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West St. Paul man sentenced to 14 years for sexually assaulting runaway teen in Burnsville park in 2019

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

A 51-year-old West St. Paul man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a runaway teen in Burnsville in 2019.Prosecutors in Ramsey and Dakota counties brought separate cases against Ricardo Antonio Miranda in October 2019 for allegedly forcing a then-14-year-old girl into sex trafficking in a St. Paul motel room — threatening to kill her if she didn’t comply — and sexually assaulting her in a tent at Vista View Park in Burnsville.Ricardo Antonio Miranda. (Courtesy of Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)Miranda was charged in Ramsey County with engaging in sex trafficking of a minor and receiving profits from the prostitution of someone under 18. In Dakota County, he faced two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.Miranda reached an agreement with prosecutors last year. In exchange for pleading guilty in Dakota County to two added counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, all other charges aga...

Election 2023: South St. Paul school board special election

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

Voters in the South St. Paul school district will elect a school board member in a special election on Nov. 7. Four candidates will be on the ballot.General information about the Nov. 7 election is online at twincities.com/tag/elections. In addition, twincities.com/news/politics/elections will have a full voters guide with candidates for Ramsey, Dakota and Washington county races online this month. To find out where to vote, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s online polling place finder at pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.Kim Humann (incumbent)Kim Humann, candidate for South St. Paul School Board in the November 2023 election. (Courtesy of the candidate)Age: 43What qualifies you to hold this position? I am a life-long learner who sees the work of the School Board beyond the K-12 framework. I am invested in the quality of public education as a parent of three students and in the long-term success of our district as a homeowner. I am currently filling the open seat until the election,...

Troy PD reports death in custody during trespass complaint

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An alleged trespassing suspect died while in police custody Friday, Troy police said. The incident took place just before noon outside a residence in Lansingburgh.Police were called to a report of an active trespass complaint. While interviewing the resident, police saw a man leaving the home through a first floor window. He was placed in handcuffs on the ground and positioned on his side, according to police. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The suspect began to show signs of medical distress. While one officer requested EMS, others removed the handcuffs and began providing medical aid. Narcan was given to the man, and police performed chest compressions until EMS arrived.The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.The New York State Attorney General's Office of Special Investigations (OSI) was called, and representatives arrived at the scene. OSI will handle any further...

St. Louis soon plans to crack down on short-term rentals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has approved new regulations to try and crack down on concerns with short-term rentals, specifically violence and large crowds linked to such properties. There are thousands of short-term rentals available in the City of St. Louis. City leaders have been trying to come up with solutions after heightened concerns. Many late-night parties hosted at the rentals have been spilling into the streets and leading to violence. St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged Two bills advanced Friday, but not without debate. One bill would impose new rules for short-term rentals, like requiring owners to have a permit to operate a short-term rental that can be used as a party house. Another would enforce zoning codes in the City of St. Louis.City leaders say the new rules will also include a designated contact person for each short-term rental and a required permit that will be completed and reviewed annually.City leader...

Endangered SILVER Advisory issued for missing Normandy man

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

NORMANDY, Mo. - An Endangered SILVER Advisory has been issued for a man reported missing after he left a Normandy nursing home. The Normandy Police Department is searching for 62-year-old Edward Francis. Francis is described as 6 feet tall and 200 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black veteran's hat, a dark zip-up hoodie and dark jeans. Missouri deer painted with ‘pet’ sign raises concern Police say Francis has been diagnosed with dementia and other health issues. He was seen leaving the nursing home on foot and previously told staff about wanting to go to Ohio. If you have any information on Francis' whereabouts, contact the Normandy Police Department at 636-529-8210.

Lack of child care providers continues to be a crisis in Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm as half of the state sits in a child care desert. It's a top concern for Missouri businesses and a major hurdle for Missouri families: the lack of child care providers and the overall cost of having someone watch their child. Roughly one in every three child care facilities in Missouri is no longer open following the pandemic, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged "We know people want to go to work, but they can't go to work because they don't have quality child care," said Brenda Lohman, director for the University of Missouri Center for Family Policy and Research. "We need to think of early childhood education and child care as a backbone to Missouri's economy, not just immediately but long-term."According to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, the state's economy lost out on more than $1.3 billion last...

Indigenous teen girl reported missing from Lakewood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

A 14-year-old Indigenous girl is missing from Lakewood, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The agency issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Valerie Griego-Ayala on Friday.Griego-Ayala was last seen at 3 p.m. Thursday in the 6100 block of West 13th Avenue in Lakewood, according to the agency.She is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a Young Blood tribal affiliation.Anyone who sees Griego-Ayala should call 911 or the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300.MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSON ALERT – ACTIVATION14 YEAR OLD VALERIE GRIEGO-AYALA WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023 AT 3:00 PM.Please contact Lakewood PD at 303-980-7300 with any information. pic.twitter.com/2VwkxpVORl— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) October 13, 2023Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Four-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Fremont

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

5254 Reeder Court – Google Street ViewA 1,710-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The property located in the 5200 block of Reeder Court in Fremont was sold on Sept. 11, 2023. The $1,675,000 purchase price works out to $980 per square foot. This single-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,425-square-foot home on the 38200 block of Ballard Drive in Fremont sold in November 2022, for $2,090,000, a price per square foot of $862. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home on Farwell Drive in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $947. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Eggers Drive, Fremont, in August 2023, a 1,584-square-foot home was sold for $1,780,000, a price per square foot of $1,124. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Letters: Animal carnage | Not representative | History of conflict | Palestinians suffer | Extended war | Clinging to Trump

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

Animal carnage onhighways ignoredI would like to start off by saying that I am an animal lover.My biggest complaint is about all of the dead animals on both sides of Highway 4. Between Alhambra Road and the Highway 80 interchange, there are at least 15 dead animals. What happened to someone picking them up? Some have been there for months. There was a dead deer that sat for two days last weekend. It’s gone.There are freeway workers, yet they are still there. There was a time when those animals would have been picked up.Lora Lee MartinEl SobranteHamas doesn’t representall PalestiniansWe must not confuse the plight of the Palestinians with the evil of Hamas. To do so would be like condemning all Americans because some are Proud Boys.We also need to appreciate the possible consequences for Palestinians of the Netanyahu/Saudi deal.Finally, I am worried about the hysteria that Netanyahu and his supporters are promoting here in the United States. A terrible situation needs coo...

OBIT: Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet, dead at 80

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:58:59 GMT

By Hillel Italie | Associated PressNEW YORK — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80.Glück’s death was confirmed Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Additional details were not immediately available.Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück forged a narrative of trauma, disillusion, stasis and longing, spelled by moments — but only moments — of ecstasy and contentment. In awarding her the literature prize in 2020, the first time an American poet had been honored since T.S. Eliot in 1948, Nobel judges praised “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”Glück’s poems were often brief, a page or less in length, exemplars of her attachment to “the unsaid, to suggesti...