Police voice concerns over “teen takeovers”, the former Lusten Resort owner wants arson charges dropped, and the Special Olympics USA Games promotes unapologetic confidence.
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WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE, I’M XAN HOLSTON.
COMING UP …
[CHRISTY SOVEREIGN: TONIGHT, WE ARE CALLING ALL CHAMPIONS.]
THE BEST OF THE BEST ARE COMPETING FOR GOLD IN MINNESOTA AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS U-S-A GAMES…
BUT FIRST …
[DEPUTY CHIEF BEN CALHOUN: THERE COULD BE 300 PEOPLE IN A GROUP, AND ALL IT TAKES IS TWO PEOPLE TO KIND OF CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THAT LARGE GROUP.]
LARGE GATHERINGS OF TEENAGERS OR YOUNG ADULTS ORGANIZED QUICKLY ONLINE... ARE BECOMING POPULAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA... AND BEING REFERRED TO AS... “TEEN TAKEOVERS.”
A POST ABOUT A LOCAL HANG-OUT SPOT CAN BRING HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO ONE PLACE IN MINUTES... AND CAN BECOME A PUBLIC-SAFETY PROBLEM..
CARVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MADE A FACEBOOK POST ABOUT TEENS GATHERING IN LOCAL PARKING LOTS.
WHILE NOT USING THE LABEL “TEEN TAKE-OVER"... THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS JUVENILES ARE FIGHTING, HARASSING OTHERS, DISRUPTING BUSINESSES.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF BEN CALHOUN SAYS THIS ISSUE IS GROWING.. AND OFTEN PEOPLE ORGANIZE THE GATHERINGS WITH CRIMINAL MOTIVES.
[DEPUTY CHIEF BEN CALHOUN: WHAT A LOT OF TIMES HAPPENS IS PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO — IF THE GATHERING’S AT A MALL — TO COMMIT CRIMES: OVERWHELMING STORES WHERE THEY CAN’T KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYBODY AND THEN SHOPLIFTING BEGINS TO OCCUR.]
DEPUTY CHIEF CALHOUN ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT MEETING GROUPS ORGANIZED ON SOCIAL MEDIA..
THE GATHERINGS ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY... LAST MONTH.. IN TAMPA POLICE ARRESTED 22 PEOPLE, AGES 12 TO 21 AFTER FIGHTING BROKE-OUT... AND ANOTHER GREW TO MORE THAN 500 TEENS BEFORE A 17-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT AND WOUNDED.
--LUTSEN RESORT UPDATE--
THE FORMER OWNER OF THE HISTORIC LUTSEN RESORT ON THE NORTH SHORE WANTS THE ARSON AND INSURANCE-FRAUD CASE AGAINST HIM DISMISSED.... WHILE PROSECUTORS WANT SOME EVIDENCE SEALED AS THEY FIGHT THAT REQUEST.
A COOK COUNTY JUDGE TOLD BOTH SIDES TO PROPOSE REDACTIONS OF THE MATERIAL FIRST. PROSECUTORS SAY RELEASING THE MATERIAL COULD JEOPARDIZE A FAIR TRIAL.
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR OWNER BRYCE CAMPBELL FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS THE ENTIRE CASE.
CAMPBELL IS ACCUSED OF ARSON AFTER THE HISTORIC LODGE BURNED IN FEBRUARY 2024. HE FACES CHARGES OF ARSON AND INSURANCE FRAUD… INVOLVING A CLAIM OF MORE THAN 16-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE JUDGE HAS NOT RULED ON EITHER MOTION.
--$50M GRANT--
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AGING POWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA ARE BACK ON AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REINSTATED FEDERAL GRANT MONEY...
LAST FALL...THE ADMINISTRATION CANCELLED A FEDERAL GRANT TO DULUTH-BASED MINNESOTA POWER FOR A TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT...
BUT... NOW..MINNESOTA POWER SAYS IT WILL GET 50-MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT TO MODERNIZE A LINE RUNNING FROM HERMANTOWN TO CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA.
