Cass County Felon Sentenced. Duluth City Council looking over Budget

Cass County News September 24th 2024

A convicted felon in Cass County has been sentenced to twenty months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in an illegal firearm straw purchasing conspiracy. Thirty six year old Donald Duane Armstrong and a co-conspirator entered a Federally licensed firearms dealer in Walker where the co-conspirator purchased a Glock forty caliber semi-automatic pistol, and then gave it to Armstrong, who is ineligible to posses a firearm. Armstrong pleaded guilty in April.

Duluth City Council September 24th 2024

Duluth city council is continuing the process of examining the city’s budget for the upcoming year. At the next city council meeting members will look into restoring $600,000 of funding for the crisis response team that was initially cut from the mayor’s initial budget proposal. The crisis teams are comprised of trained community members who respond to people in a crisis in situations where a law enforcement presence may not be required.

Tony Schmid News Director Rapids Radio