Federal Appeals Court strikes down rules for Minnesota judicial candidates
Minnesota News Network
July 29, 2010
A ruling issued by a federal appeals court could have a significant impact on the election of judges in Minnesota. The appeals court found some restrictions placed on judicial candidates in Minnesota are unconstitutional. The ruling struck down rules that prohibited judicial candidates from endorsing candidates for political offices and soliciting for campaign contributions. The case was brought to the court by Greg Wersal, who is a candidate for a position on the Minnesota Supreme Court and has fought a decade long battle to dismantle the strict rules that had basically kept candidates seeking to be elected as judges from actively campaigning for the positions.
Former prosecutor charged with running prostitution ring
Minnesota News Network
July 29, 2010
A former assistant Hennepin County attorney is charged with running a so-called "nice guys" prostitution ring in Minneapolis. Prosecutors allege that 66-year-old John Paul St. Marie operated a website that advertised prostitution services - then set up appointments with men he called "nice guys." Investigators say St. Marie used "nice guys" to describe men he considered non-informants who would pay well. They say police began surveillance at Minneapolis hotels two years ago and arrested several men who said St. Marie made appointments with prostitutes for them. Because St. Marie is a former employee of Hennepin County, Ramsey County is handling the case to avoid any conflict of interest.
Couple charged with leaving newborn in sweltering car
Minnesota News Network
July 29, 2010
A Minneapolis couple faces child neglect and endangerment charges for leaving their six-week-old baby inside a sweltering car Tuesday. Authorities say Angel Garcia-Tapia and Rosa Perez-Siguencia spent more than 20 minutes in a pharmacy before police arrived and removed the infant. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says the temperature in the car was 111 degrees. He says the child was in great distress but has fully recovered.
Two men charged with setting man on fire
Minnesota News Network
July 29, 2010
Two men have been charged with first-degree attempted murder and assault for allegedly pouring gasoline on a man and setting him ablaze earlier this week up on the Iron Range. If convicted, 38-year-old Cory TwoCrow and 28-year-old Vince Hanson, could be sentenced to life in prison. The 21-year-old victim was involved in a fight with TwoCrow when both men allegedly doused him and ignited the fuel. He was found naked on a street in Virginia with serious burns on over half of his body. At last report, he was in critical condition at a hospital in Duluth.
NASCAR team owner hospitalized in Rochester
Andy Brownell KROC-AM NEWS
July 29, 2010
A well-known NASCAR team owner is in Rochester to be treated for injuries suffered in a plane crash earlier in the week at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A statement from Roush Fenway Racing says Jack Roush was transferred to the Mayo Clinic from a hospital in Wisconsin last night. The statement says Roush is being treated for facial injuries and remains in serious, but stable condition.
Kim David, KROC AM News
July 29, 2010
A woman from southwestern Minnesota who survived a deadly traffic wreck earlier this month has died from her injuries. 22-year old Amanda Persinger of St. James was with four young men in a car that collided with a semi-truck July 10th near Fairmont. The men were dead at the scene while Persinger was brought to St. Mary's where she had been listed in critical condition. She died there this past Monday. Persinger was the mother of two children. Her funeral will be held in St. James on Saturday.
Kim David, KROC AM News
July 29, 2010
Authorities in Houston County have filed charges against a man suspected of robbing a convenience store around 5:30 yesterday morning in the town of Houston. The same man is a suspect in an armed robbery of another convenience store in the small Winona County town of Nodine 12 hours earlier. The suspect - identified as Mark Richmond - was later apprehended in La Crosse where he has been living.
July 29, 2010
Powerball numbers for 07/28/2010 are: 01 11 20 25 27 Powerball 2 . Powerplay 5.
The estimated Grand Prize was $68,500,000 ($36,500,000 cash). There was no Grand Prize Winner. The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 with an estimated Grand Prize of $85,000,000 ($45,400,000 cash).
