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Minnesota law Aims to Protect Accounts of Vulnerable Seniors

The Safe Seniors Financial Protection Act Took Effect on Wednesday

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new Minnesota law gives bankers and financial advisers some new tools to report suspicious activity tied to the accounts of potentially vulnerable seniors. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the Safe Seniors Financial Protection Act took effect on Wednesday. It gives advisers the authority to delay certain financial transactions while they investigate, making the…

Authorities Search for Missing Ham Lake man

Authorities Continue to Search

CASS COUNTY, Minn. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing person. David Rickbeil, 60, of Ham Lake has been reported missing. His abandoned vehicle was located in Cass County on the Lake Washburn Road in rural Remer. The Sheriff’s Office is asking that anyone with information about Rickbeil’s whereabouts call 218-547-1424 or…

Early Morning Fire Destroys Cabin in Iron

The Cause of the Fire is Under Investigation

IRON, Minn. – A cabin in Iron was deemed a total loss after an early morning fire engulfed the cabin in flames. St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputies along with McDavitt, Cherry, and Clinton Fire Departments responded to a structure fire just before 3:00 a.m. Friday morning. When crews arrived at 8560 Old Mesabe Road the cabin was completely engulfed in…

Minnesota Joins Lawsuit Challenging 3D-Printed Plastic Guns

Trump Tweeted he is Looking Into the Controversy

(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is joining a lawsuit against the federal government to block the release of blueprints that show how to make 3D-printed plastic guns. Attorney General Lori Swanson said Friday she is joining other attorneys generals challenging the recent settlement between the Trump administration and a Texas-based company that wants…

Air Force Authorities Probe Mysterious 911 Call

The Call Came From Another Base

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Air Force authorities are trying to find out what prompted a 911 call that caused a chaotic “active shooter” reaction on a sprawling Ohio base. Spokeswoman Marie Vanover at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton said Friday the investigation “is ongoing,” and that there’s no timetable yet for its completion. She said no injuries have been…

Vendor Blamed for 911 Outage in Three States

Outages Were Reported in MN, ND, and NC

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Officials in Minnesota say a third-party vendor performing work on a 911 system caused a widespread service failure in Minnesota, and that the outage affected North Dakota and North Carolina too. Several cities and counties scrambled to broadcast backup emergency phone numbers during the hour-long outage Wednesday afternoon. Telecommunications company CenturyLink, which operates 911 networks…

Boy’s Death on Playground Investigated

COMFREY, Minn. (AP) – The death of a 9-year-old boy on a playground in southwestern Minnesota is under investigation. Police say Gavin Ludewig was found tangled in a swing on the playground in Comfrey, a small community in Brown County, about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at Springfield Medical Center. The Star Tribune reports police have not said…

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Provide Update on Husky Explosion, Fire

Husky COO Says Expenses Have Totaled to $41 Million USD

Photo: Husky Superior RefinerySUPERIOR, Wis. – The U.S Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has provided a factual investigative update regarding the April 26 Husky Superior Refinery explosion refinery. In the updated findings the report states the explosion occurred in the refinery’s Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit while it was being shut down for periodic maintenance and inspection. At that time…

Wisconsin man Contracts Rare Blood Infection From dog

Doctors say the Infection is Rare

(Dawn Manteufel via AP) WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Surgeons have amputated the legs and hands of a Wisconsin man who contracted a rare blood infection from a dog lick. Greg Manteufel remains hospitalized at a Milwaukee area hospital. Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin infectious disease specialist Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price says the bacteria that invaded Manteufel’s body comes…

Minnesota Couple Charged in Overfishing Case

The Couple Could Have Fines up to $3,000

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A tip to a poacher’s hotline has resulted in charges against a southern Minnesota couple who investigators say were found with nearly 300 crappies after fishing on Fairmont’s Lake Sisseton. The State Department of Natural Resources says the possession limit for crappies in the state is 10. The Star Tribune reports that 70-year-old Isouvahn Xayachack,…

Fight Over Mesabi Metallics Lands in Federal Court

Clarke Says Nubai's Lawsuit is a Smoke Screen

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A fight over ownership of the Mesabi Metallics project in northern Minnesota has landed in federal court. Nubai Global Investment has filed a lawsuit asking a judge for a temporary restraining order against Tom Clarke as the two sides battle over ownership. Nubai says Clarke was removed from his roles with Mesabi and Chippewa Capital Partners. But,…