So you thought you knew Winona well. Even old-timers might learn, or relearn a thing or two.

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WINONA, Minn. — The Winona Historical Society resumes its annual walking tours Saturday at the museum downtown on Johnson Street. The tours were designed mostly or shore excursions for steamboat tourists, but, said Carrie Johnson, museum director, townspeople are welcome. Two tours, each an hour, are offered.

> Windom Park District. Reminders of the era when Winona had the most millionaires per capita in the nation and built homes to match their wealth. You can dip a finger into the Princess We-no-nah fountain at the park. At 10:30 a.m.

> Downtown. For the flavor of a bustling late Victorian river town that lives on in preserved buildings  and careful restorations. At12 p.m. Charge: $6 to $10.

EYOTA, Minn. – State police arrested a driver at the Kwik Trip store in Eyota in connection with a stabbing at a Rochester trailer park. The stabbing had been less than an hur earlier. A trooper spotted the man on Interstate 90 and followed him into Eyota. The man, age 37, was taken to the Olmsted County jail.

Earlier: Man takes knife in belly in trailer house fight

Dawn breaks. Over landmark Mississippi dam at Minneapolis

Out and about? Army Corps  offers self-guided visits

MINNEAPOLIS — The Army Corps of Engineers reopened its Lock and Dam 1 visitor center. The center had been closed during the CoVid pandemic. Times: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week at 5000 West River Parkway in Minneapolis. Lockmaster Richard Weitzel said the self-guided tours offer hands-on perspective of a working lock and dam. Cost: Free.

A star’s biography. Maxine was admitted to the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center in 1999 with lead toxicity and an injured wing. The medical team treated the toxicity, but because of the damage to her left elbow, she couldn’t be released tback to the wild. Instead she was trained to be an “education ambassador” for 24 years and participated in 6,000 programs. Her visits included legislative hearing, scientific meetings, and national appearances. Image: Patrick O’Leary

Arthritis had been progressing 20-some years

St. PAUL Minn. – The bald eagle Maxine, whose life was mostly at the Raptor Center, has been euthanized with the end-stage arthritis that plagued her since 1999. Her keepers met last week and agreed tearfully that her pain medicines were no longer effective. Compression was hurting her spine, left knee, many points on both wings and legs. They cushioned their loss sharing stories about Maxine as a show off and loving it.

In her glory. As crowds cheered at the old Huntington football stadium at the University of Minnesota.

Bald eagle profile

The average lifespan of bald eagles in the wild is 20 years. The oldest confirmed age in the wild was 38 years of age. In captivity, they can live longer. One captive eagle lived almost 50. Among North America birds, only California condors are larger. Male bald eagles average 12 pounds, females 9 pounds. Wingspan is 6 to 7-1/2 feet. Although once nearly extinct, they have become protected under law as the U.S. national bird, and their population is growing.

WINONA, Minn. — A Winona woman, very drunk, was arrested banging on a guest’s hotel room door about 3:30 in the morning. This was at Day’s Inn on the Far West End. At the jailhouse, police tested Cheyenne Marie Brunger, 32, for her blood alcohol level. It was 0.28% — 20 points higher the sober-drunk legal break-off point. Police didn’t actually see Bringer at the wheel, but in the hotel she admitted that her Dodge was outside and that she had been drinking before driving over to the hotel. Her car keys were on her person, police said. Why the rowdy behavior and banging? The hotel guest, a woman, said she couldn’t explain Brunger’s behavior and that she just wanted to get away.

Brunger. Booked for drunken driving. Also her driving license had ben suspended.

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man was stabbed in the abdomen by another man inside a trailer house at the Parkside Mobile Home Park in southeast Rochester. Police said the man was drifting in and out of consciousness when they arrived.  At a hospital his injuries were described as non-life threatening. Police didn’t release the man’s name immediately but said he was 32 years old. This was about 5:30 a.m. A woman inside trailer was cut by the knife when she tried to intervene, police said. Her wound appeared superficial and not requiring hospital attention.