THE UTILITY SAYS THE UPGRADES WILL HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN.
--JOB MARKET AND JOB NUMBERS--
MINNESOTA’S JOB MARKET IS SHOWING A BIT OF MOVEMENT… AND THE STATE HAS A NEW ONLINE TOOL FOR JOB SEEKERS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SAYS MINNESOTA ADDED 5-THOUSAND-400 JOBS IN MAY… AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT 4-POINT-4 PERCENT.
THE STATE’S NEW OFFICIAL JOB SEARCH SITE IS NOW CAREER-FORCE-DOT-M-N-DOT-GOV… REPLACING MINNESOTA-WORKS-DOT-NET.
JOB SEEKERS CAN SEARCH OPENINGS… BUILD RESUMES.. AND SIGN UP FOR FREE WORKSHOPS.
--SKIN CHECKS FOR MINNESOTA MEN--
SUMMER IS HERE … AND DERMATOLOGISTS SAY MINNESOTANS SHOULD BE TAKING SKIN CANCER RISK SERIOUSLY.
MINNESOTA RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR MELANOMA CASES … AND MEN ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK AS THEY AGE.
DOCTOR MOHIBA TAREEN TELLS THE PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE MELANOMA CAN SHOW UP IN PLACES PEOPLE OFTEN MISS WITH SUNSCREEN … INCLUDING THE SCALP, EARS, AND BACK … AND SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK THEIR SKIN FOR:
[DR. TAREEN: THINGS THAT ARE SCALY, THINGS THAT ARE GROWING, THINGS THAT ARE BLEEDING, THINGS THAT ARE ITCHING AND NOT GOING AWAY, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE IT CHECKED.]
TAREEN SAYS EVERYONE SHOULD USE S-P-F 30 OR HIGHER … WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR BRIMMED HATS … AND GET AN ANNUAL SKIN CHECK … ESPECIALLY MEN OVER 40 OR PEOPLE WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF MELANOMA.
--LYME AND POWASSAN --
AND WHILE YOU’RE CHECKING YOUR SKIN … LOOK FOR TICKS, TOO... HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN CONCERNS GO BEYOND LYME DISEASE.
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS MINNESOTA SAW A RECORD 14 CASES OF THE TICK-BORNE POWASSAN VIRUS IN 2024 … INCLUDING THREE DEATHS.
INFECTED DEER TICKS SPREAD POWASSAN LIKE LYME DISEASE … BUT WITH MORE DANGEROUS EFFECTS — SEVERE CASES CAN CAUSE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD INFLAMMATION — AND THERE’S NO CURE.
DEER TICK RISK IS HIGHEST FROM MID-MAY THROUGH MID-JULY … ESPECIALLY IN WOODED OR BRUSHY AREAS.
--MN SPECIAL OLYMPICS--
AND FINALLY …
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARE UNDERWAY IN MINNESOTA … AND ASKING ITS ATHLETES: WHAT’S WRONG WITH HAVING CONFIDENCE?
[CHRISTY SOVEREIGN: THE ANSWER TO THAT IS PERFECTLY CLEAR … ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!]
SPECIAL OLYMPICS C-E-O CHRISTY SOVEREIGN SPOKE TO ATHLETES AT THIS WEEKEND’S OPENING CEREMONY … AS THOUSANDS OF COMPETITORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY KICKED OFF THE GAMES.
THE EVENTS RUN THROUGH THIS WEEK … WITH ATHLETES COMPETING IN SPORTS FROM SWIMMING AND GYMNASTICS … TO BASKETBALL … TRACK AND FIELD … AND BOCCE.
SOVEREIGN SAYS THE MESSAGE GOES BEYOND MEDALS … IT’S ABOUT BELONGING … AND NEVER APPOLOGIZING FOR BEING CONFIDENT.
FOR NORTH STAR STORIES, I’M XAN HOLSTON.