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On Aug. 1, 2013, Minnesota’s marriage law became gender-neutral, allowing gay, lesbian and nonbinary couples to marry. To mark the 10th anniversary of the law, the Star Tribune asked couples to send in their photos.


Jake Deutsch and Andrew Burkland married June 16, 2023 after two years together.


Alex and Fabien Ness were together three years before marrying in 2018. “We were really reassured that everyone – from the judge who performed our ceremony in Lebanon Hills, to the clerk at the County Office who approved the license – treated us exactly the same as any other couple. That’s some real Minnesota Nice.”


Christian Cancino (left) and Luke Jerviss met in October 2018 and married in October 2022.


Kaylee (left) and Sarah Pohlmeyer Hendricks met in December 2016 and married August 20, 2022.


Julian Hiscock and Megan Slater started dating in March 2018 and married in September 2022 and postponing three times due to COVID.


Ryan Klath (left) and Trace Garrett have been together since 2006, married in 2014 and became dads in 2019.


Beth and Aly Webster married in July 2023 after two years together.


Cassidy and Hayley married in September 2022 after four years together.


Margaret Koolick (left) and Jessica Koolick had a pandemic wedding in 2021 with a reception to celebrate in 2022.


Eden (left) and Andrea Garton married in June 2020 and have been together for six years.


Ryan Klath and Trace Garrett have been together since 2006, married in 2014 and became dads in 2019.


Nicole Salonek Schladt (left) and Cat Salonek Schladt married on June 24, 2023. They’ve been together for four and a half years. “We loved celebrating the day with our friends, our family, and our beautiful three niblings.”


Kelli Heckman (left) and Danielle Boor got married on Aug. 17, 2013. “We had been together 16 years at that point, and had been planning on having a non-legal ceremony to celebrate our love, and had all the plans in place. It was such a bonus that it became legal!”


Theresa and Paige Harich married after 14 years together. “It was a bonus that our two children Jack and Kate could be part of our wedding celebration. (Even if they were a bit embarrassed by our public kiss at the end of the ceremony)!”


Ryan Dolan (left) and Christopher Dolan got married in 2007 in Toronto. On August 1, 2013, they were at Minneapolis City Hall at midnight to celebrate with friends. They privately celebrated at the stroke of midnight that their Canadian marriage was granted “comity” (or recognition) by Minnesota, equal to all other marriages. “Later on August 1, 2013, we spent time with our then 5-year-old daughter, Olivia, and were overjoyed that our family and daughter were more legally protected.”



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Pedestrian struck and killed by pickup truck in Shorewood

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A 65-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck near Christmas Lake Friday afternoon as she was walking through a crosswalk, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The woman was crossing Highway 7 around 1 p.m. when she was hit by a 2019 Ford F-150 turning left from Christmas Lake Road onto the highway headed east, the State Patrol said in its report. The intersection is just east of Excelsior, between Saint Albans Bay and Christmas Lake west of Minneapolis.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Minnetonka police, and other agencies responded to the fatal collision. The State Patrol has not released the identity of the pedestrian.

The driver has not been arrested. Agencies are still investigating the collision, State Patrol Lt. Michael Lee said. Alcohol was not involved in the crash, the State Patrol said.



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Minnesota trooper charged with vehicular homicide no longer employed by state patrol

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Former trooper Shane Roper, 32, had his last day Tuesday, State Patrol Lt. Michael Lee said. Roper’s attorney did not immediately return a request for comment Friday evening.

In July, Roper was charged with criminal vehicular homicide and manslaughter. He was also charged with criminal vehicle operation related to five other people who were seriously injured in the incident.

The criminal complaint states that Roper had been pursuing someone “suspected of committing a petty traffic offense” as he exited Hwy. 52 onto 12th Street SW. As he neared the intersection with Apache Drive, he reportedly turned his lights off and continued to accelerate with a fully engaged throttle.

Roper was traveling at 83 mph with his lights and siren off as he approached the intersection, a Rochester police investigation found. The trooper’s squad car slammed into the passenger side of a car occupied by Olivia Flores, which was heading west and turning into the mall.

Flores died from the blunt force injuries. She was an Owatonna High School cheerleader and set to graduate June 7. There were two other people in the car with Flores.

Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem said in a statement following the charges that Roper violated his duty in “a gross fashion.”

Roper told investigators he was not paying attention to his speed at the time of the crash, and that he believed his lights were still activated when he exited the highway.



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Park Tavern crash victim released from hospital, condition of 2 more improves

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Steven Frane Bailey, 56, of St. Louis Park was arrested in connection with the incident and charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and nine counts of criminal vehicular operation. His blood alcohol content measured at 0.325% after officers administered a preliminary breath test at HCMC, according to charges filed in Hennepin County District Court.

In his first court appearance Wednesday, Bailey told a judge his use of alcohol is not a problem. He has an extensive history of drunken driving convictions, starting in 1985 in Wisconsin. Additional convictions followed in Wabasha County in 1993 and Hennepin County in 1998, according to court records. Two more convictions followed in 2014 and 2015.

A Hennepin County judge set his bail at $500,000 with several conditions, including that Bailey take a substance use disorder assessment, that he abstain from drinking alcohol, avoid Park Tavern and stay away from the victims and his family.

His next court appearance is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 1.

Staff writers Paul Walsh and Jeff Day contributed to this report.



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