Border agents share horrific story of family freezing to death in human smuggling case

Minnesota Today

On the second day of a human smuggling trial in Fergus Falls, U.S. Border Agents told a federal court the harrowing story of when they learned a family had frozen to death trying to enter the United States. Two men faces charges linked to the deaths.

Police in Eagan say a recent report of a sexual assault at Lebanon Hills Park was false. A woman reported an assault on Nov. 7, and police began an investigation and stepped up patrols at the park. Police now say the woman admitted it never happened.

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Border agents lay out a day of horror leading to the discovery of a frozen family

Eagan police say report of assault at Lebanon Hills Regional Park was false

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