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Friends pitch in to save N.D. house after owner dies
BRIARWOOD, N.D. – In 2009, Dick Knutson arrived too late to save his house here.
By Dave Roepke , March 18, 2010
Sheriff: Rockford man sold his wife for sex on Craigslist
CHICAGO — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says a 32-year-old Minnesota man accused of forcing his wife into prostitution controlled her with threats to their child.
March 17, 2010
Wadena man missing since Monday found safe in swamp near town 
WADENA – A 76-year-old man missing since Monday morning was found safe Wednesday afternoon in a swampy area northeast of here.
By Steve Schulz , March 10, 2010
Wadena man missing, needs diabetes medication
WADENA, Minn. – A 76-year-old man in need of diabetes medication went missing here Monday morning, authorities say.
By Steve Schulz , March 10, 2010
Reward increased in search for missing Leader man
The reward in the ongoing search for an 82-year-old Leader man has been raised in hopes new tips will be received regarding his whereabouts.
By Pioneer staff report , March 04, 2010
Man chased by police jumps off parking ramp at Mall of America, dies
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Police say a man fleeing from officers drove through a barricade and up to the seventh level of a Mall of America parking ramp, where he jumped to his death.
March 03, 2010
'Toyota defense' might rescue jailed Minnesota man
LINO LAKES, Minn. - Ever since his 1996 Toyota Camry shot up an interstate ramp, plowing into the back of an Oldsmobile in a horrific crash that killed three people, Koua Fong Lee insisted he had done everything he could to stop the car.
February 25, 2010
Man pleads not guilty to running over pedestrian at intersection
WILLMAR — Gary Lee Mattson, 56, of Willmar, made his first court appearance Wednesday on three misdemeanor charges for allegedly running his vehicle over a blind man Nov. 16 at the intersection of First Street South and 19th Avenue.
February 25, 2010
Mantorville man pleads guilty in wife, son’s deaths
MANTORVILLE, Minn. — A man from southeastern Minnesota has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife and son and trying to kill his two daughters, who survived because the young boy intervened.
February 24, 2010
Drunken man steals ambulance with patient inside at Wisconsin ski area
MADISON, Wis. - Dane County authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a ski area with the patient still inside.
February 09, 2010
Indiana man survives on Mountain Dew after spending 3 days in snow-covered SUV in Colo.
A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.
February 09, 2010
Veteran spent most of WWII training: Gunner in training
SLAYTON — The year was 1943. Jim Meaden was in his senior year of high school at Slayton and working alongside his dad, Otto, in the family-owned Meaden Machine Works, when his draft notice arrived in the mail. He was told he would need to report for duty soon after graduation, but it wasn’t until he was interviewed by specialists at boot camp that he was assigned to the U.S. Navy.
By Julie Buntjer , February 05, 2010
Willmar man faces three charges for hitting blind man with vehicle
WILLMAR — Gary Lee Mattson, 56, of Willmar, has been cited with three misdemeanor charges for allegedly running his vehicle over a blind man on Nov. 16 at the intersection of First Street South and 19th Avenue.
February 03, 2010
Misdemeanor charges documents for Gary Lee Mattson
To read the misdemeanor charges documents for Gary Lee Mattson, click on the PDF link below.
February 03, 2010
Fla. man finds $3,100 hidden in framed space shuttle photo that had been tossed in the trash
STUART, Fla. - A Florida man rescued a framed space shuttle photo from a trash bin - and found a wad of treasure in the process. Stuart Police said Warren Bendix was going to put the photo in a different frame and discovered $3,100 in cash stuffed behind the picture. He had found the picture while going through the trash near his apartment.
January 26, 2010
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