Investigators say the incidents appear to be the work of a well-organized theft ring that sells the hogs to slaughterhouses for money.
The force from the semi was so strong that the foundation of the house was moved.
The crash happened in rural Goodhue County around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.
No illnesses have been reported, according to the MPRB.
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Police said the man's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit.
The woman was shot only about a half-hour after a 14-year-old suffered critical injuries in an apparent accidental discharge.
Families and students were largely uncooperative with the investigation.
Sharon and Herb Vassar were killed in the explosion. Herb built the home back in 1962.
An 8-year-old boy was shot in the arm with an arrow.
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The 32-year-old suspect was last seen in a 2004 white Ford F-150 with Minnesota license number EUZ-057.
The Globe Gazette reports 35-year-old Greg Swenson, of Rose Creek, was arrested on theft and animal charges. He is the second person arrested with the hog. Forty-four-year-old John Arndt, of Hayfield.
A female employee at a Nicollet County hog farm south of the Twin Cities found a hidden video camera recording in a shower facility, where women are often required to shower to lessen the spread of germs and disease, the Mankato Free Press reports. A total of four recordings with three women, one a topless teen, were discovered. A 53-year-old male employee from New Ulm faces felony charges.
Spring Lake Park police caught the suspects due to a report from an observant resident who saw the pair take mail from her mailbox. Police are now investigating how many people were victimized by the thefts.
Second Harvest Heartland was skeptical last year when the Minnesota Pork Producers dropped off 2,000 pounds of meat and promised to double the donation this year. But the group was gratefully surprised when the hog farmers came back Tuesday with 5,000 pounds of pork. Second Harvest will distribute it among 1,000 food banks around the state.
Hundreds of pigs have disappeared from farms in Minnesota and Iowa in just the past few weeks. The price of hogs has nearly doubled in the past year, and that could be motivating thieves.
An excavator was used to peel back the barn's roof, which had collapsed, to get firefighters inside. Crews were able to cut holes in the walls to save 150 hogs.
The Globe Gazette reports John Arndt, of Hayfield, was arrested and booked into the Mower County Jail. He's awaiting extradition to Iowa. Police believe Arndt stole the pigs over the span of a year and sold them at livestock auctions.
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