MINNEAPOLIS — Police Chief Brian O’Hara has resigned amid allegations that he tried to sidetrack investigators who were looking into reports of sexual intimacy with a city employee.  O’Hara, age 47, was hired from New Jersey to be the Minneapolis chief 3-1/2 years ago. Mayor Jacob Frey announced O’Hara’s departure at a news conference:

O’Hara. Started police career as an officer in Newark, New Jersey. Served as public safety director and deputy mayor before taking the chief job in Minneapolis. Married with two children who live on the East Coast.

Baseball: Rochester Lourdes Eagles 7, Caledonia Warriors 1

Golf (boys):Rushford-Peterson Trojans 329, Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 341, Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 356, Adams Southland Rebels 356, Harmony Fillmore Central Falcons 401, Lanesboro Burros 361, Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons 365, Houston Hurricanes 377, Spring Valley Kingsland Knights 389, LeRoy-Ostrander/Grand Meadow 391

Golf (boys): Northfield Riders 292, Lakeville South Cougars 293, Lakeville North Panthers 294, Farmington Siberian Tigers 298, Rochester Century Panthers 301, Albert Lea Tigers 304, Owatonna Huskies  315 (tie) Austin Packers 315, (tie) Rochester Mayo Spartans 325, Faribault Falcons 335, Rochester Marshall Rockets344

Golf (girls): Lake City Tigers 332, Rochester Lourdes Eagles 339, Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 342, Red Wing Wingers 343, Caledonia Warriors 346, Byron Bears 374, Chatfield Gophers 395, Kasson-Mantorville Komets 396, Stewartvilile Tigers 398, Winona Winhawks 404, St. Charles Saints 419, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 466, Winona Cotter Ramblers (incomplete), LaCrescen-Hokah Lancers (incomplete)

Golf (girls): Lanesboro Burros 374, Rushford-Peterson Trojans 376, Harmony Fillmore Central Falcons 404, LeRoy-Ostrander/Grand Meadow 428, Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 433, Adams Southland Rebels 441, Spring Valley Kingsland Knights 448, Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 477), Hayfield Vikings (incomplete), Glenville-Emmons Wolverines (incomplete), Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons (incomplete)

WINONA, Minn. — Police responded to a report of three men flashing guns and pointing them at an 18-year-old on the West Side. When police arrived, about 8:05 p.m., the assailants were gone. The 18-yea-old, with whom police have had dealings, wouldn’t identify his assailants nor even give his own name nor cooperate at all with officers, police said.  This was about 8:05 p.m. in front of a home in the leafy 400 residential block of West Wabasha Street. Police began a neighborhood canvass of doorbell surveillance video.

WINONA, Minn. — Police arrested a Winona man whom a woman said had shown up at her apartment door, accused her of infidelity, grabbed her neck, and hoisted her probably 10 seconds. When he let her down, she said, she told him she was calling the police, and he drove offf. The woman, age 40, told police she couldn’t breathe. This was about 5:30 p.m. in the 420 block of Cottonwood Drive. on the Far West End.  Police located Titus Lamont Spears, age 39, across town in the 1000 block of Sugarloaf Road. He denied any physical assault .Police, however, found the woman’s report credible. He was taken to jail.

WINONA, Minn. –— Police issued a juvenile citation to a 17-year-old girl with a vaping device loaded with marijuana. This was in the 900 block of West Gilmore Avenue near Winona High School.

LACROSSE, Wis. — The LaCrosse airport is inching its way back from 2022 when Delta, the dominant LSE carrier, shut down its service.  The City Council chair Tamra Dickinson, who heads the city aviation board, reported 43,000 passengers last year— roughly 120 a day. The total is the largest since the 2022 Delta setback, Dickinson said. She expressed hope that new flights by the discount carrier Allegiant, twice a week to Forida, will continue the airport’s growth pattern. There also have nee Allegiant flights to Phoenix. LSE servicce to PunteaGardeabetween Fort Myers and Sarasota, Florida, is planned in October.

Earlier: Allegiant Air to add LaCrosse flights=

Earlier: LaCrosse air service still in doldrums

Earlier: Rival discount air carriers merging

Allegiant. Tuesday and Thursday to Orlando began last week.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Taking no chances on risking public safety, a judge set bail at $1 million for a man accused in the gruesome stabbing of his mother over the weekend. Michael Jon Hurlburt, age 27, was arrested at mother’s apartment and held for first-degree murder. Conviction could mean life in prison. An autopsy concluded that the victim was stabbed 44 times, mostly in the neck and upper back. One stab wound punctured her lung. Another severed her jugular.  Another severed her carotid artery.