RED WING, Minn. —  \A Red Wing man, Hunter McCutchen, 27, was charged with punishing and killing a 2-month-old infant three days ago at an address on Red Wing’s south side. The criminal complaint lists five counts of manslaughter. McCutchen was arrested about 12:30 a.m. – 2-1/2 days after a woman called 911. At the scene officers reported McCutchen was performing resuscitation on the child. This was about 12 p.m. Tuesday. They described the child as pale with purple eyelids and unresponsive. McCutchen explained, police said, that he had been feeding the infant on the living room couch, then got up briefly and returned to find the infant suddenly unresponsive. Police reported there was either milk or formula in a cupholder of the couch  and a marijuana pipe on the kitchen counter. The child was taken to the Red Wing hospital. Emergency room staff performed compressions for 50 minutes and finally detected a heartbeat. The infant was then airlifted 50 miles to a Rochester hospital. The incident was in the 500 block of Maple Street.

McCutchen. Charges include culpable negligence and creating unreasonable risk

Itemized details

The criminal complaint alleged these details:

> An emergency room physician noted abnormal bruising on the child. An X-ray showed multiple bilateral rib fractures in various stages of healing, as well as, a healing clavicular fracture that was “highly suggestive of no accidental trauma.” Imaging of the infant’s head and brain showed multiple areas of bleeding on the brain, as well as loss of brain function.

> The 911 caller told police she had been nervous about leaving the infant alone with McCutchen. He “plays too roughly.” she said.

>Nonetheless she bad left the child with McCutchen. She returned home found him attempting cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. She called 911.

> Police arrived and found a situation “very traumatic with lots of screaming, wailing in pain, intense crying..” The woman and McCutchen were holding onto each other, There was a 4- or 5-year-old girl at the scene.

> The day after the death the woman called McCutchen and recorded the conversation. In the call, police said, McCutchen admitted: “I just got so overwhelmed” and “I wasn’t thinking.” He admitted too that “put my hand over the child’s mouth, but it wasn’t like “a death grip or anything.”

> An earlier routine checkup had found the child a healthy 8-week-old.

WINONA, Minn. –A Winona man, Johua Ryan Rasmussen, 22, was booked for driving drunk and with expired plates. This was about 1:05 a.m. at Johnson and Wabasha streets.  Police said Rasmussen failed the standard field sobriety tests and at the jail tested at 0.10% blood-alcohol content —  20% higher than allowed by law for driving. Police said he admitted to two drinks.

WINONA, Minn. – Road rage ended in a confrontation and a busted side mirror on one of the vehicles. Police were told one driver, his windows open and his music blaring at top volume, had roared past another driver in the residential 600 block of West Sanborn. The second driver gave chase. The race stopped with the cars side by side and so close that the side mirror of one vehicle was torn off. The drivers were both adults, police said. Yes, old enough to know better and both male. This wa about 9:30 p.m. In a quick retrospect, the second driver told police he wished he had handled the situation differently. Now he has a side mirror to replace.

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — A Pine Island teacher was arrested in a  sexually assault case reported by a a 14-year-old student. Lindsey Schneeberger, 24, was arrested at her Rochester home, where the assault reportedly occurred. At Pine Island, 18 miles norther of Rochester, Schneeberger taught physical education and coached.

Schneeberger. Booked on two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct.

WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration, which tracks such things, reported the most popular names for babies in Minnesota in 2022 were Oliver for boys and for girls Charlotte. And not a Sue among them. In Wisconsin it was Henry and, also, Charlotte. The leading names and their occurrences:

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WINONA Minn. — A Winona man targeted in multiple graffiti attacks that suggested he was dealing drugs may or may not be aware of the attacks. Deputy Police Chief Jay Rasmussen said there was no reason to alert the victim. The man, according to the spray-painted graffiti, was “killing people with Fentanyl.” The man, age 28, has no court record aside from minor traffic violations. What promoted the accusations remains unknown. Meanwhile, the graffiti has been painted over by proprietors of the businesses where they occurred.

