Roommate of Twin Cities musician killed in Netherlands arrested

by MinnPost staff 12/14/201802/06/2024

A sad story. The Star Tribune’s Paul Walsh writes: “ A young Twin Cities blues drummer was fatally stabbed while attending college in the Netherlands this week, sending waves of grief across a local music community, which is now coming together to help her family. … Erasmus University student Sarah Papenheim, 21, of Andover, was killed Wednesday in her Rotterdam apartment … Papenheim’s roommate, a 23-year-old man from Rotterdam, was arrested after trying to flee, police said.”

Policy change. KSTP’s Kirsten Swanson reports: “The Secretary of the U.S. Army has directed staff to update policies regarding the treatment of victims of sexual assault who request to be transferred off-base, according to a letter sent to members of Congress from Minnesota. … The letter comes months after a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation into the death of Pvt. Nicole Burnham, a solider from Andover, who died by suicide after being sexually assaulted, harassed and bullied.”

There’s certainly a lot of need. The Star Tribune’s Chris Serres reports:“Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com Inc., has pledged $2.5 million to Simpson Housing Services, a Minneapolis nonprofit that helps homeless individuals and families find stable housing.”

Nothing fishy about this. The Duluth News Tribune’s John Myers reports: “In another stunning revelation of wolf behavior from Voyageurs National Park, researchers Thursday announced they have confirmed park wolves hunting for and eating fish out of streams as a regular part of their diet.”