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🌱 Le Center officer returns home after being wounded in Highway 169 shooting.

Le Center, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • Le Center officer returns home after being wounded in Highway 169 shooting.

Also on today's calendar: Apple Valley July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bird say when he flew over Walmart? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of severe t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. Peter officer wounded in shooting, returns home (nujournal.com) — Le Center neighbors welcomed home St. Peter Police Officer Austin Buss on June 26 after he was wounded during a June 18 shooting following a Highway 169 pursuit. Escorted by a multi-agency procession, Buss returned to his Le Center home to continue recovering while on critical incident leave. State investigators are still reviewing the shooting, including body-camera footage and recovered evidence.
   

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Le Center

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