Soccer (men): St. John’s 5, Saint Mary’s 1

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — A car went off Interstate 90 and rolled into a ditch. The two occupants were taken 23 miles to a Rochester hospital with sustainable injuries:

> Kimberly Ann Kongnso, 47, of Farmington, driver of the Hyundai Santa Fe.

> David Chester Oium, 85, of Westby, Wisconsin, a passenger.

The accident was about 2:10 p.m. at the St. Charles exit. The vehicle was westbound toward Rochester.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — An Eau Claire man has been charged with using artificial intelligence techhology to create child pornography. Anthony Loiselle, 42, was accused on four counts, one was for planting the face of a 10-year-old neighbor girl on a nude body, according to the criminal complaint. “Why?” he was asked. “I’m fucked up,” he told investigators. The arrest followed a tip from state-level child porn trackers

Under construction plastic-wrap.  On the site of the Black Horse bar, grill and volleyball playground, all of which were leveled by fire in January, a smaller, sleeker venue is coming along. There will be no semblance to the familiar rambling wood tinderbox that was there before. Remaining, however, is the landmark black horse likeness that survived the inferno. So too a weathered announcement that Pickwick musician Bruce Greenwood was due to perform soon.  Image Steve Lunde

Earlier: Black Horse imperiled: “What? No hydrants!”

Earlier: Fire crews monitor Black Horse ruins for flare-ups

Earlier: Fire destroys Black Horse bar along Highway 61

Volleyball: Winona Cotter Ramblers 3, Dodge Center Triton Cobras 1

Volleyball (girls): Chatfield Gophers 3, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 1

Volleyball (girls): Caledonia Warriors 3, Dover-Eyota Eagles 1

WINONA, Minn. — A driver showed signs of intoxication in a traffic stop near Sarnia and Franklin Streets and was arrested, police said. In a blood-alcohol test Aaron Shelley Jr., age 21, of Richfield, registered 0.11%, almost half again as much as acceptable to drive. The stop was about 7:40 p.m. for driving without headlamps. A passenger, Jackson Meyer, age 20, was cited for underage consumption.

Or a big beautiful green gourd? You choose. In LaCrosse at Salon on George at 2105 George Street.  Image: Steve Lunde

WINONA, Minn. – A store agent at the Fleet Farm mega-hardware store pursued a shopper who bypassed check-out lanes with a cart loaded with $1,600 in power tools, police were told. Confronted in the parking lot, the man abandoned the cart and fled. Police said they have the man’s car plate numbers.

WINONA, Minn. — Attorneys for the Winona-Rochester Diocese have a until November 11 to challenge a new $4.5 million jury award for sexual abuse. Guilt is no longer an issue. Up for review by Judge Nancy Buytendorp are details of the pay-out and even the total. At the $4.5 million decreed by the jury, the settlement is among the largest in the so-called “choir boy cases” against the Diocese going back decades.

Earlier: Jury to Diocese: Pay $4.5 million for priest’s abuse

LACROSSE, Wis. – A 19-year-old Onalaska man was charged with shooting an older brother three time in a backyard argument. The brother was not wounded seriously. Now accused on felony counts was Benjamin Schneider. The shooting was October 1, a Wednesday, in the 1500 block of 10th Street South in LaCrosse. It was preceded, according to the criminal complaint, by Benjamin Schneider pointing a gun at his father in what family later called a mental health episode. Then Benjamin drove to his brother’s place in LaCrosse and shot the brother. Benjamin left but later turned himself in at the hospital where his brother was being treated for non-life-threatening wounds. Police found two .22 caliber rifles in Benjamin’s vehicle. Police quoted Benjamin that he shot in self-defense: “I sincerely felt like my life was in danger.”

Schneider. Charges: Recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon.

Soccer (women): Bemidji State 2, Winona State 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey said Minneapolis is resolved to uphold its Separation Ordinance that precludes police, firefighters and other municipal employees from participating in federal immigration enforcement. The city has been under Trump criticism for providing sanctuary for immigrants. The criticism peaked last week when the Trump secretary for homeland security, Kristi Noem, escalated the attack on Minnesota officialdom in a fiery speech at Fort Snelling. Frey’s response:

WINONA, Minn. – Two boaters ended up in the water on Lake Winona when their fishing boat capsized. With assistance from a bystander, one of them swam safely to shore. The other clung to the overturned vessel until firefighters in their rescue boat could reach him from the Huff Street tourist information center. This was about 4 p.m. The lake is 38 feet deep in places. Neither person required medical attention.

LACRESCENT, Minn. —A LaCrescent driver was injured in a collision at Shore Acres Road on the causeway to LaCrosse. Vyrleen Kay Moore, 81, was taken to a LaCrosse hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This was about 2:50 p.m. Moore was driving a 2013 Toyota Camry and entering combined. U.S. Highways 14 and 61, known locally as The Pike. Unhurt in a 2013 Toyota Camry heading toward LaCrescent were:

> Mark Richard Vale, 68, of Hokah.

> Jeanne Elizabeth Vale, 67, of Hokah.

ALMA, Wis. — A Plum City motorcyclist rear-ended a 5,800-pound vehicle and was critically injured. Paul Retzer was taken 12 miles to the Wabasha hospital, then airlifted 50 miles farther to a higher-level trauma facility in Rochester. The accident was about 2:10 p.m. Buffalo County deputies said the vehicle, a 2003 Ford Expedition, was making a left turn onto Spooner Road. This was on U.S. Highway 35 north of Alma toward Nelson. The vehicle driver, Margaret Ruff of Alma, and a juvenile passenger were not hurt.

COLD SPRING, Minn — Minnesota Republicans, who consistently have opposed equal rights for transgender persons, denounced a new state Supreme Court ruling.  The Court ruled that companies offering public services must accept transgender guests and clients.  House Speaker Lisa Demuth, a Cold Spring Republican, issued a statement the focused on the issue of biological boys in girls sports: “This issue is ultimately about safety and fairness, and Minnesotans overwhelmingly agree that their daughters and granddaughters should not be forced to compete against boys.”

Earlier: A Supreme Court boost for transgender rights

Comment: On transgender girls in sports

Image: Minnesota Natural Resources Department

Fall Brilliance Report Number 6. In most of Minnesota, including the southeast counties, the fall colors have peaked.  An exception: Fillmore County, which is lagging a bit. Highs the next few days are predicted in the 50s and 60s with hazy, calm days and cool nights — close but not quite warm enough to qualify as Indian Summer. “Indian Summer”? A non-official meteorology term for a warm interlude before winter. Aboriginal peoples saw it as an unexpectedly longer fall hunting season.

Earlier: Fall Brilliance Report Number 6

3-1/2 block march. Drummers set the cadence. Focus was to rally against Trump troop deployments that Trump aides have warned are in the works. Posters covered a range of grievances, including tariffs, food prices, healthcare and a tilt in the nation’s economic structure to favor the well-off. Images: Mercad9 Media

Among messages: Minnesotans welcome immigrants