A 77-year-old man apparently fell asleep at the wheel in St. Paul Friday and his car went between two houses, flipped, mowed down a fence while skidding on the car's roof, then flipped again before coming to a rest. Ralph McLarnon of Stillwater was cited for misdemeanor reckless driving after the bizarre crash that had police buzzing.

Noting that the sale of young girls for sex often begins with online ads and ends in suburban hotels, a coalition of officials from law enforcement and the hospitality industry launched an initiative to put hotel and motel workers on the front lines of the fight against prostitution.

The 37-year-old St. Paul man who locked up traffic for six hours Tuesday on the Interstate 35E bridge over the Mississippi River was a level-one sex offender who had just reported suicidal thoughts to his parole officer, the Pioneer Press reports. He fled Eagan police when they came to check on him and ultimately had a standoff on the bridge with police that ended with officers taking him into custody.

Sisters of the 85-year-old nun who was struck and killed Monday say they are praying for the pickup truck driver, who likely will not be cited. Sister Mary Beneva Schulte taught at more than a dozen Catholic schools.