The two candidates in the Republican primary for attorney general are political newcomer Jim Schultz and 2018 candidate Doug Wardlow. Incumbent Keith Ellison is the likely DFL nominee.
Three people from Missouri were killed Thursday evening in a crash west of Willmar. Another person from Missouri was seriously injured, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, and a semi driver from Raymond also suffered injuries.
A 16-year-old male from Rochester was arrested early Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 for allegedly driving drunk, according to Olmsted County Sheriff's Capt. James Schueller.
Monica Jean Zanon, 69, of Holmen, Wisconsin, is facing multiple felonies in Winona County District Court where she is accused of stealing $55,858.42 from her mother, a vulnerable adult, and using the majority to pay down her mortgage.
"I think the fair kind of returned to where we want it to be as a fun place for families to get together and do all the fun things that a fair should be," Olmsted County Sheriff's Capt. James Schueller said.
A Tuesday pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Rochester that reached speeds of 70 to 75 miles per hour was called off. Law enforcement would find the vehicle Wednesday, leading to the arrest of a man and woman.
