2 Dead After Explosion Destroys Hermantown Townhome
Two people were found dead after an explosion damaged multiple units at a Hermantown townhome complex Saturday night.
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The incident happened Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, around 10:05 a.m. on the 4100 block of Lakeview Avenue North, just southeast of Robbinsdale City Hall.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia semi and a 2024 Chevy Express van were both traveling northbound on Highway 63 when the vehicles made contact near 80th Street Southeast.
The incident happened shortly after 12:24 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at a commercial building on the 300 block of 4th Avenue North in Minneapolis.
Nathaniel Donald Brimson is charged with second-degree burglary of a dwelling, two counts of threats of violence, first-degree property damage and gross misdemeanor obstruction of legal process with force.
The case developed late Jan. 29 into early Jan. 30 after officers received information that a vehicle transporting roughly one-half pound of methamphetamine was expected to travel through the reservation.
According to a criminal complaint, officers arriving at the crash found the suspect seated in the driver’s seat as the lone occupant of one of the vehicles involved.
The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. Oct. 14, 2025, on Highway 169 near 213th Avenue Northwest, where investigators say the pickup driver crossed the southbound lanes and collided with the motorcyclist.
Police said the crash happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Front Avenue and Grotto Street North.
Micah Scott Meyer, 19, of Red Wing, and Seth Garrett Janick, 18, also of Red Wing, are each charged with second-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools, according to criminal complaints.
The charges were filed after the victim reported wiring money to a bank account while communicating with an online seller who never delivered the vehicle.
The charges stem from an incident reported to authorities in early October 2025 after investigators were alerted to possible abuse involving a six-month-old child.
National Missing Persons Day recognizes the thousands of people reported missing or found unidentified across the United States each year.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at an apartment in the 1500 block of Marion Street in Saint Paul, where officers found the victim badly injured and unconscious.
A Saint Paul Police spokesperson said the shooting was reported around 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2 on the 100 block of Oneida Street.
The incident was reported early Jan. 27 when a correctional officer conducting wellness checks located 35-year-old Darrin Tiessen unresponsive in a single-occupant cell around 1:05 a.m.
The crash happened just before 10 a.m. on Jan. 30 at the crossing on County Road 101 just south of 500th Street in Farden Township.
Jordan Alexander Cate, 39, faces felony charges including threats of violence and two counts of illegal possession of a firearm or ammunition stemming from the incident on Jan. 28.
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Authorities say the arrests happened between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 during a coordinated effort focused on suspects attempting to engage in commercial sex acts with someone they believed was 16 years old.