A BROOKS, MINNESOTA MAN IS FACING FELONY CHILD TORTURE CHARGES, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER CHARGES AFTER A THIRD PARTY REPORTED SEEING A VIDEO IN WHICH HE BEAT A 12-YEAR OLD CHILD. 34-YEAR OLD JOSEPH COLE WULFSON FACES A POSSIBLE TERM OF 25 YEARS IN PRISON, ALTHOUGH SENTENCING GUIDELINES LIKELY WOULD PUT IT BETWEEN TWO AND NINE YEARS. LAW ENFORCEMENT LEARNED OF THE ALLEGED JULY 6 ATTACK ON JULY 11. WHEN PAYING A VISIT TO THE CHILD’S RESIDENCE, POLICE WERE TOLD THE CHILD HAD GONE TO LIVE WITH GRANDPARENTS FOR A WHILE. AFTER BEING ARRESTED, WULFSON SAID HE WAS PUNISHING THE CHILD FOR LYING. IT WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO BY AN OUTDOOR CAMERA.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON IS ASKING THE COURTS TO REVIEW THEIR RULING THAT MAKES OPEN CARRY PERMITS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE AGED 18-20. THE COURT RULED THAT A LONGSTANDING LAW IN MINNESOTA THAT BARRED THAT AGE GROUP FROM OBTAINING THOSE PERMITS WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE SPILL WAS ANNOUNCED, A COAL ASH SPILL AT A COHASSET POWER PLANT HAS NOW BEEN ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FIVE MILLION GALLONS, EXPONENTIALLY LARGER THAN INITIALLY REPORTED. SOME OF THAT ASH HAD REACHED LOCAL WATERWAYS.
THE MINNESOTA DNR HAS SCHEDULED TWO PUBLIC ONLINE AUCTIONS THAT WILL CLEAR OUT CONFISCATED FISHING AND HUNTING EQUIPMENT. THOSE DATES ARE AUGUST 26 AND OCTOBER 7, WITH BIDDING OPENING ON AUGUST 23 AND OCTOBER 4. AN ONLINE CATALOG OF THE ITEMS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AUGUST 22 AND OCTOBER 3. THE ITEMS WERE ALL CONFISCATED FOLLOWING SERIOUS GAME AND FISH VIOLATIONS.
MUSIC RETURNS TO THE GAZEBO IN ROSEAU THIS THURSDAY FOR THE EVENING CONCERTS AT 6:30. RICK ADAMS IS THIS WEEK’S PERFORMER, WITH THE ROSEAU GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM SERVINGS UP HOTDOGS AND SIDES AS A FUNDRAISER.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION HAD A WRITE UP ON 28-YEAR OLD XAVIER SIBRIAN OF BADGER, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON FEDERAL GUN CHARGES. PURCHASES HE MADE AT A LICENSED ROSEAU FIREARMS DEALER, WERE A PART OF 24 PURCHASES HE MADE AT A TOTAL OF SIX LOCATIONS IN MINNESOTA. HE WAS ALSO IN POSSESSION OF MECHANISMS TO TURN PISTOLS INTO AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, AND HAD HAND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE EXPLOSIVES. HE APPEARED IN FEDERAL COURT IN DULUTH.
A funeral service for Sonja Heyen of Roseau will take place on Friday, August 3, 2024 at Spruce Free Lutheran Church in Roseau at 11:00 am with a visitation an hour prior.
A Memorial Service for Marlene Rudolph of Roseau will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 11:00 am with a visitation an hour prior.
A Memorial Service for Greg Gilbert of Warroad will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad at 2:00 pm with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will take place at a later date at Riverside Cemetery.
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