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City of Goodhue, county sheriff agree to policing plan
Earlier this month, all seven officers, including the chief, of the Goodhue Police Department resigned, citing concerns over pay.
GOODHUE, Minn. — Editor’s note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 on Aug. 14, 2023.
After all of its police officers resigned over alleged pay disputes, officials in the city of Goodhue cemented an agreement with the county sheriff’s department to police the city through the end of the year.
On Wednesday, the Goodhue City Council voted unanimously to approve the tentative agreement already reached with the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office in a meeting last week. City officials say the plan will bring in deputies to police the city until the end of December. The sheriff’s office said further talks are expected to take place between the city and law enforcement in regard to safety planning for 2024.
The agreement comes just in time, as the city was expected to be without a police force beginning Thursday.
Earlier this month, all seven officers, including the chief, of the Goodhue Police Department resigned, citing concerns over pay.
At the time, Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck told KARE 11 she was “blindsided” by their resignations, and that the city was trying to “muddle through” the situation and “do the best” they could to provide policing in the community.
Anderson Buck said the city gave its officers a 5% pay increase and the chief a $13,000 raise at the beginning of the year. The Office of the State Auditor shows Goodhue had a public safety budget of about $375,000 in 2022.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
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