A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED IN A FIERY CRASH ON HIGHWAY 371 NORTH OF BAXTER. THE VEHICLES WERE HEADING SOUTH WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL, A 78-YEAR OLD BRAINERD WOMAN WAS STOPPED IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE, WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A 59-YEAR OLD MINNEAPOLIS MAN BEHIND HER. THAT’S WHEN A CROW WING COUNTY SHERIFF’S FORD EXPLORER REAR ENDED THE 2ND VEHICLE PUSHING INTO THE OTHER. THE DEPUTY WAS MATTHEW WAYNE JORGENS. HIS INJURIES WERE MINOR, WHILE THE OTHERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY HOSPITAL, BUT WERE NON-LIFE THREATENING.
41-YEAR OLD JOSE RAMON GONZALEZ-RESENDIZ OF NEW JERSEY HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO TRANSPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO THE US FROM CANADA. TWO OTHER CO-DEFENDANTS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SENTENCED TO 24 AND 18 MONTHS ALSO. IT’S RELATED TO AN ATTEMPT THAT OCCURRED IN MARCH, NORTH OF LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA.
IF YOU HAD ENTERED THE LOTTERY FOR A BEAR HUNTING LICENSE AND WERE SELECTED, NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 IS THE DEADLINE TO PURCHASE YOUR LICENSE. THE DNR OFFERED 4,035 LICENSES AND ANY SURPLUS ONES WILL BE ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 AT NOON.
THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AT A RESIDENCE IN GARRISON, IN AITKIN COUNTY, AFTER A 2-YEAR OLD BECAME UNRESPONSIVE DUE TO EXPOSURE TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. THE CHILD IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER EVENTUALLY BEING AIR LIFTED TO A TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL. UPON SEARCHING THAT RESIDENCE, ANOTHER TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WAS FOUND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CRUSHED FENTANYL, AND FIVE OTHER JUVENILES WERE TAKEN INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. A 31-YEAR OLD MAN, 27 YEAR OLD WOMAN, AND 47 YEAR OLD WOMAN WERE ARRESTED. 304 PILLS WERE SEIZED FROM THE RESIDENCE.
A Funeral Service for Leona B. Otto of Wannaska, MN will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:00AM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at Golden Valley Cemetery in Wannaska, MN.
Leona passed away at the age of 83.
A Memorial Service for Michael G. Tveit of Warroad, MN will be held on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 2:00PM at the Gardens Arena in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 30, 2023 from 5-7PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN and also one hour prior to the service at the arena.
Michael passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 21, 2023 at the age of 38.
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