RACINE, Minn. — A Byron motorcyclist died when he lost control on wet pavement three miles south of Racine. Mower County deputies said that Kenneth Edward Tlougan, 62, was trying to avoid colliding with a minivan that was in the process of turning. This was about 2:40 p.m. at U.S. Highway 63 and State Highway 16, Tlougan was on a vintage 1981 Suzuki MC. No one in the minivan was injured: Corryn Phoenix Besse, 18, of Byron, the driver, and Melissa Lorene Besse, 46, of Byron, a passenger.
