Deadly hit-and-run driver avoids prison thanks to family's compassion
John Jones, the driver in a deadly hit-and-run in Minnesota last October, is avoiding nearly six years in prison, after the victim's family agreed to a sentence including 10 years of probation, addiction therapy and a year in the workhouse.
Fire extinguished at Blaine Fleet Farm despite cold
Firefighters battled below-freezing winds, burning lumber and mulch to put out a three-alarm fire outside the Blaine Fleet Farm Thursday afternoon.
10 charged with Black Friday 'grab and run' robbery at Blaine Best Buy
Prosecutors in Anoka County have charged eight adults and two juveniles with felony theft for their alleged involvement in a “grab and run” style raid on a home theatre department of a Best Buy in Blaine on Black Friday.
Winona community rallies to pay student’s medical bills after accident
After a serious crash on Jan. 20 near the campus of Winona State University, sophomore student Mackenzie Sinner spent weeks in the hospital, as doctors put her shattered skull back together with pins and plates. But since then her community rallied by her side, raising more than $20,000 for her medical bills.
Man pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run of Blaine woman
John Jones has pled guilty to criminal vehicular homicide charges in a deadly October 2021 hit-and-run crash in Blaine that killed a local Pilates studio owner.
Woman shot after homeowners interrupt burglary in Blaine
Police in Blaine are looking for a suspect who allegedly burglarized a home and shot one of the homeowners when they interrupted the crime in progress.
Police: Instacart driver ran over groceries over 'Thank You Blaine PD' sign
Charges are likely to be filed against an Instacart delivery driver accused of leaving a derogatory message on an elderly couple’s grocery receipt and running over their groceries with her car in response to a yard sign supporting police.
Deadly Blaine hit-and-run suspect arrested for DUI after posting bail
Days after posting $70,000 bail on conditions that included no use of drugs or alcohol, the man charged in a deadly Blaine hit-and-run crash was arrested in Eden Prairie last week on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Minnesota MMA fighter Pam 'Bam' Sorenson fighting through adversity
Blaine native Pam Sorenson is a mixed martial arts veteran, but what led her on a path to the fight game is a much more complicated story.
Charges: Driver in Blaine hit-and-run thought he hit 'dog' or 'sign'
A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead in Blaine, Minnesota. Officials say the driver did not have a valid license.
Neighbors concerned by lack of sidewalks on street where deadly Blaine hit-and-run occurred
Authorities identified the woman killed in a hit-and-run crash while she was out walking her dog in Blaine Monday afternoon as 56-year-old Bridget Dunn.
Woman walking dog is struck, killed on 10th Ave in Blaine
Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash Monday afternoon in Blaine, Minnesota.
Sheriff: Man shot by deputy after firing gun in Blaine neighborhood
Authorities say a man was firing a gun outside in a residential neighborhood when he was shot by an Anoka County sheriff's deputy.
Driver killed in rollover crash on Hwy. 10 in Blaine
Police say a woman died in an early morning single-vehicle crash on Highway 10 in Blaine, Minnesota.
Driver flees police, crashes into squads on Hwy. 65 in Blaine
A man is in custody after he fled police and crashed into squads on Highway 65 in Blaine, Minnesota.
2 school staffers hit by cars in 2 days in Blaine
After two school staff members were hit by cars in Blaine, school leaders are urging drivers to take caution during school traffic.