KTOE Noon News 2-18-25
Top Stories for Noon 2-18-25
- Mankato Juvenile Apprehended after Fleeing Police Custody in January
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Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation offers free paint for community projects
- A teenager remains in custody after a deadly weekend shooting in Austin. The incident happened Saturday afternoon. Police responded and officers found a man dead from gunfire and a second man was taken to a nearby hospital. Authorities identified the man who was killed as 27-year-old Opoka Nathaniel of Austin. Charges have yet to be filed against the 16-year-old suspect.
- Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig is considering a run for U.S. Senate. The moderate Democrat released a statement yesterday saying that she’s seriously looking at a possible run for the open Senate seat in Minnesota. Incumbent Tina Smith announced last week that she will not run for re-election in 2026 leaving a wide-open race. If Craig formally announces her bid for Senate, she would be up against Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan for the party nomination.
