Central Minnesota may be the definition of small town USA, but that doesn't mean they don't have dark pasts. October and November seem to be a bad omen in this area for a few reasons. Here are just some of the worst crimes that have been committed in our area that we really wish never happened.
Family, friends and officers gathered at Lions Park in Cold Spring today (Thursday), to officially dedicate a section of Highway 23 as the 'Tom Decker Memorial Highway.'
Dive teams are back in the Sauk River in Cold Spring today (Monday)searching for a 20 gauge shotgun authorities believe was used to kill Officer Tom Decker. During a news conference this afternoon, the BCA's Drew Evans says the dive teams are expected to be in the water today and tomorrow (Tuesday).
Hundreds upon hundreds of law enforcement officers, lights flashing, led the procession on Wednesday afternoon from Collegeville's St. John's Abbey, through Cold Spring and Richmond, before arriving in the tiny community of St. Nicholas to bury one of their own, Cold Spring's Tom Decker.
It's been a long and emotional day for the family and friends of fallen Peace Officer Tom Decker. He was laid to rest this afternoon, after a service this morning at St. John's Abbey and University Church.
An estimated 3,200 people were at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville Wednesday to pay their respects to slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker. Many of those in attendance were police officers from all across America.
Funeral services for slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker have ended. A procession throughout the area will end with Decker's burial in St. Nicholas.