Grieving mother urges lawmakers to require licenses for alcohol deliveries
ST. PAUL — For many people, deliveries of alcohol from companies like Doordash and Instacart are a handy convenience, but Wendy Manuel believes such deliveries jeopardized her daughter’s life. Manuel is a retired hospice chaplain whose daughter, Jacqueline Schiappa, died of alcohol poisoning in 2023 at age 38.
Police Briefly Shut Down County Road 81 To Arrest Suspect
Brooklyn Park police had to temporarily close part of County Road 81 Tuesday to arrest a man who had threatened to shoot people, police said. Police arrested the suspect in the middle of County Road 81 near Brooklyn Boulevard shortly after 11 a.m. Northbound 81 had to be briefly closed as a large police presence...
Indoor park chain to open first Twin Cities playground next month
The park in Maple Grove will be the first of three that local owners plan to open in the state.
Three Charged in $13 Million Investment Fraud, ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme
Three individuals, including two Chinese nationals, were arrested Tuesday on federal complaints alleging they laundered more than $13 million through shell companies linked to illicit investment schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty In $250 Million COVID-19 Child Nutrition Fraud Scheme
A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a massive fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Najmo M. Ahmed, 35, admitted to helping her husband, Said Ereg, submit fraudulent claims for over $4.2 million in federal funds. According to court...
Minnesota House bill would require portion of projected budget surplus to be returned to...
(ABC 6 News) — A plan to return tax dollars to those who paid is making a big step forward in the Minnesota House. The House bill would require a portion of a projected budget surplus to be returned directly to taxpayers. For that payback to happen, the state’s...
Feeding Our Future trial: Witness says Aimee Bock knew about fraud, demanded kickback
Hanna Marekegn, who owned Brava Cafe, pled guilty to her part in the federal meal fraud in 2022, among the first to do so. She testified about a party for Bock after she won court case against the Minnesota Department of Education that allowed the fraud to continue. She also...
He called to report a burglary. Police found 2 dead teens in his basement.
Byron Smith lived like a hermit in his small Minnesota town and often worried about a spate of break-ins at his home. One Thanksgiving, he skipped dinner with a neighbor and stayed home to keep watch. Instead, the night ended with two teens dead. Luckily for prosecutors, the entire encounter was recorded on Byron’s...
CHI-CHI’S Set to Return Nearly 20 Years After Closing, First Location Announced, Launches Crowdfunding...
Nearly 20 years after the last CHI-CHI’S restaurant closed, the beloved Mexican chain is set to make a comeback. In December, it was announced that Michael McDermott, son of CHI-CHI’S founder, had secured the rights to use the CHI-CHI’S name on physical restaurant locations through an agreement with Hormel Foods,...
Four Important Things You Now Need to Get a REAL ID in Minnesota
The clock is ticking fast on the date you'll need a REAL ID here in Minnesota and across the country, so here are four important documents and pieces of information you need in order to get one. We've been hearing about REAL IDs for a while now in the North...
