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Feds add charges against Baxter nurse accused of stealing pain meds from hospice clinic

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

BAXTER, Minn. — A registered nurse has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining prescription opioid pain medications from a central Minnesota hospice clinic, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced last week.According to court documents, Cambie Elizabeth Broker, 33, of Aitkin, was a registered nurse case manager at a hospice clinic in Baxter. She is accused of entering false prescription requests into the clinic’s e-prescribing software to fraudulently obtain oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl for illegal sale and personal use.Broker made her initial appearance on the federal indictment on Oct. 18 in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko.This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office.Broker also faces six felony charges in Crow Wing County related to the theft of prescription medications. She was charged on Nov. 30, 2022, in Crow Wing County District Court with five coun...

St. Lawrence Seaway strike in Canada shuts down oceangoing traffic on Great Lakes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — A strike by unionized workers of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. that started Sunday morning has virtually shut down oceangoing shipping traffic on the entire seaway system.Because the seaway is a linear system of canals and locks through Ontario, New York and Quebec, closure of any portion effectively results in closure of the entire waterway, officials of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority said Monday.As a result of the strike, multiple ships loaded with exports are presently unable to exit the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, and a growing line of inbound ships are unable to enter or pass through specific segments.One vessel presently loading wheat in Duluth is scheduled to deliver its cargo to Algeria upon departure through the now-shuttered seaway, according to officials at the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. Several additional ships are scheduled to arrive in Duluth-Superior via the seaway for grain in the coming weeks. Various other vessels ar...

27 years after his death, Dakota County highway named for fallen deputy

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

A stretch of highway about 10 miles southeast of Hastings and near the Vermillion River will bear the name of a deputy who was killed in the line of duty over 27 years ago.A segment of County Road 68, also known as 200th Street East, in Ravenna Township will be renamed as Deputy Luther Klug Memorial Highway after a Tuesday vote by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners.Deputy Luther Klug (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)Klug was killed in the line of duty in the summer of 1996 when he was struck by a drunken driver while assisting a traffic stop on County Road 68, said Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko during Tuesday’s board meeting.The driver, a U.S. Army veteran and then-recent college student, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.18, more than twice today’s legal limit, two hours after the crash. He was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide and sentenced to four years in prison.Although 27 years have passed since Klug’s death, “not a day goes by...

Girls state tennis: Mounds View, East Ridge fall in Class 2A quarterfinals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

Mounds View pushed perennial power Edina in the Class 2A girls tennis state tournament quarterfinals Tuesday at Baseline Tennis Center before falling 5-2 to the third-seeded Hornets.Unseeded Mounds View’s victories came at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. At No. 2 doubles, Shae Crockarell and Sofia Kostinovski emerged victorious in straight sets, while it was Stella Fagerlee and Sonali Bhaskar winning at No. 3 doubles.Rory Wahlstrand won the first set at No. 1 singles, but Edina’s Rashi Singh rallied to take the final two sets to win that match.Edina will meet two-time defending champion Minnetonka in Wednesday morning’s semifinals after the second-seeded Skippers downed East Ridge 7-0.Minnetonka didn’t drop a set in the match, and claimed 84 of the 96 games played. But this week marks invaluable experience for the Raptors, who didn’t have a single senior in Tuesday’s quarterfinal lineup.Top-seeded Rochester Mayo will meet fifth-seeded Maple Grove in Wedn...

The mushroom that’s a reminder of home

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

By Christina Morales, The New York TimesFor much of the year in Haiti, rain seeps into the crevices of rotting wood, sparking the growth of an island delicacy: an earthy, black mushroom named djon-djon that is the main ingredient for a rice dish made on special occasions.The mushrooms are hand-picked throughout the rainy season and left to shrivel in the sun. Then they’re sold across the island or bagged and exported to the United States, where Haitian Americans buy the dried mushrooms online or from Caribbean grocery stores.For holidays, family events or Sunday dinners, Haitians clean the dried mushrooms thoroughly (or separate the woody stem from the cap, which has the most flavor). They soak and boil them in chicken broth to extract their meaty flavor, then cook rice in that stock and add lima beans. The mushrooms turn the rice a dark brown or black — thus the Haitian Creole name diri djondjon, or black mushroom rice, that some call the dish. Some people also add blue crabs, shri...

