Suspect charged in south metro burglary spree

In the past two months alone near the Highway 13 border between Savage and Burnsville, court papers say, there were 54 burglaries in a 4-mile radius around the home where Carlton R. O'Neal stayed with his girlfriend.

Michael Rand hosts today's NewsBreak.

Grass-roots group aims to support veterans, families

The Warrior to Citizen Campaign wants to make life easier for returning vets and their families, as well as build awareness of veterans' issues.

Former Hastings man killed in combat in Afghanistan

The ex-Minnesota Army National Guard member and former Marine was in Afghanistan with the Illinois Guard. He was one of four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb.

Photo right: Chester Hosford

Judge asks to keep job despite 'appearance of impropriety'

First District Judge Timothy Blakely, who hears south metro cases, has been suspended since May for referring clients to his divorce attorney while she was discounting more than $63,000 from his divorce bill.

Seeking a good home

Ted Ziaja, at the Minnesota Valley Humane Society.

The Minnesota Valley Humane Society is pushing hard to change zoning rules so it can move into a new facility on County Road 42.

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