“The Limits” begins with a missing girl and a mystery, then flashes back to give us the history that led up to this perilous moment. The novel takes place during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and has five alternating points of view, all but one conveyed through a close third-person perspective. Nell Freudenberger burst onto the literary scene over 20 years ago when her debut short story collection, “Lucky Girls,” was published to rapturous reviews and won the PEN/Malamud Award. In the years since, she has written a...

The charges were dismissed Monday "In the interest of Justice," according to court documents. LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Todd County Attorney's Office dismissed all charges connected to an Amber Alert in northern Minnesota's Red Lake Tribal Nation last month. Jennifer Stately, 35, was charged with four felony charges, including: third-degree assault of a victim under 4; child torture; malicious punishment of a child; and child neglect resulting in substantial harm.

Former Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield’s teenage child has been “safely recovered” a week after being reported missing in San Francisco, the family said in a statement released Sunday. The 16-year-old, who was considered a runaway after leaving their home in Marin County, was found on the streets of San Francisco Saturday evening, according to an email from the teenager’s father, their mother, and their stepdad. “Our hearts are full of gratitude tonight to the hard working men and women of the SFPD who safely recovered our child, Mint, from the...

A body found alongside the Aroostook River is that of Erik Foote, a Maine man whose disappearance nabbed widespread attention after a police officer was criminally charged for falsifying records related to the case. Foote, a U.S. Army veteran, was last seen walking along a road in Washburn on Jan. 30. His family reported him missing a few days later. His disappearance rocked Washburn, a small town of about 1,500, where Foote had recently moved to live with his parents. According to WAGM, the last person known to have interacted...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are searching for a 2-month-old abducted child believed to be in danger, according to an AMBER Alert. Caleb Gomez was last seen on April 11 at 10:22 p.m. at 337 Breesport Street in north San Antonio. Caleb is 1 foot tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. Marisa Pena, 42, and Eddie Gomez, 51, are suspected of abducting the child. They’re believed to be in a white 2009 Chevrolet Silverado with California license plate number 8J. Pena is 5 feet 4 inches tall with...

The National Park Service was looking for a man who went missing at Grand Canyon National Park. Thomas Lee Robison, a 58-year-old resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was believed to have been attempted to travel down the Colorado River with his small dog on a wooden raft when he disappeared, the National Park Service said in a news release. The National Park Service said Robison's vehicle was found abandoned at Lees Ferry within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Sunday. Robison is described as a white male with...

BRAINERD, Minn. — A Minnesota man who kidnapped his 2-year-old son last year, triggering an AMBER Alert and a standoff, will be sentenced on Thursday. Scott Henrikson, 42, pleaded guilty in March to a felony count of depriving the custodial rights of a parent, a gross misdemeanor count of violating an order of protection and a misdemeanor count of obstructing the legal process. According to the criminal complaint filed in Crow Wing County, Henrikson was a passenger in a vehicle with woman, who was driving, and their toddler in Baxter...

A man who may have attempted to navigate the Colorado River alongside his dog in a homemade raft has gone missing, according to National Park authorities. The National Park Service announced on Wednesday, April 24 that it is “conducting a missing person search” at Grand Canyon National Park to find New Mexico native Thomas Lee Robison, 58. Park sheriffs located Robison's car, a champagne 2001 Toyota Tacoma, abandoned at Lee’s Ferry in the Glen National Recreation area on Sunday, April 21. A map from KLAS-TV showed that Lee’s Ferry is...

Concern is growing by the hour for a man who mysteriously disappeared in Forney. Waid Robison, 22, vanished Sunday morning on his way to work after crashing his car on Highway 80 near FM 460. By land, air, and water, the search continued for Robison on Tuesday. For family and friends, another day without answers meant another sleepless night. “My mind's all over the place, haven't rested much in the past couple days. It’s gotten to the point where I'm truly not even thinking clearly so it’s hard to even...