The Weekly Scramble

Police were called to the home of Terry Ward, 64, on Sunday, October 11, and arrested the man, charging him with “abduction” and misdemeanor assault and battery against a family or household member for forcibly restraining his wife by duct-taping her to a chair in the couple’s home.

“When I arrived on scene, [the wife] stated that her husband had tied her to a chair with tape in the basement,” a police report reads, according to WTVR-TV. “Terry stated that he did indeed tie his wife [name redacted] to a chair and place[d] her down in the basement.”

Officers also noted that the woman said she was trapped in the chair for nearly an hour and had bruises and contusions on her arms from being restrained in the chair.

The reports added that Ward told officers that he restrained his wife in the basement so he could watch the game in peace upstairs.

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A winery co-owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was shuttered amid fraud claims, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said.

Comer said over the weekend that the winery had been selling empty barrels to investors under the guise of "wine to be aged."

"I can tell you from our initial investigation of Omar and her financial disclosure form that there are multiple fronts where you could get a search warrant issued," Comer told Trey Gowdy on Fox News' "Sunday Night in America."

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The MEA school break has become a great grift in the education system.

Interesting data as it related to the upcoming election and the 2030 census.

Washington girls walk off cross country meet in protest of male athlete, parents reveal how it came to this.

Holly Burns and about a dozen other girls walked away from a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday.

They refused to compete against a male athlete who had started the season racing on the boys’ team.

When the race began, half of the girls competing, and the male athlete, took off running.

Burns and the other half of the girls slowly walked forward past the starting line, and then into the nearby tree line, sacrificing one of their high school competitions.

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How is the 18-year-old accused of shooting two people outside Eden Prairie's homecoming game already out on bail?

He posted $100K bail through a bonding company, without paying the full amount.

President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security, holds her first briefing.

Cornell University said Tuesday it is suspending all “parties and social events” at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year amid an uproar over a former student’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted by members of the campus Chi Phi chapter nearly two years ago.

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A Milwaukee woman is facing six felony charges after she allegedly impersonated a substitute teacher at a Milwaukee Public Schools high school last month. 

Amy Jones, 23, was charged with impersonating a public employee, a felony, and five felony counts of exposing a child to harmful descriptions. 

According to the criminal complaint, Jones walked into Rufus King International High School on the morning of Sept. 24 and represented herself as a substitute teacher. 

Minnesota state trooper rescues 2 people inside burning home, third person in critical condition

A Minnesota state trooper is being hailed as a hero after rushing into a burning Minneapolis home to save two people in the Seward neighborhood on Thursday morning, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department.

The state trooper was near 910 29th Avenue South at around 1 a.m. when they noticed flames coming from the back and heavy smoke surrounding the two-story home.

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After more than 100 shots were fired overnight on Harriet Avenue in Bloomington, Police Chief Booker Hodges addressed the shooting and recent west metro gun violence. During the news conference, he described what he sees as differences among young people involved in Somali-American gangs.

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For the first time in a long time we are actually optimistic about the state of Minnesota because of Lisa Demuth.

Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now single and ready to mingle.

Matt Kalil has his lawsuit dismissed over the size of his swimsuit area.

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Adult diapers are outselling baby diapers in Japan, indicating a significant demographic shift. With birth rates at an all-time low and a rapidly aging population, one of the nation's largest diaper manufacturers is shifting its business model to meet changing demands.

With nearly 30% of the population over 65 and birth rates at historic lows, demand has shifted dramatically, indicating a larger societal challenge that Japan has yet to address. For the first time, the percentage of people over 80 exceeded 10% last year, as per a report by The BBC.

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St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry is suing Mayor Kaohly Her, alleging she repeatedly sexually harassed him and other members of the police department and retaliated against him when he came forward.

The lawsuit against Her and the city comes after an investigative summary report regarding Her’s conduct was released by the city and stated that she had acted inappropriately toward St. Paul Police Department employees but did not substantiate claims of sexual harassment.

In addition to outlining numerous instances of “inappropriate” comments, pranks and physical touching, the 73-page filing accuses the city of withholding the full sexual harassment investigative report, opting instead to release a summary of the findings.

• Photoshopping the faces of Henry and other SPPD personnel onto the semi-nude bodies of bodybuilders and mixed martial arts fighters;
• Surprising Henry and an SPPD sergeant at a golf simulator in Woodbury during their vacation time;
• Referring to herself as a “MILF,” shorthand for “mother I’d like to [expletive]”; and
• Inappropriately touching Henry’s thigh multiple times during a budget meeting.

The chief filed a sexual harassment claim against Her when he learned of the mayor’s comments toward other SPPD officers, including the infamous “Weiner Wednesday” text exchange, and an instance where Her allegedly asked a former deputy chief, “How do my boobs look?”

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Two University of Mississippi students have died, the Lafayette County coroner confirmed to Action News 5 on Tuesday.

• Patrick Clancy’s new wife recalled her loved ones’ “worried” reactions when she began dating the grieving ex-husband of a woman who was infamous for killing their three young children.

Rachel Danis, an infertility specialist who tied the knot with Patrick Clancy in April, opened up about their love story while sitting beside her husband during his first interview with “60 Minutes” after Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this month.

When asked by CBS correspondent Ross Douthat how Danis’ inner circle initially responded to the news of their relationship, she hesitated while replying: “Everyone paused – um, understandably so.”

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