Earlier: Son arrested in mom’s murder: gives crazytalk

Criminal complaint

In the criminal complaint, investigators quoted Hurlburt that earlier in the day he asked his mother to pick him up at a Dairy Queen in Menomonie because he wanted his last meal before getting arrested. Then he asked to talk with her alone back at her Eau Claire apartment. He admitted to stabbing her 30 to 40 times, investigators said.

DECORAH, Iowa —A Decorah woman pleaded guilty to lacing a gift tray of lasagna with an illegal drug to induce an unsuspecting pregnant woman to miscarry. Amber Snow. age 36, was sentenced on the spot to 10 years in prison. Winnishiek County Judge Kellyann Lekar plost no time ronounceing the sentence. The charges:

> Conspire with intent to deliver the controlled substance oxycodone.

> Committing an enforcible felony.

> Conconsensually terminating a pregnancy.

> Endangering a child.

A parallel case against Snow’s husband remains ustill nresolved in the judicial process.

Earlier: Husband charged in poisoned lasagna scheme

Earlier: Charge: Poisoned lasagna triggered miscarriage

NEW HARTFORD, Minn. — Rescue teams began third day of scouring wildland near deep hardwood forests for a missing LaCrosse man. Ben Klinger, Winona County emergency director, renewed his call for tips about places to check for 22-year-old Elijah McCumber. Klinger asked, however, that the public not join the organized search itself, which could be dangerous in difficult terrain with thickening underbrush.

Earlier: Crisis search expands in dense forests

WARRENS, Wis. — One driver was injured fatally when his pickup was rearended on Interstate 94. Without explanation, authorities declined to release the victim’s name but confirmed he was 68 years old. The accident was about 10:45 p.m. The second driver, a woman whose age was released as 28, was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said both vehicles, a 2017 GMC Sierra and a 2018 Kia Optima, were west-bound toward Black River Falls.

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Baseball: Rochester Mayo Spartans 7, Owatonna Huskies 5

Baseball: Farmington Huskies 4, Rochester Marshall Rockets 0 

Baseball: Lake City Tigers 10, Rochester Lourdes Eagles 0

Baseball: Winona Cotter Ranblers 3, Pine Island Panthers 2

Baseball: Lakeville North Panthers11, Rochester Century Panthers 1

Baseball: New Prague Trojans 5, Lakeville South Cougars 4

Baseball:  Lake City Tigers 10, Rochester Lourdes Eagles 0

Baseball: Caledonia Warriors 9, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 6

Baseball: Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cigars 5, Red Wing Wingers 2

Baseball: Adams Southland Rebels 6, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers 5

Baseball: Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs 6, Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 5

Baseball: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers 13, Mabel-Canton-Cougars 8

Baseball: Houston Hurricanes 12, Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 8

Softball: Adams Southland Rebels 4, Houston 0

Softball: Caledonia Warriors 12, Winona Cotter Ramblers 5

Softball: Chatfield Ramblers 2, Zumbrota Mazeppa Cougars 1

Softball: Winona Cotter Ramblers 10, Chatfield Gophers 6

Softball: Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 5, Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons 4

Softball: Houston Hurricanes 12, Lewiston-Altura Cardinals 8

WINONA, Minn. —  A police officer attempted a speeding stop on Mankato Avenue on the East End, but the driver, he said, wasn’t about to stop. She put pedal. to rhe metal So began a chase on U.S. Highway 61 along Lake Winona and on for four miles to Minnesota City. Speeds reached 120 mph, the officer said. Thankfully traffic on often-busy U.S. 61 was light at the hour — after dark about 9:15 p.m. — as the chase proceeded through five light-controlled intersections. Unable to shake the officer and implored by her passenger to stop, the driver pulled over. The vehicle smelled of alcohol, the officer said.  Sarah Nicole Gierok, 24, of Winona, had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech, the officer said. Also, he said, she admitted to a drink and consuming cocaine: In the vehicle was uncorked booze and in Gierok’s purse was cocaine.

HIXTON, Wis. — A St. Croix Falls woman was arrested on Interstate 94 as driving drunk with children in her car — as well marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The arrest of Alexis Posthumus-Lorentz, age 29, was at the scene of a two-vehicle crash. It was believed there were no serious injuries. Police said that Lorentz’s arrest was her third for impaired driving. She was taken to the Black River Falls hospital for blood-alcohol tests to confirm roadside tests. The children, 9 and 7, were taken into protective custody for placement \Eau Claire.

