GOODVIEW, Minn. — The man who drowned Thursday night at the Airport Lake quarry was Michael Oluwaseun Ogunbayo, age 22, of the east St. Paul suburb of Woodbury. The Winona County sheriff’s office released the name after the family was notified. Three women on a swimming outing with Ogunbayo called called 911 about 8 p.m. Thev said hat he had grabbed the rope hanging from an iconic tree and swung out over the water — a thrilling leap that hundreds of Airport Lake swimmers have experienced for decades.  He resurfaced, then disappeared, the women  told first-responders. The body was located by sonar within 20 mutes or so and retrieved. There was no visible trauma, first-responders said. A small puncture wound in an ankle was attributed to the recovery process. There was no indication of alcohol or drug involvement, deputies  said.

Earlier: Winona’s treacherous Airport Lake claims life

GOODVIEW, Minn. — A man missing at the Airport Lake swimming hole was found after a 40-minute search. Attempts to resuscitate the 22 -year-old man were unsuccessful. Winona County deputies delayed releasing his name until kin were notified. The 911 call had been about 8 p.m. The lake is a 12-acre gravel-mining pit that’s been decommisioned for decades and has filled with spring water. At places it’s 100 feet deep with sudden drop-offs and dramatic and unpredictable shifts in temperature at various depths. Swimming is not recommended. Even so, the shielded isolation of one cove draws young people to cool off, ,especially in hot, steamy weather.

Squint: Maybe you see Wisconsin. The smoky view at the Winona traffic circle looking toward the Wisconsin bluffs a little after 3 p.m. when the smoke pollution particles were at 215 — “unhealthy” for everyone. At the same time the EPA’s Duluth smoke particle sensors exceded 609 — “hazardous” for everyone. A good day for everyone here or there to stay indoors and bring out your old CoVid stockpiles of N95 masks if you absolutely need to go outside. Image: Andy Frank

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DRESBACH Minn. — A snake wrangler removed a rattlesnake from a property just southwest of Dresbach on Oak Hill Drive up to Apple Vlossom Drive. It was the second 911 rattlesnake. call this season to the police dispatcher in Winona.  The call was about 10:45 a.m.

Earlier: Rattler radar /1: Up Gilmore Creek

Lindell saga. Rags to riches to rags. Now to governor? Trump called him the “Pillow Guy” in announcing his endorsement.

Talk about a thumpy landing. Tread marks on County Road 33 tell a story. Pilot guided disabled airplane onto the paved road and survived.

Federal  inspectors yet to sign off on case

UTICA, Minn. — The pilot who crash-landed his light plane last week managed to line up with a rural road after his engine sputtered and he went by a 73-mph stall. Such is suggested by 100 feet jerky rubber marks on paved County Road 33 south of Utica. It was expected that the National Transportation Safety Board will credit the pilot, Glenn Edward Jackson, age 61, of Byron, with skilled airmanship. The Board’s inspectors, who visited the wreckage, are expected to report their conclusions by mid-August. A non-expert visual inspection suggests that Jackson managed to lower his landing gear before hitting the pavement. His nose gear may have crumbled by the impact, veering the craft 90 degrees into a roadside grassy patch. Although injured, Jackson climbed out. There was no fire. Uncertain is how much fuel was left in the Glasair 1RG’s 62-gallon tank. Jackson was flying out of Rochester, 30 miles away. He was alone.

Earlier: Downed plane near Utica under guard

Earlier: Pilot survives crash landing near Utica

Glasair 1RG. A tiny sports plane. Known for maneuverability. Popular with weekend fliers. “Fun to fly,” they say.

RIDGEWAY, Minn. — A youth was airlifted out of remote terrain after falling from the back of a four-heeler. This was off County Road 13 near the Houston County line. The youth, age 18, suffered face cuts, said Winona County deputies. The youth was out looking for a fellow teenager who was late coming home on her own four-wheeler. This was after dark, about 9:30 p.m. The missing teen, a girl, age 13, who had overturned, was found later by deputies and taken by ground ambulance to a hospital. Deputies said the youth with the face injuries was riding in t he back rack of a four-wheeler driven by family member. As he scanned for signs of the missing girl, the door of the rack flung open. He was struck in the face. Neither his injuries nor those of the missing girl appeared life-threatening, deputies said.

