KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Heilman Family, Le Sueur County Reach Settlement

Heilman Family, Le Sueur County Reach Settlement

Posted: Updated:
  • Friday, May 24 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:50:56 GMT
    Kim Hunt had melanoma four years ago. She says sunscreen was not a priority when she was younger. "I wouldn't reapply all the time because although I knew that I wasn't really going to get tan. There
    The agency hopes new labels will make it easier for consumers to choose the best products to protect against the sun.
  • Friday, May 24 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:34:53 GMT
    They didn't just have to use the Force, but a lot of force to get a new LEGO creation to Times Square. The LEGO Group unveiled the world's largest model ever assembled of the bricks this morning in the
    They didn't just have to use the Force, but a lot of force to get a new LEGO creation to Times Square. The LEGO Group unveiled the world's largest model ever assembled of the bricks this morning in the
  • Friday, May 24 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:35:59 GMT
    Emergency responders converge on 1107 Warren Street in Mankato after a pedestrian is hit by a pickup truck. The call came in after 4:00 today. Officials say a woman was taken to the hospital. The extent
    Just after 4:00 p.m. a woman was hit by a pickup truck. Officials say her condition at the hospital is unknown at this time.
Kasota -

Attorneys for the family of Tyler Heilman and Le Sueur County have reached a settlement over Tyler's death. The family filed the suit after the deputy was cleared of any criminal wrong doing. This settlement puts a legal end to the case that dates back to 2009when Tyler Heilman was shot and killed by Le Sueur County Deputy Todd Waldron. Under the settlement the Heilman's will receive $750,000. You may recall Heilman was shot and killed by Waldron,  who was not in uniform, in front of the Valley View apartment building in Kasota. Waldron had pulled Heilman over for driving erratically and asked for his license but Heilman refused. That's when the two began to scuffle. Witnesses said Heilman had Deputy Waldron in a headlock and was choking him when Waldron grabbed his gun and shot Heilman four times. Heilman was unarmed and only wearing swim trunks.  A grand jury cleared Waldron of any wrong doing. But, Heilman's father filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the deputy and county saying Waldron used unreasonable deadly force. An attorney for Le Sueur County says a settlement made sense in order to avoid the expense of a long drawn out trial. We have a call into Heilman's attorney, but have not yet heard back.