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A file photo shows Elsieâs Cafe in Clarkfield in the times before COVID-19. The cafe was among 150 Minnesota businesses that re-opened for indoor service in defiance of Gov. Tim Walzâs executive orders. Cafe Owner Natasha Lynne said takeout food orders alone werenât enough to keep a restaurant afloat in a small town.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough for bars and restaurants and with indoor dining prohibited for the second time this year, things weren’t getting better, two area business owners said.
“I literally have had three negative balances in my business checking account this month,” said Fred Schmidt, owner of Freddy’s Sports Bar in Lake Benton.
Cellphone pictures lead investigators to suspect in St. Paul homicide A 17-year-old has been charged in connection with the shooting in the city s North End. December 21, 2020 2:42pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Cellphone pictures recovered from the body of a St. Paul teen shot in the city s North End last week helped investigators identify the boys who left him to die in the street, murder charges say.
Javeon Norbor-Mayon Kohene, 17, was charged Monday by juvenile petition in Ramsey County District Court with second-degree murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the Dec. 14 shooting death of 17-year-old Elijah Watson.
Prosecutors plan to certify Kohene as an adult in the case.
8 years in adult prison for 14-year-old St. Paul boy who fatally shot older teen Minnesota sees very few suspects this young or younger accused of murder.
By Paul Walsh Star Tribune December 21, 2020 7:40am Text size Copy shortlink:
A 14-year-old boy is now in adult prison for shooting an older teenager to death in St. Paul in September.
The St. Paul teen was sentenced Friday in Ramsey County District Court after pleading guilty to second-degree unintentional murder in connection with the death on Sept. 1 of Jorge E. Batres, 17, of Coon Rapids, on the city s East Side.
The teen was prosecuted as an adult and received a 12-year sentence, with the first eight years served while locked up. A sec
Boardwalk Bar and Grill owner makes court appearance, no decision yet
No decision made after Polk County judge hears arguments about the Boardwalk Bar and Grill owners rights to reopen their dining room in defiance of an Executive Order. 4:24 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
The Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks stayed open despite a state lawsuit and subsequent restraining order on Friday, Dec. 11. The restaurant, like others in the city, is chafing under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz s order banning dine-in meal service to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus. Joe Bowen / Grand Forks Herald
No decision was made Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, in the state s lawsuit against Boardwalk Bar and Grill and its owner, Jane Moss, though the judge did extend the restraining order prohibiting the East Grand Forks establishment from allowing dine-in services until a judgment is issued.
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MARSHALL Â The owner of a Lynd restaurant was found in contempt of court Friday, after she said she would not follow a court order against indoor dining at her business.
A Ramsey County District Court judge said starting today, Larvita McFarquhar could be fined $250 for each day her restaurant is in violation of the court order.
The Minnesota Department of Health is suing the Haven’s Garden restaurant, for offering dine-in service in violation of state COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this week, a judge granted a temporary injunction ordering McFarquhar to comply with executive orders affecting bars and restaurants. However, in videos posted on the Haven’s Garden Facebook page, McFarquhar said the restaurant would stay open.