINNEAPOLIS - The judge in the George Floyd murder case has refused a defense request to sequester the jury, the morning after the death of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a subu...
Apr 12, 2021 Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill
Two with gunshot wounds found dead after car crash
MINNEAPOLIS - Police say two men who suffered gunshot wounds have been were found dead following a crash at a Minneapolis intersection. Metro Transit police were dispatched to the intersection about 2...
Apr 12, 2021
