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Manhunt underway for man charged with murder of pregnant wife in St. Paul. He was convicted in one other deadly shooting 16 years ago.

Prosecutors have charged a St. Paul man with two counts of murder within the shooting of his pregnant wife. Mychel Allan Stowers, 36, was in prison until March for fatally shooting a person in St. Paul in 2008. A nationwide...

Husband gives wife the gift of life 

After getting married in a courthouse in August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Phil and Cherida Terrill did it another time in grand fashion. A complete picture-book wedding ceremony and reception took place in July 2022. But soon after,...

Nicholas Firkus murder trial jurors didn’t get to listen to from his 2nd wife. She says he lied to her about funds, too.

Rachel Brattin believed her husband was lying to her, nevertheless it wasn’t until she looked in his sock drawer that she realized how big of a secret he was keeping. Hidden within the drawer was a document saying they were...

Former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of poisoning wife to gather insurance money

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. From KSTP: A former Mayo Clinic doctor has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife. The grievance alleges that Connor Fitzgerald Bowman poisoned his...

Wife of Minneapolis City Council Member named in lawsuit alleging meal program fraud

Jamal Osman for Ward Six Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Star Tribune’s Dave Orrick reports Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman’s wife is called in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Keith Ellison. The suit states...

Wife of St. Paul man killed interrupting automobile theft pleads for information: ‘Michael deserves justice’

The wife of the 44-year-old man fatally shot in St. Paul while interrupting a automobile theft said Monday that “our hearts are broken and our world has been turned the other way up by the senseless act.” Michael Scott Brasel,...

Murder charge: Man shot his wife in St. Paul while 3 kids were in residence; he later died by suicide

After 38-year-old Donshay Hardy was shot in St. Paul, leading three children to flee from the residence, prosecutors charged her husband with murder. A warrant was out for Eddie Lee Webb’s arrest, but he died by suicide on Sunday and...

Nicholas Firkus gets life sentence for wife Heidi’s murder he blamed on intruder

Nearly 13 years since Heidi Firkus was shot in her St. Paul home, her husband was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the opportunity of parole for premeditated murder. Heidi Firkus (Courtesy of Erickson family) A jury found Nicholas Firkus,...

St. Paul man gets 8 years for ramming squad automobile after assaulting wife

St. Paul police officer Joe Labathe says he didn’t see it coming. Before he knew it, Ble Moo accelerated his pickup truck straight toward his squad automobile and rammed the driving force’s side, injuring the officer. With the truck pinned...

Nicholas Firkus found guilty of murdering wife Heidi Firkus

Jurors deliberated for 4 hours before finding Nicholas Firkus guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder on Friday for the killing of his wife Heidi Firkus on the couple’s St. Paul home in 2010. Nicholas Firkus (Courtesy of...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...