🌱 Patch AM: Ex-MN Senator Eichorn Gets Less Prison Time Than Feds Wanted In Sex Sting Case

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In today's newsletter:

• Former senator sentenced in St. Paul sex sting prosecution

Also on today's calendar: ArtScraps Block Party: An ArtStart Community Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 68, low: 56.
• Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ex-MN Senator Eichorn Gets Less Prison Time Than Feds Wanted In Sex Sting Case (patch.com) — In a St. Paul federal courtroom, former state Sen. Justin Eichorn was sentenced to 16 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a sex sting case that began in 2025. Prosecutors say he also tried to have his wife clear his St. Paul apartment of key items before an FBI search, while a related divorce case involving their four children remains unresolved.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Paul

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Elevate: Self-Awareness, Perspective, Empowerment →
  HealthPartners Neuroscience Center: Rooms A&B, 295 Phalen Blvd, St. Paul
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Immigrant Small Business Resource Fair →
  1694 Como Ave, Saint Paul
  9:00 am
• St. Thomas Career Fair →
  University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul
  10:00 am
• Hope and the River Stones →
  Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N. Snelling, St. Paul
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Neighborhood Development Alliance →
  Villa del Sol, 88 Cesar Chavez St, St. Paul
  9:00 am
• LWVE History Theatre Outing: "Fancy Dancer" →
  History Theatre, 30 East 10th Street, St. Paul
  2:00 pm
• Kismet Rendezvous →
  St. Paul MN
  2:00 pm
• ArtScraps Block Party: An ArtStart Community Celebration →
  ArtStart & ArtScraps ReUse Center, 1459 St Clair Ave, St Paul
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Historic Hills House Tour →
  Mitchell Hamline Bookstore, 875 Summit Ave, St Paul
  12:00 pm
• Dedication Ceremony of over 170+ markers for Civil War Veterans →
  3600 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Picturegoer Film Club Presents: "Psycho" (1960) →
  Park Square Theatre, 20 W 7th Pl, St Paul
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Spooky Sprint- St. Paul →
  Phalen Lakeside Activity Center, 1530 Phalen Dr, St Paul
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Falcon Heights

• Zach Bellas Trio brings touring rock sound to Twin Cities for two September shows - (metrostate.edu)
• Times The U.S. Justice System Failed The Black Community (hot1009.com)

Maplewood

• Tribal Flags at the Military Museum, and NativeCare Opens Dispensary in Maplewood (minnesotanativenews.org)
• Prospecting: Ollie's Bargain Outlet To Open 700th Store. (insideradio.com)
• School bus driver hurt in T-bone crash in Oakdale (fox9.com)

Roseville

• Groundbreaking Tuesday afternoon on a new headquarters for the Minnesota State Patrol (audacy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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