State Senator and Former Meteorologist Arrested on Suspicion of Burglary in Minnesota

Published: 23 April 2024 at 01:03

Politics

Democratic Senator and former broadcast meteorologist Nicole Mitchell was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Mitchell, who did not have an immediate attorney, serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard and was elected to the Senate in 2022. The arrest comes at a challenging time for Senate Democrats, affecting their one-seat majority during the legislative session.

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Nicole Mitchell (meteorologist) (Wikipedia)

Nicole Lynn Mitchell (born October 10, 1974) is an American television meteorologist, U.S. Air Force Reserve officer, and politician serving in the Minnesota Senate. Mitchell is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, commanding the 126th Weather Flight. She previously served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as an aerial reconnaissance weather officer. She worked at the Weather Channel from 2004 to 2011 and with Al Jazeera America from 2013 to 2016. After some time as a freelance meteorologist at CBS News (working at WCBS-TV in New York City and WFOR-TV in Miami), she returned home to Minnesota to become a meteorologist for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul starting in June 2017.In 2022, she was elected to the Minnesota Legislature as a state senator for District 47.

Nicole Mitchell (cyclist) (Wikipedia)

Nicole Mitchell (born 11 July 1983) is a Bermudian road cyclist. She won both the road race and the time trial at the Bermudan National Road Championships in 2014. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games achieving a 21st position in the time trial, out of 32 riders. On April 14, 2014, she earned the silver medal at the 16th Annual Colossal Cave in Tucson, Arizona.

Nicole Mitchell (musician) (Wikipedia)

Nicole Mitchell (born 1967) is an American jazz flautist and composer who teaches jazz at the University of Virginia. She is a former chairwoman of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

List of United States senators from Minnesota (Wikipedia)

Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of January 3, 2018, the state has had 44 people serve in the United States Senate. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Amy Klobuchar (since 2007) and Tina Smith (since 2018), making it one of only four states to have two female U.S. senators alongside Nevada, New Hampshire and Washington. The appointment of Smith marked the first time the state had two female U.S. senators at any one time. Knute Nelson is Minnesota's longest-serving senator (1895–1923).Minnesota is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

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