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Man pleads guilty to wife’s 2023 murder in Chisago County
The medical examiner ruled Sarah Carda’s death was a homicide by three gunshot wounds to her head.
CHISAGO COUNTY, Minn. — Just over a year since prosecutors said Mike Carda shot and killed his wife inside their Chisago County home, Carda pleaded guilty to her murder.
Carda, 40, was charged with second-degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and second-degree attempted murder in days following the Oct. 6 shooting death of his wife Sarah. He pleaded guilty to the two former charges Friday.
According to court documents, Carda waived his right to a pre-trial hearing, as well as a trial by judge and/or jury, with the plea.
The criminal complaint said law enforcement responded to the residence in Fish Lake Township just before noon on calls about a domestic incident. One responding officer later told investigators they could hear arguing about 40 yards from the home before a woman told them “he has a gun” as they approached the home.
According to the complaint, deputies then heard shots from inside the home, prompting a SWAT response. After many failed attempts to get Carda to surrender, prosecutors said law enforcement secured his arrest with aid from a K-9 officer.
The medical examiner ruled Sarah Carda’s death a homicide by three gunshot wounds to the head.
Carda’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 22.
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The teen had been last seen leaving school on Tuesday.
ST PAUL, Minn. — Police in St. Paul say a teen who was missing and considered endangered has been found safe.
Authorities had been searching for 19-year-old Jae’Shaun Murray. He was last seen leaving school at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Friday at about 7:30 p.m., authorities notified media that he was located.
People have noticed the team dancing on the court after wins. It’s something that goes way back, so far back that it’s hard to figure out how it got started.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Lynx face the New York Liberty in Game 4 of the WNBA finals for the last time on their home court. It is do-or-die after Wednesday’s loss put them down one.
If they win Friday night, there will be plenty of celebrating — and dancing.
Watch the video above to see Kent Erdahl explain one Lynx tradition you’re sure to see.
A Golden Valley couple is making wood carvings to generate funds for groups raising awareness of opioid dangers.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — In the last couple of weeks, some good news came out about overdose deaths. They are declining, rapidly in some states. That deserves our attention.
But what needs our attention too, is that there are not zero deaths. The news remains grim.
In the heat of the moment thousands and thousands of times a young person takes a pill to take the edge off, and not knowing what’s in it, dies. That’s what happened to a young man named Adam. And his parents in Golden Valley are doing all they can to keep other parents from facing the future they face.
They are carving items from wood that other woodworkers wouldn’t touch and making it beautiful. They make carvings, vases, menorahs, bowls and everything in between. The work is called Art of the Heart, and it’s sold for a profit they see none of.
All of the money goes to Change the Outcome, an organization that educates kids about the dangers of opioids.
The Michaelynns are holding their annual sale at their Golden Valley home from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The address is 500 Valleywood Circle.
