Minnesota Midday: Gang violence plan, Brainerd governor debate and Mall of America case

Minnesota law enforcement announces a shared plan against gang violence

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the FBI and the ATF announced Monday, Oct. 19 a framework for agencies across the Twin Cities metro to share intelligence on gang-related shootings through the state's Crime Gun Intelligence Center. KSTP…

✔ Sources: KSTP, FOX 9, MPR News

Klobuchar and Demuth hold first governor's debate near Brainerd

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth met Monday, Oct. 19 at Madden's on Gull Lake for their first governor's debate, hosted by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and moderated by KSTP's Tom Hauser. The general election is Nov. 3.

✔ Sources: CBS Minnesota, KSTP, Brainerd Dispatch

Judge keeps Richfield man in custody in alleged Mall of America plot case

A federal magistrate judge ordered an 18-year-old Richfield man to remain in custody after a Monday, Oct. 19 detention hearing. Prosecutors allege he planned an attack at the Mall of America on behalf of ISIS; he is charged with receiving a firearm to be…

✔ Sources: KSTP, FOX 9, KARE 11

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