Public Safety

The $3.66 billion budget bill the House passed on April 25, 2025, increases state spending for the next two years by $50M for public safety and $30M for courts.

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.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Federal data show in 2023, an estimated 3,275 people were killed nationwide in distracted driving-related crashes.

The free car seat inspections will be at the Virginia Fire Department on April 17, 2025, from 4-6 p.m.

Plus: A permanent outlet for the Canisteo Mine Pit to Prairie River in Bovey is under construction; extensive construction on Highway 53 in Eveleth this year will include a detour through Gilbert; and Paul Bunyan Communications' GigaZone Gaming Championship returns to the Bemidji Sanford Center on April 12, 2025.

The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office canceled the missing person alert for 16-year-old Chase Ronning on April 11, 2025.

The Minnesota DNR reminds residents not to interfere with tribal members' inherent rights to spear and net for fish in the ceded territory of the 1837 Treaty of St. Peter.

Christian Hufnagle died at the Aurora hospital Saturday, March 29, 2025, after an accident at Giants Ridge. The Gilbert Police Department is investigating the incident.

Opioid poisoning rose to be the third highest cause of deaths in youths aged 13-17 over the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a 2024 University of Minnesota study.

News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.