Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
DFL official accused of fatal hit-and-run had resignation nixed by party leaders
Despite reportedly moving to resign her post after being charged with vehicular homicide—and after party officials reported to Minnesota media that she was stepping...
Grand Rapids
Motorist almost hit stationary person wearing dark clothing on Highway 169 prior to fatal Nashwauk accident
At 11:22 p.m. on the night of July 3, 2024, Grand Rapids resident Cynthia Martin is alleged to have struck 19-year-old Nashwauk resident Carter...
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids couple charged with torture, captured on camera, of seven-year-old daughter
On Dec. 19, 2024, Grand Rapids residents Jaymeson and Vivian Wahlstrom were arrested and charged with torture of a seven-year-old child—Jaymeson’s daughter (and Vivian’s...
Grand Rapids
Itasca County DFL chair charged with hit-and-run homicide of Nashwauk teen
On Nov. 19, 2024, in Itasca County District Court, 64-year-old Grand Rapids resident Cynthia “Cyndi” Martin was charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide for her...
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids man charged with beating seven-year-old daughter
On Oct. 4, 2024, Grand Rapids police officers visited Van Dyke Elementary School in Coleraine, Minnesota, to investigate how a seven-year-old girl had acquired...



