Homeless dogs and cats in Houston are making their way to Pequot Lakes 7:00 am, Mar. 10, 2021 ×
Marge Lundquist (left) and her twin daughters Tama Lundquist and Tena Lundquist Faust pose with puppies getting ready to be transported from Houston to shelters elsewhere. Tama and Tena, originally from Deerwood, are co-presidents of Houston PetSet and work with shelters in Minnesota and other states to rehome stray animals. Submitted photo
Tens of thousands of people lost power, heat and water when Winter Storm Uri ravaged the southern United States in mid-February.
Dozens more died in the weather conditions, which caused mass chaos in states like Texas and Louisiana that are unfamiliar with harsh winters.
Minnesota dismisses sexual assault case against former youth pastor
“It was not an issue of did it happen, it was an issue of did it happen before she turned 18,” Crow Wing County Assistant Attorney said of the charges and the dismissal of the case. 4:00 pm, Jan. 28, 2021 ×
Lake Region Christian School and First Baptist Church in Baxter. Jennifer Kraus / Brainerd Dispatch
BRAINERD, Minn. The case against a former Minnesota youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting a student at Lake Region Christian School in Baxter, Minn., more than 30 years ago has been dismissed.
Todd Travis Hogue, 60, was charged almost a year ago on Jan. 27, 2020, in Crow Wing County District Court on two felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.