LACROSSE, Wis. – Developers have a green light to replace the atrophying Bridgeview Plaza strip mall with a four-story apartment complex of 200 units. Until seven years ago, the mall had been anchored by discount retailer ShopKo, which went out of business. Now the LaCrosse City has rezoned the northside location on Rose Street for a major overhaul. The ShopKo building, now occupied by Blue Zone pickleball courts, will reman. So too the Harbor Freight tool store. New will be two major apartment structures and several outlying buildings. The plan calls for relocating North Country Steak Buffet, now next door. The new apartments will be a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units.  Concept drawings show 90 underground parking stalls.

Good-bye, Bridgeview. The LaCrosse City Council liked what it saw in concept sketches from the Madison-based architectural firm Knothe-Bruce. Pickleball courts, Harbor Freight to remain

RUSHFORD, Minn. — With afternoon highs expected at 100 degrees, the utility MiEnergy declared a “peak alert.” Customers were asked to conserve electrical use from 2 to 6 p.m.to help keep electricity rates stable and affordable.

WINONA, Minn. — Police talked an apparently suicidal man to come down from a railing on an apartment building, where he had climbed. He was taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation. This was about 9:35 a.m. in the 300 block of West Howard Street. Police quoted the man that druggies were hacking his phone and following and harassing him. He had a folder with suicide notes, police said,

PEPIN, Wis. — Three person who died when their \pontoon boat overturned Saturday night on Lake Pepin were from Wabasha, a few miles away in Minnesota. They were:

> Manuel De Angel-Sola, age 52.

> Nicholas Loechler, 46

> Ashley Monson, 37.

Two of them were volunteers with the Wabasha Fire Department. Besides Wabasha, the Department serves outlying Minnesota townships and Alma and Nelson in Wisconsin. In total the Fire Department had 30 active members. The names of three survivors, one of who, was hospitaziwed, haven’t been released. The lead accident investigator, Pepin County Sheriff Curt Struwe, has been slow with updates  on what happened. The accident was reported at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2-1/2 days ago.

Earlier: Wabasha firefighters died in Lake Pepin tragedy

Earlier:Three bodies recovered from Lake Pepin

Earlier: Pepin boaters missing in pontoon wreck

WINONA, Minn. — Police arrested a man well known to them, Christoher Wayne Swinger, after a man reported being followed by Swinger, who had rummaged through his trash outside and then come inside. An argument ensued. This was about 1 a.m. in the 150 block of East Fifth Street. Police classified the incident as “an active disturbance.” Because Swinger is known to carry knives and machetes, officers attempted a pat-down  for weapons. They said Swinger bristled and cursed and refused, all while sweating profusely. They managed to cuff him. In a pants pocket, they said, was a meth pipe. A fuller search found 1.9 grams. Swinger, age 50, who is homeless, was booked at jail for drug possession.

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Swinger. Didn’t want pat-down.

WINONA, Minn. — Police found a 19-year-old Winona man flat on the ground near Fifth and Center streets with a banged-up face. A breath test showed Reilly Joseph Larson’s blood was almost 0.26% alcohol — more than triple the state’s base intoxication level. He had no idea he was at, where he lived, or which direction to go to get there, officers said. Medics were called to determine whether he needed transport to the hospital to have his stomach pumped. After being cleared medically, he was turned over to a friend to take home — and issued a ticket for underage consumption. About his face injuries, the friend said they werevslow to heal from a from a fall at Steamboat Days 1-1/2 weeks ago.

What about July 14th? The corn is tasseling at seven-plus feet along Engen Road in Wisconsin’s southern Trempealeau County. Image: Steve Lunde