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Man uses screwdriver to kill wife, daughter at Minnesota daycare MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man used a screwdriver to fatally stab his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a daycare before killing himself, police said Thursday. Officials released a search warrant in connection with Wednesday morning’s attack in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins. The warrant identifies the man as 41-year-old Nathan Brown. Police say he attacked his wife, Kristen Brown, and their daughter, Evie, at the daycare Kristen Brown operated from the family’s basement. Nathan Brown then fatally shot ...

High school scoreboard – Aug. 13, 2026

BOYS GOLF Columbiana 146, Beaver Local 147 COLUMBIANA (146): Luke Struharik 34, David Masters 36, Trenton Hall 38, Kick Klindworth 38. BEAVER LOCAL (147): Eli Stewart 30, Britton Hickman 36, Brady McNear 39, Andre Wiegand 42. Howland 157, Austintown Fitch 164, Boardman 173 HOWLAND (157): Easton Yeager 38, Brayden Kovarik 38, Nick Clay 40, Justin Keating 41. FITCH (164): Logan Polish 39, Braeden Sallee 40, Joey Wollet 40, Jobe Cooper 45. BOARDMAN (173): Milo Wright 38, Chase Zelesnak 42, Sam Hugenberg 46, Andy Marks 47, Brayden McCallum 47. Poland 154, Canfield ...

Authorities find missing Vienna teenager safe in RV

VIENNA — A search for a teenager missing for days has concluded with him being safely found. According to township police Chief Dan Adkins, first responders found Landyn Zagorski, 17. He was last seen Sunday in an RV on an adjacent property approximately 100 yards behind his home. Regarding an early morning barn fire that the fire department responded to, Adkins said it happened to the rear of the residence, too. “Some cardboard was set on fire in there — it looks like that’s where he’d been staying the last few days,” Adkins said. “So the fire department came, we ...

New aircraft carrier heads to Middle East

WASHINGTON — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its ...

Volunteers stuff the bus

BOARDMAN — For the 16th consecutive year, Huntington Bank partnered with United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley to help local students start the school year with the supplies they need to be successful. On Tuesday, 45 volunteers from the bank and Great Clips gathered at the ...

Governor’s office considering options for SOBE

YOUNGSTOWN — At the urging of Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell, Gov. Mike DeWine’s office is looking at possible options to save the troubled SOBE Thermal Energy System LLC, which provides steam heat to a majority of downtown, but there’s a long way to go in the process. Dan Tierney, DeWine’s spokesman, said: “It’s fair to say the governor’s office continues to have discussions with the mayor’s office, the receiver and legislators. Nothing is final and discussions are ongoing.” Tierney added: “The governor wants the same thing that everyone wants – that the ...