Sibley County Courthouse, LG A Gibbon man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a knife. Michael Roy Brown, 46, was charged last week in Sibley County Court with felony counts of 2nd-degree assault and threats of violence. A criminal complaint says Brown went up to a woman and her daughter and began making inappropriate sexual advances and comments. The complaint says the victim approached Brown, who then pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the man.  Court documents say Brown repeatedly threatened to stab the neighbor. Witnesses called law enforcement. Police found a knife on ..read more

South Central College, LBG South Central College will hold commencement this week.  The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at Bresnan Arena in the Taylor Center at MSU for both Faribault and North Mankato graduates.  The event will also be live-streamed.  A link will be available online closer to the event ..read more

Casey Narvaez, Nicollet County Sheriff's Office A Sleepy Eye man has been sentenced to about 6 ½ in prison on manslaughter charges.  Casey Dlynn Narvaez, 39, was convicted Monday in Nicollet County Court in the death of 35-year-old Kayla Hulsey. Counts of 2nd-degree murder and aiding suicide were dismissed.  In September, Narvaez called 911 from a boat landing off Highway 4 south of Fairfax.  Police found Hulsey dead in an SUV and Narvaez standing outside with cable ties around his neck.  He told investigators he and Hulsey had a suicide pact, but his attempt had failed.&nb ..read more

Justice Scales and books and wooden gavel BLACKDUCK, Minn. (AP) — A woman killed two children in northern Minnesota, set a house on fire and left with another child, according to an indictment announced Monday. Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, was indicted on counts of premeditated murder, murder while committing child abuse, arson, murder while committing arson, and felony child neglect. Her attorney, Paul Engh, said in an email to The Associated Press that there is a “firm basis” for a not guilty plea, but did not elaborate. Authorities did not name the victims, but the Minneapolis Star-Trib ..read more

Credit: MGN WASHINGTON (AP) — An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing. That’s according to two U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press. U.S. officials say the soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, he traveled to Russia. According to the officials, the soldier was arrested late last week in Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, and remains in custody. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel details ..read more

Credit: MGN WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease. Most cases of the mind-robbing disease occur after age 65. A gene called APOE4 has long been considered a key risk factor. But new research says if people inherit two copies of that gene it’s not just a risk — it appears to be the underlying cause. About 15% of Alzheimer’s patients are thought to carry the gene pair. Scientists say the distinction could have implications for both research and treatment. The findings were published Monday in Nature Medicine ..read more

A New York City police officer walks past seating that was to be used for a large graduation ceremony at Columbia University in New York, Monday, May 6, 2024. The university says it is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests. Smaller school-based ceremonies are still on for this week and next. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests. Officials at the Ivy League school in New York City said in a statement Monday that it was ..read more

Credit: MGN WASHINGTON (AP) — The go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report. Medicare’s go-broke date for its hospital insurance trust fund was pushed back five years to 2036 in Monday’s report. Social Security’s trust funds will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, instead of last year’s estimate of 2034. Still, officials warn that policy changes are needed lest the programs become unable to ..read more

FILE - Signage for The Pulitzer Prizes appear at Columbia University, May 28, 2019, in New York. Pulitzer Prizes are due to be announced on Monday, May 6, 2024, traditionally the most-anticipated day of the year for those hoping to earn print journalism's most prestigious honor. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize in feature photography for its coverage of the global migration crisis centered on the U.S.-Mexico border, while The New York Times and the Washington Post each won three Pulitzer Prizes for their work in 2023. The prestigious Pu ..read more

FILE - Kim Godwin attends the Disney 2022 Upfront presentation at Basketball City Pier 36, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in New York. Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the first Black woman to lead a television network news division. On Sunday, May 5, 2024, Godwin said she was retiring from the business. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the first Black woman to lead a television network news division. The move seemed inevitable after parent Walt Disney Co. earlier this year appointed another ..read more