Earlier: Identical message in two graffiti attacks

DESOTO, Wis. – The Army Corps of Engineers has reopened Blackhawk Park partially as crews continue to clean up debris from Mississippi River floods and to repair damage. Kevin Berg, in charge of park, said that many areas remain closed for public safety reasons. The West Loop camping area is open but full-up for the Memorial Day weekend, Berg said. The Green Lake boat landing is open. So too Picnic Shelter 3 but on a first-come, first-served basis.

Park profile

Blackhawk Park is a two-acre property 30 miles south of LaCrosse, a couple miles. north of DeSoto. The park has 500 tof Mississippi River frontage. There is a public boat launch with trailer parking, a fully stocked store and bait shop, 11 campsites and 37 boat slips.  The park is where the final battle of the Blackhawk War, known as the Battle of Bad Axe, in 1832.

WINONA, Minn. – A Winona driver trying to beat a train at a crossing made it — but not before clipping the arm of the crossing-gate as it was coming down. The train, a Canadian Pacific freight at 30 mph on the single-track mainline, kept on going undamaged. This was about 5:15 p.m. at Fifth and Jackson streets on the West Side. A witness called police and followed the motorist, whom police found a few blocks away. John Michael Oevering, 41, said he had braked for the flashing red lights but was too too late, so he accelerated across. Police cited him for violating the crossing signals and also hit and run. Too, he can expect a bill from the Canadian Pacific for repair the banged-up crossing arm and its dangling. red flasher.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – A Stewartville motorcyclist was injured although not severely when her bike laid down on her way into Stewartville about 9:45 a.m. Rhonda Lynn Lawstuen, 51, was taken 14 miles to a Rochester hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening. The accident was on U.S Highway 52 southbound. She was on a 2000 Harley Davison Cruiser.

WINONA, Minn. – Police Chief Tom Williams confirmed that an outside investigator hired by the county attorney has begun on-site work on the Maddi Kingsbury disappearance.  Williams broke silence on the appointment of veteran investigator Phillip Prokopowicz when asked about it at a routine morning news conference. The question was whether Prokopowicz had introduced himself around the department. Williams said yes, he had met Prokopowicz. He was asked when this was. The chief said he couldn’t recall exactly. Heferred cut off further questuioins and referred reporters to County Attorney Karin Sonneman. It was Sonneman who, disappointed that the police investigation apparently had dead-ended, brought Prokopowicz out of retirement. He had been the deputy chief prosecutor in Dakota County, which has a population 10 times greater than Winona County. The Winona Police Department’s partner agency in the Kingsbury case, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. has also been recalcitrant about discussing the role of Prokopowicz. An MCPA spokesperson in St. Paul. Bonney Bowman, confirmed, when asked, that Prokopowicz had been brought on to work in “a consulting capacity” on the Kingsbury case. She offered no details.

Earlier: Family hopeful at new leadership in Maddi search

At April 5 news conference. MCPA facilitator Bowman and Winona Police Chief and Williams.

WINONA, Minn. – The Fire Department reported 29 emergency medical calls plus 11 fire calls in recent days:

> Tuesday, May 23: 4 medical calls plus 1 fire call.

> Monday, May 22: 2 medical calls plus 1 fire call.

> Sunday, May 21:   2 medical calls plus no fire calla.

> Saturday, May 20: 5 medical calls plus 1 fire call.

> Friday, May 19: 6 medical calls plus 3 fire calls.

> Thursday, May 18: 6 medical calls plus 3 fire calls

> Wednesday, May 17: 4 medical calls plus 2 fire calls.

Earlier: Emergency, fire crews 40 calls

WINONA, Minn. – Police gave chase to a crotch-rocket biker with an ear-busting roar and at 50 mph on a downtown street. The guy just went faster, through a red light on Huff Street to Highway 61 and then north. The officer backed off for fear the speeds were too risky but called ahead for an intercept in suburban Goodview. There an officer clocked the biker, still on Highway 61, at 120 mph. Again prudence dictated not pursuing at crazy speeds. This was about 1:20 a.m. In the blur nobody caught the bike’s license number, but the  bike was blue-black with loud, very loud, exhausts. The driver was wearing black and, with an paradoxical nod to safety, a helmet. It was white.