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Suspected homicide under investigation at prison medical staff and outside emergency medical personnel attempted lifesaving efforts. The man was pronounced dead shortly after 11:30 a.m. Skoogman said a 42-yearold man, who is serving a life sentence at MCF-Lino Lakes, is the lone suspect in the suspected homicide. He is currently in administrative segregation at MCF-Lino Lakes. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine manner and cause
of death. The identity of the victim will be released after full notification of next of kin. MCF-Lino Lakes has been placed on modified lockdown status to allow for the investigation to be completed. Modified lockdown means the incarcerated population is restricted to their living units. No further information, including the name of the suspect, is available currently. Department of Corrections
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Law enforcement are investigating a suspected homocide at Minnesota Correctional Facility in Lino Lakes.
Council continues to discuss fire department’s future
BY THE NUMBERS 10 million women and men are physically abused by an intimate partner each year 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner 35% of women in Minnesota experience physical violence, rape and/ and 25% of men or stalking by their partners at some point in their lives 250 lives have been lost to domestic violence in Minnesota in the last decade
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victims and survivors of domestic violence. The “Purple Light Nights” campaign was initiated by the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force
LINO LAKES — City staff members are recommending the City Council consider making changes to its compensation plan for both paid-on-call (POC) firefighters and parttime firefighters. Per council direction, city staff members have been diving into all things fire in an effort to do a comparative analysis to see how the city’s department stacks up against neighboring departments. Previously, Council Member Christopher Lyden requested that the city use some of its approximately $929,000 public safety aid dollars it received from the state of Minnesota to hire a consultant for longterm planning for the department. Although the council didn’t decide to pull the plug on hiring a consultant, it directed staff members to continue gathering information on neighboring departments for a comparative analysis. “In an effort to continue to recruit and retain POC personnel, staff recently conducted another market study of the hourly rates of pay for POC fire personnel in the metro area and throughout the state,” Human Resources/ Communications Manager Meg Sawyer said. “The study found that on average, POC firefighters were paid a starting wage of $16.04 per hour. The maximum hourly starting wage was $20.25 and the minimum hourly starting wage was $10.59.”
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24 lives have already been lost to domestic violence in 2023
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During the month of October, cities, townships, sheriff’s offices, hospitals, churches and other organizations will raise awareness about domestic violence in the community by
Individuals, businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate by shining purple lightbulbs on their front porches, in front windows or in other public displays to acknowledge the
illuminating purple lights. This illuminating display will occur throughout National Domestic Violence Awareness Month as part of Alexandra House’s Purple Lights campaign.
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) Office of Special Investigations (OSI), the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Lino Lakes Police are investigating a suspected homicide at Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF)Lino Lakes. DOC spokesperson Andy Skoogman said a 63-yearold man, who was serving a 19.5-year sentence at MCF-Lino Lakes, was found unresponsive in his cell around 10:30 a.m. Oct. 5. DOC
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