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Emergency responders use drone to rescue man from drowning in Sauk Lake

Emergency responders use drone to rescue man from drowning in Sauk Lake

Around 2:26 a.m. a caller said the man swam toward the middle of the lake where he appeared to struggle, and by the time the Sauk Centre Police arrived, officers couldn’t see the man from the shore. They then launched a drone. 
by Hannah Yang

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U.S. women’s basketball team opens the Olympics with dominant win over Japan

U.S. women’s basketball team opens the Olympics with dominant win over Japan

The U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team cruised over Japan 102-76. The U.S. squad, which now boasts a 56-game Olympic winning streak, is on the hunt for an eighth-straight Olympic gold medal.
by Juana Summers

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In 7th District, a conservative Republican faces a primary challenge — from the right

In 7th District, a conservative Republican faces a primary challenge — from the right

U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach has significant name ID and fundraising advantages over political newcomer Steve Boyd in Minnesota’s Republican 7th Congressional District primary. Still, Boyd is campaigning regularly in the district hoping for an upset in the Aug. 13 contest.
by Clay Masters

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Smith Foundry announces shutdown

Smith Foundry announces shutdown

Over a year after federal regulators launched an investigation into Smith Foundry, the facility announced it’s shutting down in August. The Minneapolis iron foundry said environmental regulations will make it impossible to get a new permit.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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St. Paul’s Kellogg Boulevard bridge closes for 3-year construction project

St. Paul’s Kellogg Boulevard bridge closes for 3-year construction project

The project is expected to last three years with a cost of roughly $91 million dollars. Funding for the project comes from a federal grant, state bonding and transportation legislation, municipal state aid and the city’s local capital investment program.
by Chandra Colvin

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Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Texas firm bills taxpayers $578k for Moriarty’s ill-fated trooper prosecution

Texas firm bills taxpayers $578k for Moriarty’s ill-fated trooper prosecution

The outside lawyers concluded that the stop was “horribly executed,” but that they were unlikely to overcome defense arguments that the shooting was justified. The firm’s attorneys billed the county $850 per hour.
by Matt Sepic, Anna Haecherl and Cari Spencer

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