Family and friends will remember three of the six victims killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 90 today in Willmar. There’s a celebration of life for 47-year-old Ester Peters of Rochester, her 26-year-old son Christopher and 23-year-old daughter Shayla at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The Petersons lived […]
Closs home leveled
The house where Jayme Closs was kidnapped and her parents murdered has been torn down. The bank that owns the house near Barron had it demolished Tuesday after consulting with relatives about the property. 13-year-old Closs was abducted last October after Jake Patterson killed her parents. Patterson held Jayme captive at his cabin in Douglas […]
Teen in critical condition following water emergency
A 14-year-old from Superior is in critical condition after a water emergency on Little Grand Lake near Saginaw Tuesday night. According to St. Louis County Sheriff’s officials three boys were swimming out to a diving dock approximately seventy-five yards offshore when one of them went under water and never emerged. According to the report, as […]
Central Minnesota man found unresponsive in Lake Vermilion
A central Minnesota man is dead following a water emergency on Lake Vermilion in the Greenwood Bay area on Tuesday night. A resident observed 58-year-old Darrell Pfannenstein of St. Joseph struggling to get back on his jet ski. The bystander went over in his boat offered assistance but Pfannenstein declined. A short time later the […]
Summer Games Done Quick raises millions for Doctors Without Borders
People from across the world tuned in last week to the annual Summer Games Done Quick marathon in Bloomington to help raise money for Doctors Without Borders. The event showcases video gamers playing games as fast as possible. Event presenter “Feasel” says the draw of the event has several factors, but a lot of it is […]
Remains of Minnesota service member coming home
The remains of an Arlington, Minnesota service member recovered from an aircraft lost 66 years ago are returning home today. Airman 2nd Class Verne Budahn’s plane crashed on November 22nd, 1952 en route from Washington to an Air Force base in Alaska–there were 11 crewman and 41 passengers on board. Search parties were unable to […]
Man who threw his wife a “death party”enters plea deal
A southwestern man who threw his wife a “death party” and gave her methamphetamine has pleaded guilty to criminal neglect. The third-degree murder charge against 59-year-old Duane Johnson of Searles will be dismissed under a plea deal in Brown County District Court. Johnson told authorities his wife begged him to take her home from a […]
Minnesota man drowns at Iowa campground
Funeral services are Thursday for a Minnesota father who drowned in Iowa over the weekend. 31-year-old Anthony Boyenga of Ellsworth was swimming with his children at a campground near Rock Valley late Saturday afternoon when he went under and never resurfaced. It’s believed he suffered a sudden heart attack. A dive team recovered Boyenga about […]
Paynesville police ask for help locating missing man
The Paynesville Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing man who is facing criminal sexual conduct charges. 50-year-old Steven Row was last seen on May 23rd at his residence. Neighbors reported Row left in his 2005 blue Chevy 2500HD work truck, Minnesota license plate MAE592. Prior to leaving, Row appears to […]
Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman escapes serious injury in boating accident
Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman escaped serious injury Saturday morning when the boat he was fishing in on Lake Ada in northern Minnesota was broadsided. Coleman says right before impact he dove into the water, he was wearing an auto-inflate life vest. Two kids in the other boat were also thrown into the water, they […]