WABASHA, Minn. — A St. Paul motorcycle crashed off U.S. Highway 61 along Lake Pepin, injuring the driver. Bee Moua, age 45, was taken to tje Lake City hospital with sustainable injuries. The accident was about 3:20 .m. on dry pavement. Moua was helmeted, Wabasha  County deputies said. She was kn a 2007 Yamaha.

accused of stabbing a family member and setting fire to their house from the inside. Tonia J. Schwanke, 45, was arrested at the Buffalo City address even as the fires were still smoldering. Buffalo County Judge Mark Franklin specified that conditions for release, besides cash bail, were “absolute sobriety,” no contact with the victim, and drug and alcohol counseling. Schwanke’s blood tested as 0.16% alcohol when she was arrested —more than twice the legal impairment level. The criminal complaint listed felonies:

> Arson.

> Recklessly endangering safety.

> Domestic abuse and battery.

Conviction could mean 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

Earlier: Stabbing, arson charges face Buffalo City woman

NEW HARTFORD, Minn. — Deputies took K-9 sniffer dogs into the rugged bluffs in extreme southeast Winona County to search for a missing LaCrosse man. Elijah MCumber, age 22, was reported missing two days ago.  His family described him possibly “in crisis.” He was seen last about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. His car was located off County Road 5 on a dead-end Echo Valley Drive. This is near the Houston County line. Except occasional rain showers, the weather has been favorable. Thick new brush and groundcover, however, hinders access in the dense forest. Winona County authorities asked landowners to check outbuildings and hunting blinds.

McCumber. Last seen in a black t-shirt, black baseball cap, gray sweatpants, carrying a black backpack.

Steaming into Rushford 1915. The depot’s refurbishment has included a new foundation and roof and a visitors center ready for tourists.

Local history buffs ready for visitors

RUSHSHFORD, Minn. — The Rushford Area Historical Society is reopening the Rushford train station with a celebration June 9. The Milwaukee Road’s last train from LaCrecent up the Root River to Rushford and on to South Dakota ran in 1980, but the winding river-level roadbed remains as a popular biking trail. The Rushford depot has undergone extensive restoration to keep railroad memories alive. Planned for the celebration on June 9, a Saturday, is street party with local restaurant specials, vendor booths, historic displays and, of course, depot tours.

Earlier: $255,000 museum grant to Rushford historians

WINONA, Minn.  The Winona law enforcement community paid respects to fallen officers at a remembrance ceremony 1-1/2 weeks before Memorial Day to fallen. Honored were:

> Mathew Hamilton, age 51, a city police officer, who died of heart exertion in 1874 after being choked by a vagrant being removed from Winona & St. Peter train depot.

> John Schneider, age 55, a sheriff’s deputy, who died in 1980 when shot while investigating a domestic assault on on Ontario Lane in Goodview.

> Ted Foss. , age 35, a State Patrol trooper, who was hit by a passing truck during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 e in 2000.

About 130 persons gathered at the joint city-county police station Speakers included County Attorney Karin Sonneman, Sheriff Ron Ganrude, and Mayor Scott Sherman. Taps were offered by bugler Jerry Obieglo.

WINONA, Minn. — A deputy first thought a driver might be lost. Out of the oft-confusing rotary intersection at Highway 61 and Mankato Avenue, she signaled a turn, then went straight, then pulled off to the side of the road. The deputy stopped to help. He found Jennifer Lynn Bloomfield, 42, of Winona, reeking of alcohol.. This was about 1:30 a.m. A breathalyzer found her blood as 0.16% alcohol, twice what’s allowed.

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WINONA, Minn. —  A Winona woman is averaging almost one police sop a month for driving with a revoked license. This time a police officer on patrol recognized Ashley Ann Johnson, age 32, and made a stop near King and Lafeyette streets. It was her fourth stop for the same offense so far this year, police said. There also were pre-2026 stops.

Earlier: For her, third time has new consequences

WINONA, Minn. – The beer whose advertising proclaimed it “made Milwaukee famous” — Schlitz — is no more. The current owner, St. Louis-based Pabst, has discontinued production. The Schlitz brand had a 177-year run. For a while was the nation’s biggest brand. In Winona the brand had deep connections. It was second only to locally brewed Bub’s. And in 1882 when Schlitz ventured into the luxury hotel business, it built pnr of its grand plasace in Winna for steamboat, stage and rail travelers. The structure is still at West Third and Johnson streets downtown although now residential apartments and renamed. Since 1982 the structure been listed as the Schlitz Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places.

Across Fourth Street. Where new parking and Phase 2 of the Main Square will adjoin the existing Main Square retail and apartment complex. Masterpiece Hall itself is replacing a gentrified block near Winona’s old combined junior school and high school that was built 1915. Image: Seve Lunde

Earlier: Masterpiece Hall: Dolling up for the ball

Baseball: Rochester Lourdes Eagles 3, Red Wing Wingers 1

Baseball: Lake City Tigers 2, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 1

Baseball: Pine Island Panthers 2, Caledonia Warriors 1

Lacrosse (girls): Rochester Century Panthers 9, Superior Spartans 2