Minnesota ice cream shop worker Emily Swenson allegedly fired for accepting $100 tip

A Minnesota ice cream shop worker was allegedly fired after a customer tipped $100 in the tip jar as the store’s owners seemingly accused her of taking advantage of an elderly customer with “dementia.” Seth and Lisa Swenson claim their adult daughter Emily, a five-season employee at The Freez in Moorhead, Minn., was canned after … Read more

First Lady Jill Biden to speak at Aurora event on women’s health

First lady Jill Biden plans to stop in Aurora this weekend to promote the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. First lady Jill Biden speaks next to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at the Colorado Capitol on April 3, 2023, in Denver during a stop to highlight workforce training investments. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver … Read more

Second Man Charged In Ruby Slippers Theft Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment made public Sunday. Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Crystal, Minnesota, was charged with theft of a major artwork and … Read more

States set to enact new laws in 2024 on guns, fuzzy dice and taxes

Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely because they have something hanging from the rearview mirror of the windshield. That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang. The revised Illinois … Read more

122 fishermen rescued from loose ice floe on Upper Red Lake

More than 120 fishermen were rescued after they became stranded on an ice floe that broke loose from a Minnesota lake on Friday evening, officials said. The anglers became stuck shortly before 5 p.m. after the large chunk detached from the main ice on Upper Red Lake — a popular ice fishing destination about 60 … Read more

Plane Breaks Through Ice After Landing On Minnesota Lake

Photo: Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office A couple of folks learned the hard way what a simultaneous ice bath and massive insurance claim feel like after their plane landed on a seemingly frozen lake and broke through the ice. On Track In The 2024 BMW M3 CS | First Drive The Cessna 172 Sky Hawk took … Read more

US comedian killed in Colombia knew the woman who lured him

American comedian and activist Tou Ger Xiong — found dead in a suspected kidnapping-turned-murder case in Colombia — knew the woman who lured him into a trap, his brother told The Post. Xiong, 50, an Asian-American living in Minnesota, frequently visited Colombia. There he met the woman now arrested for allegedly luring him into a … Read more