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MARSHALL Â A Ramsey County District Court judge has issued an order aimed at keeping a Lynd restaurant from violating state COVID-19 restrictions.
On Wednesday, Judge Sara Grewing granted a temporary injunction against Haven’s Garden, which has been offering dine-in service in defiance of executive orders from Gov. Tim Walz. The injunction calls for Haven’s Garden to comply with Executive Order 20-99, as well as any future orders that apply to restaurants and bars, court records said.
The judge’s order does not shut down Haven’s Garden. The order said the business can still have window service, walk-up or drive-up service, or delivery.
Attorney Susan Shogren Smith represents conservative voters who filed the four cases and said the election itself, not necessarily the candidates, deserves scrutiny.
“Whether we like the result or don’t like the result, that it’s just, that the balls and strikes were called fairly,” she argued. “And right now we don’t have that in our system.”
Castro jumped in, “If it isn’t a question about who won under the statute, that’s the only question I’m allowed to decide. So what are we doing here if it’s not about who won?”
Assistant Attorney General Nathan Hartshorn defended the election and said Secretary of State Steve Simon should not have been a named defendant.
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MARSHALL The owner of a Lynd restaurant open in violation of state COVID-19 restrictions appeared in a remote hearing held Wednesday afternoon.
Larvita McFarquhar didn’t speak at the hearing, but lawyers representing her and the Minnesota Department of Health made legal arguments about a possible restraining order against McFarquhar’s business.
The MDH is suing McFarquhar’s restaurant, Haven’s Garden, and seeks to stop Haven’s Garden from violating Gov. Tim Walz’s executive orders prohibiting indoor dining service. The MDH filed the lawsuit last week in Ramsey County District Court, and also requested a temporary restraining order to make Haven’s Garden comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
Charges: White Bear Lake man sexually assaulted woman who gave him a ride
The man is also accused of threatening to kill her.
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Credit: Ramsey County Sheriff s Office
A man has been charged, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and threatening to kill her after she offered him a ride from a Speedway in Maplewood.
Howard William Dunleap, 19, of White Bear Lake, is charged in Ramsey County District Court with attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a dangerous weapon and second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a dangerous weapon in connection to the Dec. 13 incident.
According to the criminal complaint, at 7:36 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, North St. Paul police responded to the area of Henry Street and 6th Avenue on a report of a woman screaming for help while being grabbed by a man.
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MINNEAPOLIS Despite having some concerns, Minnesota Rep. Chris Swednzinski said the passage of the $216 million relief package by the Legislature was a step in the right direction.
The relief package was aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as increasing coronavirus cases threatened to overload hospitals.
The Senate voted 62-4 to approve the bill and sent it to the House, which passed it 117-13 late Monday night and sent it to the governor for his signature.
“Obviously it’s a first step, but it’s in the right direction,” Swedzinski said. “There’s still work that needs to be done.”