>>Cloquet Fatal Shooting Victims, Suspect Identified
(Cloquet, MN) — Cloquet Police have identified the victims and shooter in connection with a fatal shooting Monday at a Super 8 Hotel. Police identified the shooter, found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, as 32-year-old Nicholas Lenius of Ramsey. The hotel clerk, who was shot and later died at a hospital, was identified as 22-year-old Shellby Trettel of St. Cloud. The victim found inside a vehicle in the parking lot was identified as 35-year-old Patrick Roers of Deer River. Still, no motive for the shooting or connection between the suspect and victims is known.
>>Rural Janesville man Dies in Crash
(Elysian Township, MN) — A man is dead following a crash in Elysian Township in Le Sueur County early Monday night. According to the sheriff’s office 57-year-old Elvin Wehking of rural Janesville left the roadway entered the ditch and into a yard area when he hit a large tree. Wehking had to be extricated from the car. Following treatment, he was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators say there was no sign of impairment, and the roadway was clear of snow and ice. The accident remains under investigation.
>>Man on Probation Busted in Duluth for Fentanyl Sales and Gun Possession
(Duluth, MN) — A man on probation for a Wisconsin gun charge is jailed in Duluth following the search of a home and a drug arrest Tuesday. Officers say 21-year-old Xavier Pentecost was seen leaving a residence and taken into custody after a short foot chase. Investigators say Pentecost was in the process of delivering M-30 fentanyl pills. The Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force searched his residence and seized nearly 13 hundred fentanyl pills, two loaded guns, a micro conversion kit, and ammunition. Pentecost is in custody pending first-degree sale of fentanyl charges and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
>>Man on Probation Busted in Duluth for Fentanyl Sales and Gun Possession
(Duluth, MN) — A man on probation for a Wisconsin gun charge is jailed in Duluth following the search of a home and a drug arrest Tuesday. Officers say 21-year-old Xavier Pentecost was seen leaving a residence and taken into custody after a short foot chase. Investigators say Pentecost was in the process of delivering M-30 fentanyl pills. The Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force searched his residence and seized nearly 13 hundred fentanyl pills, two loaded guns, a micro conversion kit, and ammunition. Pentecost is in custody pending first-degree sale of fentanyl charges and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
>>Vehicle Restrictions Lifted on Upper Red Lake
(Waskish, MN) — The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is lifting motor vehicle restrictions today (Wed) on Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota. Officials say colder weather and calmer winds have allowed ice conditions to improve. Aerial observations have shown Upper Red Lake to have iced over. Snowmobiles, A-T-Vs, and other vehicles were barred from the lake after unsafe conditions caused large ice chunks to separate from shore, leaving people stranded and needing to be rescued. Anglers going onto the lake should speak with local resorts and check ice thickness frequently.
