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Missing teen's body found in Elk River landfill


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Law enforcement officials are continuing their investigation into the death of 16-year-old Jordan Collins who was known as “Manny.” Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise says searchers found the boy’s body in a landfill in Elk River over the weekend. Wise says law enforcement still wants any help it can get from the public to solve the crime.


A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 13-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when a pickup truck struck the motorized scooter they were riding Tuesday in St. Paul. Police say that older teen was driving the scooter and ran a stop sign on the city's west side just before 9 a.m. The driver of the pickup is cooperating with investigators.


A judge has sent a St. Paul man to federal prison for 10 years for hiding fentanyl pills inside stuffed animals and mailing them to the Twin Cities.


The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has closed the beach at Lake Hiawatha temporarily because of high E. coli bacteria levels. The agency says it hasn’t received any reports of illness, but closed the beach as a precaution after routine water quality testing. All of the city’s other beaches remain open.


The Lynx lost to Indiana last night in the WNBA's Commissioner’s Cup game 74-59. The Lynx surrendered a 13-point lead and made only 35 percent of their shots.

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