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A Minnesota hospital says it will no longer take patients who are civilly-committed for psychiatric illness.

Authorities say a 70-year-old New Jersey man was killed after crashing his sports car during a race at a Minnesota speedway.

Early morning strong winds cause crash in Wright County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 101 at 90th Street in Otsego around 8:45 a.m on Sunday.

Authorities have recovered the body of a man whose abandoned boat was found floating on a lake near Brainerd.

Severe thunderstorms that pushed through parts of Minnesota closed roads, cut power, delayed a county fair opening and toppled a huge Babe the Blue Ox statue at Paul Bunyan Land. Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl says emergency crews are working to open roads closed by falling trees and branches and restore power.

A Maple Grove man is facing charges after police say he followed 11 to 13 year old boys into a bathroom at a Brainerd youth baseball tournament. Police were called to a baseball field in Bane Park, in the 1700 block of 7th Street South, shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.

A Brainerd man was arrested Friday for allegedly stabbing another man in a downtown Brainerd bar. Police say they arrested 44-year-old Troy Stalboerger after he stabbed a 24-year-old man in the Iron Rail Saloon at about 10:45 p.m.

Brainerd police say a body recovered from a lake apparently is that of a missing 23-year-old man.

A local transportation business will be growing their services. Executive Express will soon acquire Lakes Express shuttle service out of Brainerd.

Police in central Minnesota say a report of a needle being found in a child's Halloween candy was a hoax. Brainerd police said Monday an investigation found the child had fabricated the incident.