Dunn County Sherriff Kevin Bygd says there doesn't appear to be any local connection, to the four people whose bodies were discovered in an SUV left in a cornfield last weekend. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has identified them as 26-year-old Matthew Pettus, 30-year-old Jasmine Sturm, and 35-year-old Loyace Foreman III, all of St. Paul, and 30-year-old Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley of Stillwater. Investigators say all four had been shot. The bodies were found Sunday by deputies responding to a 911 call. The area is about an hour east of the Twin Cities.
One person was injured when a semi rolled over on Hwy 10 near Rustad Road east of Durand yesterday. According to the Pepin County Sheriff's Department, 68yr old George Greenlee of Kirkland, Il was traveling eastbound on Hwy 10 when he lost control and rolled into the eastbound ditch. Greenlee was initially trapped in the semi and was transported to an area hospital. The semi was transporting frozen foods and spilled the load throughout the ditch. Hwy 10 was reduced to one land or completely closed for about 4 hours as crews cleared the scene.
The Durand-Arkansaw School Board is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and action on revised policies for employees and students in the district, reports from the superintendent and school administration and then the board will go into closed session to discuss offers received for district property. Tonight's meeting begins at 6pm at the board room at Durand High School.
Menomonie Police are asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects in the break-in of the DNR office in Menomonie and the theft of a 2006 Grey Ford F250. The thefts happened over the weekend of September 11th and the police department posted a picture of the three on its Facebook page. If anyone has any information on the identity of the suspects, they are to call Dunn County Crimestoppers or the Menomonie Police Department.
U.S. News & World Report has again named the University of Wisconsin-River Falls a Best Regional University, a Top Public University, and a Top Performer on Social Mobility. In the survey, UW-River Falls was recognized for its focus on social mobility, supporting economically disadvantaged students who are less likely than others to finish college. Student-to-faculty ratios and smaller class sizes were also acknowledged, both of which provide better access to instructors and support a student-centered learning environment. The U.S. News & World Report rankings evaluate more than 1,400 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.
A plea bargain in the case of a Durand man charged with sexually assaulting four young girls has been reached. Branden Linhart pleaded guilty to two charges of first-degree sexual assault in Dunn County Court yesterday. In exchange, other sexual assault charges in Pepin, Eau Claire, and Chippewa counties will be dismissed. Linhart will be sentenced on December 3 and faces up to 120yrs in prison.
A Rochester man is under arrest in connection with a deadly shooting in Moorhead. Rochester police say 26-year-old Idris Haji-Mohamed was taken into custody during a traffic stop for the alleged shooting death of 32-year-old Abdi Abdi of Fargo on Friday night. Haji-Mohamed is awaiting transfer from the Olmsted County jail to Clay County where he faces a second-degree murder charge. Investigators say they don't know much about the relationship between Haji-Mohamed and Adbi.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is warning people about an increase in the number of ransomware threats. Kaul says the F-B-I has received 41 reports from Wisconsin about an activity like that. That’s a significant increase from the 30 reports received all of last year. Ransomware is malicious software that can block users’ access to their systems or data. It is usually accompanied by a demand for some kind of payment. Kaul says the way to minimize the threat is by not clicking on links or attachments from unverified sources, using unique, complex passwords, and keeping your computer updated.
A spokesman for the family of stabbing victim Payton Leutner says they are nervous about what might happen next. One of the two classmates who attacked Leutner seven years ago has been released by Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren. He ruled last Friday that Anissa Weier could leave the mental health facility where she has spent the last four years. She did that Monday. Weier was found guilty of helping Morgan Geyser stab Leutner in 2014 in an effort to win the favor of the fictional horror character Slender Man. All three girls were 12 years old at the time. The judge was convinced the treatment for Weier has been successful.
U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar is sponsoring legislation that would give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. The Minnesota Democrat says it would not only help seniors, but the impact would trickle down to prescription drug users of all ages. She says nearly 20 percent of older adults report not taking their medicines as prescribed because of the cost. She points to the price of asthma/C-O-P-D drug Symbicort that has risen from 58- to 85-hundred dollars in five years. Klobuchar is working to get her measure in a larger reconciliation bill in Congress.
One of the Afghan refugees housed at Fort McCoy says he has gone hungry four or five times over the last two weeks. His name hasn’t been released. He says if you’re a little bit late going to the chow hall they are either out of food or only have something like boiled carrots or a little bit of rice. He says he is still grateful to be in the U-S. Other refugees say they are wearing the same clothes they had on when they left Afghanistan. They say when they reach out to officials at the military installation they are told Fort McCoy hadn’t been expecting them to come so soon – or at such big numbers.
A Madison suspect who removed his G-P-S monitoring bracelet was finally caught Monday after an armed robbery. Authorities had said 29-year-old Rondino Fleming cut off the device Saturday while he was out on pre-trial release for several charges. Madison police call to a bank during the noon hour Monday for a robbery. Officers, detectives, and other units managed to track down the fugitive and arrest him on the city’s west side. One of the charges Rondino was facing when he took off was first-degree sexual assault with a weapon.
Authorities in Minnesota say a 39-year-old southern Wisconsin man died in a fall from some rocks in Interstate State Park last weekend. The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as Nathan Darval of Hanover, a small community west of Janesville. Darval was apparently off the trail in a rocky portion of the park in Taylors Falls when he fell to his death Saturday night. Deputies say he was taken to a hospital in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, but doctors weren’t able to save his life. The apparent accident is still under investigation.
A 49-year-old Iowa man has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a fatal accident last year in northwestern Wisconsin. Investigators say Michael Barkema of Klemme had a blood alcohol content of three-and-a-half times the legal limit, according to a breath test. Barkema pleaded guilty to a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. He had told law enforcement he’d had only one beer before the crash. Barkema was driving a truck on a county highway last year when he hit a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Dawn Richter of New Richmond. Richter died before she could be taken to a hospital.
Minnesota lawmakers planned on a special session in mid-September to distribute 250-million dollars in COVID bonuses to Minnesota front-line workers, but those discussions have stalled. A working group charged with making recommendations to the legislature has not announced an agreement, although some top lawmakers have said the panel is close. The issue is which front-line workers would be eligible for bonuses. Democrats have been pushing for a broad group, arguing medical workers are not the only ones who have to report to work and be exposed to the risk of COVID. Republicans respond with 250 million dollars available bonuses to be meaningful should go only to front-line workers at highest risk. Democrats respond the legislature should appropriate more money. Some Senate G-O-P members have threatened to oust Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Governor Tim Walz is reportedly reluctant to call a special session without assurances that they'll leave Malcolm alone.
A Silver Lake six-year-old is in a medically-induced coma after a Monday accident. Authorities say a landscaper was mowing a median on a nearby street while Alex Hook was playing during recess. The mower apparently hit a piece of rebar in the grass, throwing it several feet to hit the victim in the back of his head. The accident at Riverview Elementary School happened last Friday. The boy remains in critical condition in a Kenosha County hospital. Doctors say the child suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeding. He was airlifted to Children’s Wisconsin hospital in Milwaukee where he had emergency brain surgery.
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