CRIME
Chisholm healing after bar shooting, holds fundraiser
CHISHOLM — Two weeks ago, Star Boriin felt a wave of panic when she heard that multiple shots had been fired at her longtime workplace, Jim’s Sports Club Bar & Grill in Chisholm. Boriin took off running toward the vibrant downtown business, even as patrons in the crowded bar were running away.
By Janna Goerdt , March 21, 2010
Bail increased to $3 million for man accused of Chisholm shooting
Bail for Jason Musburger, accused of killing one man and wounding two others at a Chisholm bar, was increased to $3 million Friday.
By News Tribune , March 20, 2010
Bail in Chisholm shooting case upped to $3 million
St. Louis County Attorney Melanie Ford said the $1 million hike in bail was based on Musburger’s history of behavior, the severity of charges and the threat to public safety.
March 19, 2010
Minnesota bill aims to keep sex offenders from victims
The bill would allow judges to keep a juvenile sex offender from living within 1,000 feet, or three city blocks, from their victim.By Associated Press , March 19, 2010
Wisconsin teen sent to jail for making school threat
A 17-year-old who says he was constantly bullied has been sentenced to 90 days for making threats against Crivitz High School and a female student.By Associated Press , March 19, 2010
Man sentenced in fatal crash in S.D.
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in a rollover crash last May in the Sioux Falls area that killed his 16-year-old passenger from Minnesota.By Associated Press , March 19, 2010
Dougherty gets June trial on fatal accident charges
A June trial was scheduled Thursday for a Duluth businessman charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and running a red light in an accident that resulted in the death of two men on March 16, 2009.March 19, 2010
Poacher of record buck gets a year in jail
RED WING, Minn. — A Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of poaching a world-class buck was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail and had his hunting privileges suspended for five years.By Mike Longaecker , March 19, 2010
Chisholm man accused of burglary at Aurora store
A Chisholm man was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly burglarized an Aurora grocery store.By News Tribune , March 19, 2010
Forgiveness permeates Duluth courtroom at sentencing
Philbert Barnes is sentenced to 29 years in prison for the shooting death of Curtis Cooney. The victim's family tells Barnes, "If Curtis could be here today, he would forgive you."
March 19, 2010
Duluth man accused of abusing five children
A Duluth man is accused of using belts and extension chords to physically abuse five children so severely that some of the children have “permanent scars," according to the criminal complaint.
March 19, 2010
Man pleads guilty in trophy buck poaching case
Troy Alan Reinke had claimed he found the buck already dead when he was hunting in the Cannon Falls area last Halloween night.
March 18, 2010
Barnes sentenced to 29 years in Duluth Hillside murder
Judge David Johnson said he took into account the victim's family's forgiveness when he sentenced Philbert Barnes to 29 years in prison for the murder of Curtis Cooney and the wounding of Ephriam “Darell’’ Burks.
March 18, 2010
Chisholm man arrested in grocery store burglary
A man walking his dog called 911 about 4 a.m. today to report that he had seen a man break into Zup’s Grocery Store in Aurora, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.March 18, 2010
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OUR VOICES Fresh scams coming
We’re getting a little sick of the old Canadian Lottery scams and the done-to-death Nigerian letter scams.
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OUR VOICES Snow’s coming (maybe); do you know where your snowblower is?
Maybe you missed it, but this weekend we ran an item from the UMD Police Department about a stolen snowblower. It said they had recovered a snowblower and they presumed it was stolen from a nearby yard. They were wondering who it belonged to. Well, so far they’ve received inquiries from four
Posted by: jdelage on Dec 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Happy ending in purse snatching story
Here’s a happy ending to go with a tale we told in today's Eh? column. An anonymous tipster told us how her sister’s bag was stolen, and, while there were valuables inside, she was most concerned about an address book her sister got from her son just before he died. Well, good news: Th
Posted by: jdelage on Dec 17, 2009 at 2:15 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES The DWI chair rolls again
Yep, the famous DWI mower-recliner is crawling back up that hill again after being pushed back down by eBay and La-Z-Boy. The motorized chair that Proctor police confiscated after its owner drove it drunk into a parked car was yanked from the eBay auction Web site Monday after attracting bids of $4
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 3, 2009 at 4:03 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Grand Marais seagull found in Pine County basement
A giant seagull stolen off a billboard along Interstate 35 in Pine County has been found, according to the billboard’s renter, the Grand Marais Area Touris
OUR VOICES Spin the BUZZ: People from Chicago, Detroit edition
"Two murders in less than a week," I said a few weeks ago to Steve Hoemke, the night shelter director at the CHUM shelter. "Do you think it's getting more violent on Duluth's streets?" I was working a Friday night and just happened to catch the Albert Morrison murder story (the
Posted by: Stahl on Aug 21, 2009 at 8:22 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES First Street crime survey results released
All Game, a vintage video game supplier in downtown Duluth, was vandalized last week, but owner Karleen St. Germain doesn’t believe crime at her First Street location is any worse than other places in the city. “I don’t really think it’s any more or less in the downtown area
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