Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police are investigating the homicide of a 76-year-old woman who fought for peace, made community gardens a mission and shrugged off friends’ advice to move from her neighborhood. Police found Lois …
15 Jun 12
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say the driver who hit and critically injured a 9-year-old boy in Coon Rapids never stopped to see if the boy was OK. Anoka County Sheriff’s Commander Paul Sommer …
15 Jun 12
MOTLEY, Minn. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a Motley man killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in northern Minnesota. The Cass County sheriff’s office identifies the victim as 66-year-old Lowell Hulett. Authorities …
15 Jun 12
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – A grand jury has cleared an Apple Valley police officer who fatally shot a man last April. The Dakota County grand jury concluded that Officer Tommie Booth was legally justified in …
15 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The 20-year-old wife of a Minnesota Marine killed in Afghanistan says he had a passion for life and never took a day for granted. Colleen Baune (BOW’-nee) says 21-year-old Corporal Taylor Baune …
15 Jun 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A top aide to Governor Mark Dayton has been named to oversee construction of a $975 million Vikings stadium as head of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. Dayton on Thursday …
15 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Severe weather has forced Nature Valley Grand Prix officials to cancel the Cannon Falls Road Race. The Cannon Falls Road Race is the third stage of the six-stage event for men and …
15 Jun 12
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) – Anoka County law enforcement is investigating a hit-and-run that left a 9-year-old boy severely injured in Coon Rapids. Police say he was riding his bike at about 7 p.m. Wednesday …
14 Jun 12
Listen for details coming soon on KCHK’s Summer Prize Extravaganza! We’re going to give our listeners a chance to win a series of prizes over the Summer, June thru September. We can’t announce all the …
