Matson Strong News Today

Legislation to strengthen penalties for assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon, authored by a pair of local legislators and named for a Waseca police officer critically wounded in the line of duty, is included in the Legislature’s comprehensive judiciary and public safety budget agreement. The Matson Strong bill — inspired by and named after Waseca Officer Arik Matson who was shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person call in January 2020 — will increas...

The video starts off with Arik and his wife Megan counting down to the start of New Year and then begins to tell the tale of the last year for Arik, his family, and his recovery. There are pieces of video of him begging to rehab and walk back in February. Its inspiring, but its also intensely personal. On top of the video shared by Matson, today the Waseca Police Department also posted an emotional tribute to everything that has happened in the last year. The post from the Waseca Police Departm...

The video starts off with Arik and his wife Megan counting down to the start of New Year and then begins to tell the tale of the last year for Arik, his family, and his recovery. There are pieces of video of him begging to rehab and walk back in February. Its inspiring, but its also intensely personal. On top of the video shared by Matson, today the Waseca Police Department also posted an emotional tribute to everything that has happened in the last year. The post from the Waseca Police Departm...