The department indicated the grant violated civil rights law, contradicted the department’s policy to prioritize merit and was an “inappropriate use of federal funds.”
37-year-old Jessi Pierce and her children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery perished when their home in White Bear Lake started on fire Saturday morning. The family’s dog also died in the blaze.
Police reports indicated the pickup truck crashed into the city government building following a police pursuit through the North Broadway construction zone.
Alan Jackson’s family just got a little bigger. Daughter Mattie welcomed baby Charlie Ann Smith, marking another joyful chapter for the country legend.
The White Bear Lake Fire Department says crews responded to a report of a residential structure fire in a single-family home in the 2100 block of Richard Ave. just before 5:30 Saturday morning.