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Matt Erickson

Reporter · US

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Matt Erickson

    Minnesota Supreme Court grants new trial in Crow Wing County murder case (opens the original)

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    BRAINERD — In a 4-3 decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court has granted a new trial for Michael LaFlex, a 49-year old Merrifield, Minnesota, man found guilty of murdering his daughter’s boyfriend. In 2024, a Crow Wing County jury found LaFlex guilty of first-degree premeditated murder for the shooting death of Bryce Brogle in October of 2022 at a storage facility in Mission Township. LaFlex testified in his own defense. He admitted he shot Brogle and buried him in the woods but argued he acted in

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Matt Erickson

    Despite overall decline in overdoses, increasing kratom use a concern in Minnesota (opens the original)

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    BRAINERD — Drug overdoses are trending downward across Minnesota and the U.S., said Jessica Schwartz, Essentia Health Substance Use and Addiction Care Program manager. One of the primary reasons for that, she said, is the availability of and training for the use of naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, as a counteragent for overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and other street and prescription opioids. “We see fatal overdoses going down in both national and Minnesota trends. We're actually

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Matt Erickson

    2 face arson charges in connection with 2025 fire at Remer bar (opens the original)

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    WALKER — The owner of The Pub bar in Remer and his girlfriend have been arrested and criminally charged for the fire that destroyed the business April 27, 2025. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reported Kory Alvin Wagner, 52, Hill City, and Heather Pero, 36, Grand Rapids, were arrested Thursday, Aug. 27, in Itasca County after warrants had been issued for their arrest following an investigation by multiple agencies. Wagner was charged Tuesday with felony aid and abet first-degree arson, felony aid

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Matt Erickson

    Brainerd man accused of killing co-worker with hydraulic grapple on job in Apple Valley (opens the original)

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    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — A 34-year-old Brainerd man has been charged with felony second-degree manslaughter-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk after allegedly killing a co-worker with a hydraulic grapple while the two were on a tree-trimming job in Apple Valley. On Thursday, Aug. 20, police responded to a report of an incident involving an injured victim and a hydraulic grapple on the back of a truck in Apple Valley. When officers arrived, they found Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, of Royalton

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Matt Erickson

    Criminal charge accuses Brainerd man of killing co-worker with a hydraulic grapple (opens the original)

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    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — A 34-year-old Brainerd man has been charged with felony second-degree manslaughter-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk after allegedly killing a co-worker with a hydraulic grapple while the two were on a tree trimming job in Apple Valley. On Thursday, Aug. 20, police responded to a report of an incident involving an injured victim and a hydraulic grapple on the back of a truck in Apple Valley. When officers arrived, they found Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, of Royalton

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