Northfield college student charged after weapons cache found in dorm

NORTHFIELD — A student at a private southeastern Minnesota college faces multiple counts after authorities found several items in his dorm room that school officials believed posed a threat — including knives, a tactical vest and empty ammunition and magazine boxes — according to charges filed Monday. St. Olaf College student Waylon Kurts, 20, was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit threats of violence, among other counts. According to the charges, the items found in Kurts’ dorm room included a tactical vest, empty boxes for...