GALESVILLE, Wis. — The Galesville City Council has a pending agenda item about new Flock surveillance cameras that scan moving vehicles. A Galesville man, Andy Parrish, claims the cameras were installed without approval from the City Council. Parrish wants the cameras deactivated. He has threatened to sue. The Flock-branded devices are used by police to identify license plates, makes, models, and unique features.

WABASHA, Minn. — The man accused of a grisly death inside a camper at a Mazeppa campground in August made his first appearance before a Wabasha County judge. It was a routine step in the judicial process to advise Stanley Alam Munstermann, 69, of Madison, Minnesita, of the charges and to assure he had legal representation.  A further hearing was scheduled for mid-March.  Munstermann, 69, is accused two counts of second-degree murder and of manslaughter in the death of  a Lakeville woman in her camper after a night at the campground bar.

Earlier: Arrest made in Mazeppa campground murder

SPARTA, Wis. — A female nurse was ordered to prison for 1-1/2 years for sex with a drug-court patient, then lying that he had been raped her. Judge Paul Curran found Melissa Knutson guilty of misconduct in public office and obstructing an investigator with her fabricated account. The judge, plainly agitated at Knuts0n, offered no grace for her to get her affairs in order. To prison immediately, right now., he commanded.  She was cuffed on the spot. The bailiff took her away. The prosecutor in the case, Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger, called Knutson’s behavior “despicable” and “an embarrassment to nurses everywhere.”

Knutson. From Readsburg in nearby Sauk County.

WINONA, Minn. — A homeless woman, apparently hungry, stole a banana and a jug of chocolate milk, a Kwik Trip clerk told police. Officers found Kayla Mae Gile, age 34, nearby and cited her for shoplifting. The value of the merchandise, which also included a soda pop: $3.78. This was about 10:20 a.m. at Huff and Sarnia streets.

Countdown to occupancy: Seven months. Tallest girders for section to garage fire trucks. The $3.4 million facility also to house police. On Fremont Street just off U.S. Highway 14. Image: Steve Lunde

Earlier: Final goodbyes soon for Lewiston fire station

Earlier: Lewiston replacing squeezed emergency quarters

AUSTIN, Texas — A promising amateur athlete in Minnesota mixed martial arts circles died after taking a bullet in a mass shooting at the crowded Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in the Austin entertainment district. Jorge Pederson, age 30, was among three persons killed and 13 injured before police killed the shooter. This was about 2 a.m. Pederson had moved to Austin from Minnesota two weeks ago. In Minnesota he was active in Rochester’s Med City Fighting Champions program. He was a native of Glenwood in western Minnesota and a graduate of North Dakota State University. Authorities in Texas have yet to identify the shooter’s motivation. There was no evidence the attack was targeted. About the shooter, this much is known:

> The gunman drove a Cadillac Escalade past Buford’s several times before stopping, turning on the hazard lights on, and opening fire out the window on a patio.

> He then parked on a side street, got out of his vehicle, and began shooting at people with a pistol and a rifle.

> A police tactical team, coincidentally nearby, arrived a minute later and fatally shot the man outside the bar. He never made it inside.

Police identified the shooter as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, age 53. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal. His history included mental health issues, a police records check found. Diagne was wearing a sweatshirt reading “Property of Allah.” An undershirt had an Islamic Republic Iranian flag. He had an Ilam holy book in his vehicle.

Pederson. Known as Jorge “Trap” Pederson among Minnesta martial arts  fans. At his Rochester  gym he exuded a welcoming, warm and tough presence, friends sad.

WINONA, Minn. — Police officers on routine patrol on the West Sid3 spotted a woman they recognized as wanted on a local arrest warrant. During t the arrest 4.2 grams of meth were found in a front pants pocket, the officers said. The meth was in two clear plastic baggies, officers said. Sherina Laedna Drake, age 22, was taken to jail for the warrant and booked also for the meth. The arrest was about 7:40 p.m. near Broadway and Liberty streets. Drake has been in an out of jail in Winona and LaCrosse over the years.

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First-class downtown. When the Milwaukee brewer Schlitz was burnishing its brand with classy hotels, it chose Third and Johnson streets in Winona as one of its sites. The Schlitz Hotel was premier lodging for travelers from 1892 to 1921, when Schlitz ended its dabbling as a hotelier. Subsequent tenants paid homage to the building’s architectural significance and kept up street-view appearances. In 1982 the Schlitz Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It’s still a community treasure albeit no longer for overnight travelers. Image: Steve Lunde

Across the street

An architectural monstrosity. How did the CenturyTel call center get through the city zoning process.

Basketball (boys): Rochester Century Panthers 63, Rochester Marshall Rockets 44

Basketball (boys): Rochester Mayo Spartans 84, Austin Packers 45

Basketball (boys): Roseville Concordia Beacons 88, Rochester Math-Science 69

NODINE, Minn. — A long-distance trucker was hurt, albeit not seriously, when he went off Interstate 90 near the Nodine exit. The 2025 International straight truck. hit a sign and ended up on its side in the ditch. An ambulance took Damien Osiris Frazier, age 46, of Germantown, Maryland, to a LaCrosse hospital 18 miles away. The accident was about 6 p.m. Winona County deputies said Frazier was eastbound toward Wisconsin. Pavement was dry.