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In today's newsletter:

  • Former senator sentenced in St. Paul sex sting prosecution

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📰 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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🗞 Nearby News

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  • 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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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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