Boulder plans “tall curbs” featuring local art along Baseline Road bike lanes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

Boulder is in the process of installing “tall curbs” to provide physical separation between the bike lane and vehicle lane on parts of Baseline Road between 30th Street and Foothills Parkway.Baseline Road is a priority corridor that forms part of the city’s Core Arterial Network.According to a city release, tall curbs are already in use in other North American cities, such as Toronto, but Boulder will be the first city in the U.S. to implement them. The tall curbs are replacing the existing flexible white posts and striped buffers, and some of the curbs feature designs from local artist Talia Swartz Parsell, who was chosen from Boulder’s mural artist roster.Related ArticlesColorado News | 15 Denver places we spotted during the “Married at First Sight” premiere Colorado News | CU Buffs announce Oregon State game time, channel Colorado News | Colorado lawmakers consider plan that would provide state oversight of jails for first ti...

Driver dies after crashing into building in Greeley

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

Police continue to investigate an early Sunday morning traffic crash near downtown Greeley that killed a young man and left a young woman with life-threatening injuries.Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of a vehicle striking an occupied building at 8th Avenue and 14th Street.The driver, a 27-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. First responders took the 22-year-old female passenger to a local medical facility to treat life-threatening injuries.A city building inspector ensured the structural integrity of the building, which had only suffered cosmetic damage.Police do not yet know if drugs, alcohol or speed are a factor in the crash.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Woman sexually assaulted by homeless man in Long Beach speaks out

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

The mayor of Long Beach took to social media on Tuesday to address the disturbing sexual assault of a woman by a transient that was captured on camera.“This incident is absolutely unacceptable,” said Mayor Rex Richardson in a video update streamed on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Every resident deserves to feel safe as they walk through our community.”The attack occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 20 in the 140 block of Linden Avenue, in front of Village Market.Surveillance video shows the victim walking alone when her attacker, who was sitting on the sidewalk, stands up, exposes himself, and grabs her from behind. She falls to the ground as the man pulls up her skirt and thrusts himself against her.Surveillance video shows the victim walking alone when her attacker, who was sitting on the sidewalk, stands up, exposes himself, and grabs the woman from behind. Oct. 20, 2023. Surveillance video shows the victim walking alone when her attacker, who was sitting on the sidewalk, stands up...

Pilot who tried to crash California-bound flight says he had taken mushrooms, complaint says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines mid-flight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened, according to charging documents made public Tuesday.State prosecutors in Oregon filed 83 counts of attempted murder against Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson, 44, on Tuesday just before he appeared in court, with his attorney, Noah Horst, entering not guilty pleas on his behalf. Federal prosecutors meanwhile charged Emerson with interfering with a flight crew, which can carry up to 20 years in prison.According to a probable cause statement filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Emerson told Port of Portland police following his arrest that he had been struggling with depression, that a friend had recently died and that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before he attempted to cut the engines. He also said he had not...

Arrest made in West Hills flag burning case

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for setting a United States flag on fire in West Hills in what authorities have determined was not a hate crime.Kevin Miller was taken into custody on Monday and booked into the Van Nuys Jail on an arson charge, the Los Angeles Police Department said.Bail was set at $250,000.The incident occurred Saturday evening at a home in the 23000 block of Welby Way.Home surveillance video shows a man walking onto the victim’s property, igniting the flag with a lighter, and then walking away. A man was seen lighting an American flag on fire in front of a home in West Hills, Los Angeles, CA on Oct. 21. 2023.A passerby saw the fire and quickly extinguished it with a garden hose before it could spread to the home.Investigators initially believed the incident may have been motivated by hate because the homeowners, who are Jewish, have a Mezuzah attached to their doorframe. They have now determined that was not a factor.Police say Miller has no prior arrests for a...