Richfield Organizations Present a ‘Night With Jerry Kill’

The head coach of the Minnesota Gophers football team will kick off a leadership series at Richfield High School April 25.

The Richfield community is invited to join Coach Jerry Kill as he kicks off a leadership series at 6:30 p.m. April 25 at Richfield High School. Kill, the head coach of the Minnesota Gophers football team since 2010, will speak on his principles of success and how those principles have led him to where he is today. The series is being presented by the Richfield Spartan Foundation and the Richfield Chamber of Commerce, and is sponsored by Richfield Bloomington Credit Union. Students will be admitted free of charge with their student ID, while adults and the general public are asked to make a $20 donation at the door to the Richfield Spartan Foundation.

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FBI: Bank Robber Arrested, Could Be Richfield Connection

The FBI announced the arrest of Mark Edward Wetsch of Minneapolis in connection with a bank robbery in Brewster, MN yesterday. Investigators are evaluating if he is the "Man in Black."

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Minneapolis Field Office is investigating a man arrested in St. Peter, MN, in connection with a bank robbery in Brewster, MN, yesterday, and are evaluating whether he is the highly sought "Man in Black." Mark Edward Wetsch, 49, Minneapolis, was arrested and detained by St. Peter Police after he was traveling in a vehicle which was suspected of being used in the robbery of the Rolling Hills Bank in Brewster around noon yesterday. The FBI expects Wetsch to be charged in connection with the Brewster robbery in court today. The so-called "Man in Black" is wanted in connection to multiple robberies throughout the Twin Cities area, including the Nov. 4 armed robbery of Richfield's First National Bank of the …

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Brekken Re-Elected as Chairman of Minnesota Credit Union Foundation

Richfield Bloomington Credit Union's Pat Brekken will serve a second term as chairman of the foundation.

Editor's Note: The following was taken from a MNCUF press release. Richfield Bloomington Credit Union President Pat Brekken was recently re-elected as chairman of the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation (MNCUF). MNCUF is a nonprofit organization that serves to aid credit unions across the state by providing funds for scholarships, charitable donations, disaster relief and community development. “The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation continues to capitalize on the progress we’ve made over the last few years,” Brekken said. “With our newly-refined focus on financial education, we look forward to the opportunity to engage more and more credit unions in the Foundation’s efforts and to be able to impact the broader community with our initiatives.”

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Bank Robber Matching Richfield Thief's Description Strikes Again

A man who some metro detectives believe might be connected to a string of robberies has struck again, this time in the northeast suburb of Arden Hills.

A thief that fits the description of the man who robbed Richfield's First National Bank of the Lakes Nov. 4 and the Bloomington branch of Richfield Bloomington Credit Union Nov. 9, and several other metro banks, has struck again. At approximately 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, a TCF Bank branch located at 1160 W. County Road E., Arden Hills, MN, was robbed by a lone, white male. The robber entered the bank and approached the teller counter. Once at the teller counter, the robber demanded and received cash while brandishing a handgun. The robber pointed the handgun at bank personnel and at a customer while inside the bank. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the robber fled from the bank in a cream colored, Mitsubishi Galant. The …

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Richfield Bank Robberies Could Be Linked to Others

A detective says the two Richfield bank robberies could have been done by the same suspect who knocked off Prior Lake and Shakopee banks.

UPDATED: Attempted Bank Robbery at Richfield Bloomington Credit Union

A man attempted to rob the Bloomington Richfield Bloomington Credit Union location Wednesday morning.

Last update at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Surveillance photos added) An unknown suspect entered the Bloomington location of Richfield Bloomington Credit Union around 9:35 a.m. Wednesday morning and demanded money from tellers after displaying a handgun, according to an FBI press release. After a bank employee told the robber there was no cash available, he fled the bank. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 35 years old and 5-foot-8 to  5-foot-10 in height. He was reportedly wearing a dark ski mask over his face, dark gloves, a black hooded sweatshirt, and dark jeans. No word on whether or not this robbery is related to the First National Bank of the Lakes robbery on Nov. 4. Descriptions of the suspects are extremely similiar…

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PHOTOS: Gov. Dayton Presents Richfield With 'Yellow Ribbon Community' Award

Gov. Mark Dayton was on hand to present Richfield mayor, council member and business community leader with Yellow Ribbon Community certificate.

A bevy of local and state officials, including Gov. Mark Dayton, gathered Tuesday afternoon at Inver Hills Community College to recognize Richfield and 10 other area cities—and the college itself—as Yellow Ribbon Communites and part of the national Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program. During the short ceremony, Dayton spoke on behalf of the program, which connects community leaders and organizations in order to provide support to military veterans and their families. "The outward showing of support by these communities eases the burden for military families, eases the transition from warrior to citizen and builds a strong and more compassionate community," Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Director of Military Outreach Annette Kuyper wrote in a press …

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PHOTOS: Augsburg Park Hosts the Sounds of Dan Perry and Ice Cream

Dan Perry and Ice Cream entertained young and old Thursday evening as part of the Concerts in the Park series of performances at Augsburg Park this summer.

Getting things going with the signature Motown classic, "Dancing in the Streets," Dan Perry and Ice Cream had the crowd that gathered in Augsburg Park tapping their feet and singing along from their chairs and blankets on the lawn. And then out came the bubble machines! Children danced and played in the bubbles tirelessly as the band played a variety of well known songs such as Niel Diamond's "Thank the Lord for the Nighttime," "Top of the World" by The Carpenters, and "Stoned Soul Picnic" by The 5th Dimension. They even covered a Reba MaEntire tune. Check out the photo gallery above for pictures from the park, especially all the children playing in the bubbles. Concerts in the Park is sponsored by Richfield-Bloomington Credit Union and …

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