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Despite being attacked by something -- perhaps a fish -- in Island Lake on Wednesday afternoon, 11-year-old Maren Kesselhon was doing well on Thursday. "She's not too shaken," said her father, Ryan Kesselhon of Duluth. Ryan Kesselhon photo
'She could feel her foot in its mouth': Minn. girl bitten 25 times in lake, possibly by muskie
DULUTH, Minn.—Ryan Kesselhon couldn't figure out what was happening to his 11-year-old daughter, Maren. One minute, Maren had been peacefully...
 News July 20, 2017 - 7:52pm
Cottage Grove watering ban to end Aug. 1
The city is ready to open the floodgates Aug. 1 but is asking citizens to open them cautiously when the water ban is lifted. With the granular-activated...
 News July 21, 2017 - 5:33pm
Flipped upside down, the vehicle still had a license plate attached from 1976. Authorities confirmed the vehicle belonged to David Jorgensen who was last seen on February 27, 1976. Kit Murray / RiverTown Multimedia play button
‘Most challenging dive to date’: Vehicle submerged in 1976 pulled from Mississippi River
RED WING — After a vehicle fell through the ice and sunk over forty years ago, many had given up on finding the remnants. Without the technology...
 News/region July 20, 2017 - 1:43pm
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More than 100 people gave their farewells to Kendrick Jordan Jr., 5, by sending more than 50 colored balloons into the skies above his St. Paul Park elementary school on July 19, 2017. Youssef Rddad / RiverTown Multimedia
St. Paul Park gathers to honor life of Kendrick Jordan Jr.
Those who knew Kendrick Jordan Jr. say they'll never forget his energy and bright smile. The rising St. Paul Park first-grader died July 8 while...
 Life/events July 20, 2017 - 3:07pm
English singer/songwriter Simon Kindleysides performed June 29 at Broadway Bar and Grill in St. Paul Park. Kindleysides uses a wheelchair due to an inoperable brain tumor, but continues to pursue his music career. His grandfather, local resident Pat Bric, paid for his trip. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia play button
St. Paul Park man flies singing English grandson to Minnesota
The Englishman hoisted himself out his wheelchair and onto a high swivel chair next to the karaoke machine. He tested the volume on his mic....
 Life/arts and entertainment July 20, 2017 - 9:20am
Evan Krhin throws a pitch for the St. Paul Park Legion baseball team on July 20. Blaze Fugina / RiverTown Multimedia
Legion Baseball: St. Paul Park, East Ridge, Woodbury survive to Friday
Although each has one loss, the Woodbury, East Ridge and St. Paul Park Legion baseball teams have survived the first few days of the Sub-State...
 sports July 21, 2017 - 1:49pm
Shaun Maubach
Woodbury arrest leads to sex trafficking charges of Mahtomedi man
A Mahtomedi man faces felony sex trafficking and prostitution-related charges after a Woodbury police investigation found more than a dozen commercial...
 News/crime and courts July 3, 2017 - 1:22pm
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Louie Anderson plays Celebrity Family Feud for local charity
When Tommy Anderson died in his sleep in February 2016, his brother, comedian Louie Anderson, paid tribute to his younger sibling in interviews...
 Life/arts and entertainment July 10, 2017 - 5:03pm
St. Paul Park police reports: Meth on the ground; man with a machete
A St. Paul Park woman reported June 19 that she found a bag of methamphetamine outside the Corner Car Wash, 301 Pullman Ave. Police confirmed...
 News/crime and courts July 18, 2017 - 8:30am
New Washington County Libraries director Keith Ryskoski discusses libraries role in community
Writing the next chapter for county libraries New director Ryskoski says balance key to future of libraries William Loeffler wloeffler@swcbulletin.com The...
 News/region July 16, 2015 - 2:08pm
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New Richmond man accused of gunpoint kidnapping sentenced
A New Richmond man accused of kidnapping two women at gunpoint will serve three years in prison for kidnapping two women at gunpoint in Afton...
 News/crime and courts July 12, 2017 - 2:04pm
Police: Motorcyclist hits pedestrian in St. Paul Park
Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a motorcycle crash that injured a pedestrian late Monday in St. Paul Park. A 63-year-old man out for a walk was hit by a 20-year-old motorcyclist, according to police. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Summit Avenue about 9:38 p.m. on...
 News/accidents July 4, 2017 - 11:22am
The new 4,700 foot trail segment includes a steel truss bridge. Photo courtesy of the City of Hastings
New trail segment in Hastings completes 10-mile scenic circuit
The new Greenway Trail segment of the Vermillion River Regional Greenway trail project is open for use. The new section in the city of Hastings...
 News/region July 20, 2017 - 1:00pm
Police arrested Jonathan Michael Erickson, 49, on suspicion of murder after the body of Allan Bishara Aguilar was found in a St. Paul garage on Friday, July 14, 2017. (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office)
Minnesota man accused of killing man, hiding him in garage for month
ST. PAUL—For four weeks, a man's body lay decomposing in a garage in a St. Paul neighborhood, covered by layers of plastic bedding and...
 News July 17, 2017 - 4:05pm
Ryder Rogotzke, pictured standing in the family trophy room, is headed to Chile this August to represent Team USA in the Schoolboy Pan American Championships. Photo by Blaze Fugina / RiverTown Multimedia
Rogotzke wrestling for Team USA
Youth did not stand in the way of Woodbury wrestler Ryder Rogotzke achieving the biggest goal of his young wrestling career. In the first year...
 sports/high school July 20, 2017 - 1:44pm

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