Mike Longaecker
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Mike Longaecker is the regional public safety reporter for RiverTown Multimedia. His coverage area spans St. Croix and Pierce counties. Longaecker served from 2011-2015 as editor of the Woodbury Bulletin. A University of Wisconsin-River Falls graduate, Longaecker previously reported for the Red Wing Republican Eagle and for the Forum Communications Minnesota Capitol Bureau. You can follow him on Twitter at @Longaecker
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A man whose vehicle raised suspicions of officers on a manhunt was arrested and jailed Wednesday in Woodbury. Police seeking the person responsible for killing Mendota Heights police officer Scott...
A man whose vehicle raised suspicions of officers on a manhunt was arrested and jailed Wednesday in Woodbury. Police seeking the person responsible for killing Mendota Heights police officer Scott...
Is it safe to return to Carver Lake waters? The city of Woodbury is leaving that decision up to the public. Trace amounts of microcystin, a toxin sometimes found in...
A path Jessica Hauser never expected to be traveling is moving her and her family toward a crossroads. The journey began when the Woodbury woman’s son, Wyatt, was diagnosed seven...
This summer has become a season of firsts for Robert Renning. First, he drew national headlines after he freed a man trapped inside a burning car using his bare hands...
The discovery of a troubling algae Friday at Woodbury's Carver Lake prompted city officials to issue a warning. According to a city news release, the presence of blue-green algae in...
A Woodbury woman reported July 1 that older skateboarders at the Ojibway Park skate park were being rude and yelling at younger children there. The woman confronted the older skaters,...
Globe University on Tuesday called a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office "unnecessary enforcement action." The suit, filed by Attorney General Lori Swanson in Hennepin County District Court,...
A spurned appeal for a cigarette prompted a Woodbury man to slash at his roommate with a knife, according to criminal charges issued last week. According to a criminal complaint,...
State health officials announced Thursday that a Woodbury restaurant was among the Applebee’s locations where people were sickened by E. coli. At least one of Woodbury's two Applebee’s restaurants was...
