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‘Life-changing’ moment inspired realtor to become Minnesota State Patrol trooper
‘Life-changing’ second impressed realtor to change into Minnesota State Patrol trooper
Minnesota State Patrol welcomed their sixty fifth coaching academy on Tuesday, together with one new grad who determined to change into a trooper after a life-changing incident.
(FOX 9) – Minnesota State Patrol welcomed their sixty fifth coaching academy on Tuesday, together with one new grad who determined to change into a trooper after a life-changing incident.
Justin Mathes’ dad was a police sergeant, so it could appear to be future. However that future first took a detour with Mathes going into actual property, dabbling in development earlier than destiny took over on I-35W south in June 2020 — as he was following behind a colleague.
“I’m like ‘oh my gosh one thing’s improper,’” mentioned Mathes. “So I used to be capable of cease my truck and run in the direction of him and I bought onto the facet of the truck when it was going sluggish sufficient and I appeared inside and he was unconscious.”
“I used to be holding him from falling out I used to be capable of voice Siri on my cellphone to name my boss who known as 911,” mentioned Mathes.
A state trooper arrived to choose it up from there.
“State patrol was the one who got here first and that interplay that I had was wonderful and impressed me and made me change into a trooper so,” he mentioned.
And that was it. He began the journey to the Minnesota State Patrol. His dad, a retired sergeant with Minneapolis police, was slightly not sure in regards to the profession change.
“I attempted to speak him out of it truly, change within the rhetoric help for policing… I didn’t need him to enter it however he saved desirous to be a police officer,” his father mentioned.
However responsibility known as and he by no means appeared again. “I do know it is going to be rewarding and he’s bought an enormous coronary heart. I believe he was minimize out to assist individuals. And I believe he’ll do very properly.”
Roadkill in Minnesota is unfortunately a common sight. Deer, coyotes and skunks often meet a sad (and in the case of the latter, odorific) fate on the state’s roadways.
But what happens to the animals after they meet their untimely demise? That’s what reader Bob Abbott has been wondering. He contacted the Strib’s community reporting project, Curious Minnesota, to find out.
“I live in Alexandria at a lake in the summer. And as we head to our winter home in Florida, we see so many dead deer, raccoons, et cetera, alongside the highways,” Abbott said. “I’ve always wondered, who risks their lives to retrieve the dead bodies?”
It depends. Workers with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and other local road authorities are on the roadkill retrieval front lines. But agencies like the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) also issue permits to regular folks wanting to pick up a carcass.
This means that roadkill in Minnesota typically ends up in one of three places — it could land in a shallow roadside grave, in a special compost heap or on someone’s dinner table.
A gull and a raven face off over roadkill. (Jim Williams /For the Minnesota Star Tribune)
Roadkill incidents occur all year long. But as the Curious Minnesota questioner Abbott observed, they tend to increase during the fall, said Anne Meyer, a MnDOT spokesperson.
This is because the deer rut during fall. Their behavior changes as they seek out mates, causing them to become more active near roadways.
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ARIZONA — The Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings released their Thursday injury reports ahead of their Week 13.
The Cardinals saw Kelvin Beachum upgraded from DNP to Full after his rest day.
Emari Demercado (back), Darius Robinson (ankle), Jalen Thompson (ankle) and Jonah Williams (shoulder) all were limited for a second straight day.
It’s a fairly light injury report for the Cardinals, who again saw key defenders practice for a consecutive day – a potentially good sign for players such as Thompson and Robinson.
As for the Vikings:
DNP – Josh Oliver (wrist/ankle), Jay Ward (elbow)
Limited – Patrick Jones (knee), Cam Robinson (foot) and Andrew Van Ginkel (thigh)
Full – Harrison Phillips (rest), Jonathan Bullard (toe), Kamu Grugier-Hill (shoulder), Brandon Powell (ankle),
Phillips, Bullard, Grugier-Hill and Powell all saw upgrades in their practice status.
The Cardinals’ playoff chances again can sway either way for the squad with a win/loss in Minnesota, you can read more about their odds here.
Arizona stumbled out of their bye week against the Seattle Seahawks, and the Cardinals know defeating the Vikings on the road is a tall task.
“It goes back to the makeup of this team. We understand and ‘JG’ (Head Coach Jonathan Gannon) does a great job. After the game, I know he’s probably feeling the same way we feel, right? But at the end of the day, the message is we have to be ready for next week,” Kyler Murray said when asked about rebounding.
“We can’t let one turn into two, two turn into three. We have to get right back on the horse and keep going and the guys understand that. We’ve done a good job of bouncing back and we get another opportunity to go out there this weekend and do that again.”
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