Prosecutors say a Faribault man lied about having terminal cancer, collected thousands of dollars in donations and spent the money on video games and marijuana.
Faribault police say they've identified three teenagers suspected of illegally cutting down trees in the city including a tree planted in memory of a student who died in 2009. Police say Monday the trees were cut down at Faribault High School and the Faribault Soccer Complex. The suspects include two 19-year-olds and one 18-year-old.
A sentencing date has been set in Minnesota for the former nurse who used the Internet to encourage two people to kill themselves. William Melchert-Dinkel is scheduled to appear in Rice County District Court on May 4 to learn his sentence.