Feb. 23—Feb. 14 Lisa Annette Polkoski, 49, Iron River, felony theft-business setting, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed. Feb. 15 Michael Keith Aubol, 27, 417 Weeks Ave., issue of worthless checks, probation revoked, six months jail, $3,630.14 restitution and court costs. Matthew Henry Stepan, 18, Duluth, conspiracy to commit armed robbery with threat of force, burglary-armed […]
Feb. 13—DOUGLAS COUNTY — In a span of 10 days, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office night shift pulled three firearms and nearly 18 grams of methamphetamine out of vehicles following three traffic stops. The incidents resulted in felony charges for four men in Douglas County Circuit Court. “This is a very disturbing amount of guns, […]
A man who allegedly made a bomb threat onboard an American Airlines airplane at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Jerry Lee Manyette, of Minnesota, was taken into custody after he allegedly told someone there was a bomb on their plane, AA flight 2185, which was set to travel to Miami before […]
A suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon after making a bomb threat onboard American Airlines Flight 2185, which was taking off from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport bound for Miami. At about 3 p.m., law enforcement responded to the aircraft, which was still on a taxiway. Passenger Zach Cogswell said he thought the plane stopped because […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building, where the 2018 shooting — the deadliest in Florida — took place, and spoke with some of the survivors and victims’ relatives about ways to improve school safety nationally. “To say that this morning was one of the most impactful moments […]
Jan. 19—Jan. 10 Kyle Thomas Parendo, 31, St. Cloud, Minnesota, possession of methamphetamine, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, amended to possess amphetamine, $443 court costs., Jan. 12 Ambrosia Dyvonne Brown-Vos, 18, 1001 Baxter Ave., battery, no-contest plea, 12-month deferred prosecution agreement; theft-movable property, disorderly conduct, dismissed but read in for sentencing. Terrance Justin Franklin, 40, 906 […]
Douglas Luiz says Aston Villa’s happy camp must keep going after the “important” win over Burnley that rounded off their impressive 2023. The Brazilian midfielder secured the three points with an 89th-minute penalty as Unai Emery’s side beat the Clarets 3-2 in Saturday’s Premier League contest at Villa Park. A return to winning ways after […]
People going to Charlotte’s airport to catch flights or to pick up family or friends for the holidays are facing “heavy delays” Friday afternoon, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. All the traffic turmoil is transpiring while the memory of major hassles getting to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport around the Thanksgiving holiday remains fresh in people’s […]
A disturbing video, allegedly taken a week ago at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, shows a brutal beating that led to the hospitalization of one teen and the arrests of another five. While a few students examined the boy lying unconscious on the ground, many more kept recording the chaos. Witnesses told […]
I once came to a church as a young pastor and discovered flags at the front of the worship space — an American flag, which of course I recognized, but also a Christian flag, which at the time was new to me. Neither the Christian Reformed church of my childhood nor any church I had […]