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  • Man arrested after becoming angry, pointing gun at group for being ‘too loud’

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    A man is in custody after he allegedly pointed a gun at a group of people in Prior Lake, Minnesota, late Friday night because he claimed they were being too loud.

    Police say they were called just after 10 p.m. to the Water Tower Place Condos on Tower Street SE after they were told a man had pointed a long gun at people in the parking lot. 

    The witnesses told police a man who was on the deck of an apartment appeared to load a weapon and point it because the group was being loud. Witnesses then said the man went back into his apartment. 

    When police tried to contact the man, he didn’t respond. However, he eventually surrendered to the Tri-County Tactical Team without incident. 

    After searching his apartment, police say they found the weapon the man allegedly used. 

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  • Family remembers man fatally hit by car while working on road in rural Scott County

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    On Sept. 8, 44-year-old Joe Norgaard was surveying a rural stretch of highway, Texas Avenue & 230th Street East in New Market Township, just before noon. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says a 58-year-old motorist fatally hit Norgaard while he was doing his work.

    “It’s the thing you’re the most scared of, that’s the call that you’re the most scared of,” said Courtney Norgaard, the widow of Joe Norgaard. 

    She says Joe Norgaard had just gotten this job and it was a big promotion for him. Now, she is left to raise their two sons, Henry and Magnus, alone.

    “His amazing super dad powers … no one could match them,” said Courtney Norgaard.

    The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says the driver of the vehicle that killed Norgaard was not impaired, pulled over to call 911, and cooperated with investigators. Despite all that, the Norgaard family is frustrated.

    “This man is with his family, and Joe isn’t,” said Courtney Norgaard, “I don’t know if there is any justice. There’s nothing that could replace him.”

    She remembers Joe Norgaard through the passion project he leaves behind — his garden.

    “[The garden] was his pride and joy this summer,” said Courtney Norgaard.

    She hopes Joe’s memory can be honored by everyone being more attentive behind the wheel.

    “Just please keep your eyes on the road,” said Courtney Norgaard, “One split second can change everything.”

    An online fundraiser has been set up to help Courtney Norgaard and her two sons.

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    Marielle Mohs is thrilled to be telling stories in her home state of Minnesota. She grew up in Eden Prairie and South Minneapolis.

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  • Surveyor fatally hit by vehicle south of Twin Cities, sheriff’s office says

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    Family, community honor life of Annunciation shooting victim, and more headlines



    Family, community honor life of Annunciation shooting victim, and more headlines

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    A 44-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle in New Market Township, Minnesota, on Monday morning.

    It happened near the intersection of Texas Avenue and 230th Street East, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the man, from Minneapolis, was performing survey work along Texas Avenue when he was hit by a Chevrolet Equinox that was being driven by a 58-year-old man. 

    Several people in the area of the crash stopped and attempted life-saving measures on the man hit until emergency responders arrived. He died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. The driver wasn’t injured. 

    According to the sheriff’s office, alcohol and drugs don’t appear to be factors in the crash, which is still under investigation.

    The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Joseph Norhaard, of Minneapolis.

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