Crime and Courts

The bill also proposes legal restrictions on the possession of sex dolls resembling children under the age of 12.

Police say the property was acquired to train dogs being prepared for military deployment and emergency response roles and is not a traditional pet care or boarding facility.

In a recent motion, Eichorn's attorneys asked for his release conditions to be modified to allow him contact with his children. The motion was later withdrawn.

Angel Powers, 24, is calling for change at the Red Lake Detention Center after her father, 52-year-old Robin Hanson, died there on April 2, 2025.

Local authorities arrested Chris Chad on March 18 and held him in St. Louis County Jail pending extradition to Fulton County, Georgia, where he was booked April 7, 2025.

Anderson Brothers Construction Co. allegedly routinely and knowingly submitted false pavement test results to the government and was paid more as a result.

Plus: With the entire staff that administers the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program laid off, state advocates are concerned what that could mean for MN utility payers; and the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Republican candidate forum April 8 ahead of the special Senate District 6 primary election.

Justin Eichorn was arrested on March 17, 2025, at a parking lot in Bloomington, where he allegedly expected to meet the underage girl to pay for sex.

In a new motion, the federal government is asking for the former state senator to remain jailed, calling him a flight risk and a danger to the community.

Plus: Red Lake will remember victims of the state's deadliest school shooting 20 years later; and the Grand Rapids fire chief saved a woman from a house fire.