The Dakota Dispatch

Author: Carolyn

  • Minnesota CEO Fatally Shot

    Minnesota CEO Fatally Shot

    New York, Dec. 4, 2024 – Investigators are searching for the killer of Minnesota resident and United Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson, who was shot outside a New York City hotel while preparing for his company’s annual investor conference.

       A $10,000 reward was posted for information leading to the capture of Thompson’s killer, a masked gunman who fled into the city after shooting Thompson, age 50, in the leg and chest early Wednesday morning.

    Thompson’s wife, Paulette, told police her husband had been receiving threats, according to a national news report.

  • Showing Support

    Trump supporters showed enthusiastic support in the 2024 Presidential election, such as this display in Lakeville. In the interest of fairness, we looked for a similar Walz display. There were none.

  • Police Say Trail Assault Report was Hoax

    Eagan, Minn., Nov. 24, 2024 – The report of a midday sexual assault on a popular Lebanon Hills hiking trail that sparked widespread fear was a hoax, according to police.

          “Following an extensive investigation surrounding the reported sexual assault in Lebanon Hills Park on [Nov. 7] we’re able to report the assault never occurred, and we will be charging the reporting party with filing a false police report,” an Eagan Police spokesperson posted on the department’s Facebook page.

          The assault report prompted fear among local residents and caused some to avoid the area when police announced the report on Nov. 8. It also prompted community criticism of police for failing to alert the public to another reported attack on the trail two months earlier, on Sept. 7.