Mark Wasson
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Minnesota man gets over 3 years in 2021 beating death of elderly man
William Hall, 75, was killed in his Austin, Minnesota, home last year during a suspected robbery. All three of the adults found responsible for his death have been sentenced to prison. → Read More
Rochester man given $3M bail for Christmas murder charge
Prosecutors say that Mustafa Rahsad Bush, 39, shot a Rochester woman in the neck, dragged her body into a ditch and attempted to hide evidence of the crime. → Read More
Cannon Falls man facing charges for threatening to kill man who shot his horse with an arrow
Jeffrey Dale Boman, 59, of Cannon Falls, is charged with threats of violence and first-degree damage to property, both felonies. → Read More
Woman charged after depositing $37k in stolen checks in southeast Minnesota
Mindy Jo Jones, 42, of Iowa, is accused of stealing and depositing over $37,000 worth of checks into her personal and business bank accounts. → Read More
South St. Paul man pleads guilty to 2021 murder of Rochester man
Derrick Timothy Days, 29, of South St. Paul, pleaded guilty to murdering Todd Lorne Banks Jr., 28, of Rochester, in June 2021 following a disagreement during a dice game in downtown Rochester. → Read More
Rochester man charged with murder of woman found dead in field
Timothy Daniel Loftus, 41, of Rochester, is facing felony charges related to the murder of a Tia Mercedes Arleth, a woman with close ties to Rochester. Her badly decomposed body was found in an Olmsted County field this summer. → Read More
Man arrested in Pine Island standoff identified
Michael Molitor is in custody at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center; a charging decision is expected Tuesday. → Read More
Man dies in southern Minnesota motorcycle crash
Kenneth Helgeson, 71, of Rose Creek, died following a single-vehicle crash Monday in Freeborn County. → Read More
Minnesota Court of Appeals affirms suspect in Willmar cold case homicide incompetent to aid in defense
Algene Vossen, arrested after DNA evidence linked him to a 1974 killing in Willmar, has been found by a Kandiyohi County District Court judge to be incompetent to stand trial. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed that ruling. → Read More
Montevideo man gets stayed prison sentence, jail time for biting, spitting on deputies arresting him
Chippewa County deputies were called to a domestic dispute last November, and Eric Mulligan fought with them, threatened them, bit one and spit on another before he was taken to jail. He was sentenced to local jail time, probation and a stayed prison sentence. → Read More
Probation, stayed prison sentence ordered in Redwood County child porn case
A Marshall man convicted in Redwood County of possessing pornographic work will avoid prison time if he successfully completes five years of supervised probation. → Read More
Charges dismissed against Willmar man who allegedly stabbed another with knife
The charges against Abdikani Ibrahim — five felonies for allegedly assaulting a man after forcing his way into the man's Willmar apartment in July — have been dismissed. The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office dismissed the case after the State was unable to locate the victim. → Read More
Willmar man given jail time for August 2020 incident threatening police
Justin Eugene Quigley, 42, appeared Jan. 20 before District Judge Stephen Wentzell in Kandiyohi County District Court where Wentzell ordered a 36-month prison sentence to be stayed for seven years while Quigley is under supervised probation. He was also ordered to serve 90 days in the Kandiyohi County Jail and credited four days for time already served. → Read More
Raymond man held on $750K bail on attempted murder charge in Kandiyohi County
Esteban J. Ramos Jr., 36, was ordered held on $750,000 unconditional bail or bond Wednesday in Kandiyohi County District Court for the incident that involved tear gas, a vehicle-mounted ram and Ramos losing a portion of his index finger. → Read More
Bail reduced for Olivia man charged with murder in in woman's July overdose death
Bradley James Westphal, 37, is charged with third-degree murder related to a July 18 incident that resulted in the death of Connie Havens, 57, of Loveland, Colorado, at Westphal's home. → Read More
MACCRAY bus driver who died Tuesday was loved by kids
Bus driver Jean Waltz was remembered fondly at MACCRAY Public Schools Wednesday as a much-loved bus driver and former school paraprofessional. Waltz was found unresponsive in her bus in Tyler Tuesday. She had been waiting in the bus while the MACCRAY girls basketball team played Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. → Read More
Bus driver found dead in southwest Minnesota
A MACCRAY school bus driver was found deceased in Tyler, Minn., while waiting for the school's girls' basketball team Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, according to Tyler law enforcement. → Read More
MACCRAY bus driver found dead in Tyler, Minn.
A MACCRAY school bus driver was found deceased in Tyler, Minn., while waiting for the school's girls' basketball team Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, according to Tyler law enforcement. → Read More
Oklahoma man sentenced to probation for misusing funds of woman living in Willmar care facility
Kevin Wayne Jelley, 57, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was charged with felony financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. He pleaded guilty to using Medical Assistance funds for his own purchases instead of a dependent's expenses, and was given three years of probation. → Read More
Heavy snow storm hitting Willmar early Friday morning, 6 to 9 inches expected
An early Friday morning snow storm is expected to drop about six to nine inches in Willmar. → Read More