Author: Jim Monk

Judge sends man to prison for shooting bear on reservation

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal judge has sentenced a Brainerd man to 15 months in prison for killing and then beheading a 700-pound black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced 39-year-old James Stimac on Wednesday.  According to prosecutors, Stimac used a compound bow to shoot the bear on the reservation in northern…

Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

BILLINGS, Mont. – The sponsor of the Keystone XL pipeline says it is pulling the plug on the project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company’s permit on the day the president took office. Calgary-based TC Energy said Wednesday it would work with government agencies “to ensure a safe termination of…

Lawsuit accuses law firm boss of firing pro-Trump employees

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Three former partners at a St. Cloud law firm are suing the firm’s president after he fired them and other employees he felt supported former President Donald Trump. William Kain, Margaret Henehan and Kelsey Quarberg are alleging wrongful termination. The three were partners at the Kain and Scott law firm. They allege the president, Wesley Scott,…

Police investigate stabbing in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday night.  It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 800-block of Belsly Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a man with a superficial cut to his hand. He refused medical treatment on the scene. Another man who is an acquaintance of the victim was taken into custody,…

Ex-state trooper admits texting woman’s nude photos to his own phone

MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minnesota State Trooper accused of taking a woman’s cellphone while responding to a crash and texting nude or partly nude photos of her to his phone has reached a plea deal. Thirty-seven-year-old  Albert Kuehne, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a gross misdemeanor. The state agreed to drop a felony count…

Young adults sue for right to carry guns in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS  – Three young adults have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Minnesota’s minimum age of 21 to carry a gun is unconstitutional. Kristin Worth, Austin Dye and Axel Anderson filed the action on Monday. Three gun groups — the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition — joined them on the complaint. They argue that…