MANKATO — After what a judge described as an "unbelievably cruel and heinous act," a 19-year-old Mankato man received a lifetime prison sentence Thursday for the murder and sexual assault
Sumner: A rebuild success story Christchurch’s deadly earthquake left deep scars in the affluent suburb of Sumner. Three people were killed in the wider area as cliffs collapsed and boulders crushed buildings. Houses and businesses were made uninhabitable and community facilities were destroyed. The risks of rockfall and structural hazards led to the “red stickering” of 314 properties in the wider area.
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Cliff faces smashed onto buildings in Sumner on February 22, 2011. Resident Charlie Hudson says she remembers hearing the “explosions” from the Port Hills when the quake struck. “I was out in my car and I rushed to Sumner School to gather the children and take them home before realising home doesn t exist any more.”