The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down Wednesday night in Minnesota -- one in Hartland in Freeborn County and the other in Lewiston in Winona County.They are the first tornadoes ever recorded in December in Minnesota. Wednesday night's severe thunderstorm wreaked havoc throughout southern and southeast Minnesota.
Beau William Block, 39, is charged in Fillmore County District Court with first-degree drug possession, second-degree drug possession and possession of hypodermic needles.
In her 10-page ruling issued Friday morning, Judge Ann D. Montgomery ruled that granting the restraining order and allowing the quarterback to play "would change, rather than preserve, the status quo."
In its 30-page filing, the MSHSL asked the courts to deny the request for a restraining order stating that "simply because Plaintiff disagrees with the referee’s and, in turn, the League’s decision, does not, however, render it arbitrary and capricious.”
The family of Chatfield's varsity quarterback is seeking to overturn a suspension so that he may play in the Class AA state football championship game on Friday in Minneapolis.
Junior Grady Hengel scored the game's lone touchdown and sealed the win with a late interception as Rushford-Peterson nipped Fillmore Central 7-0 in the Section 1A football title game.
LeRoy-Ostrander — for the second consecutive game — buried a favored opponent, this time No. 2-ranked Lanesboro in the section football playoffs. It pushed the Cardinals into the state tournament for the first time since 2004.
Top-seeded Chatfield will meet No. 2 Goodhue in the Section 1AA championship game on Friday in Kasson. The winner earns a trip to the Class AA state tournament.
LeRoy-Ostrander pulled off an upset win over Grand Meadow in the Section 1, 9-Man football semifinals. It will look to surprise again on Friday when it plays No. 2-ranked Lanesboro.
