Crime And Courts
La Crosse man admits to Winona burglaries
A La Crosse, Wis., man admitted Thursday he committed a string of burglaries and escaped from custody by fleeing a Duluth, Minn., treatment center.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Mugger gets more than 4 years in prison; victim asks judge to show mercy
A Winona man brutally beaten in a random mugging again asked for mercy for his attackers.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Rushford man admits selling methodone to police informant
A Rushford, Minn., man admitted Wednesday he sold methadone to a police informant.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Sex abuse suspect misses another court date
Prosecutors say they've had enough of Donald Warren Blake Sr., an 88-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a child.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Investigation into drug operation going slowly
The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department has not assigned a full-time investigator to probe a large-scale marijuana growing operation busted last month, saying it doesn't have the resources.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Jury finds man not guilty of assault
A jury acquitted a Winona man Tuesday of trying to run over a man and woman in his car.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Round two of fight leads to injuries, arrests
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A 21-year-old man injured during an April brawl in Winona was knocked unconscious early Saturday in downtown La Crosse when the fight between two groups reignited, authorities said.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Sackett back in court for more charges
A Winona man convicted this summer of breaking into an apartment and preventing a woman from leaving is on trial for attempting to drive a car over her and another man.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Home raided in deer baiting case
State conservation officers raided a suspected Winona County deer poacher’s home Friday night, seizing guns, deer bait and the rack from an illegally killed eight-point buck.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Arrest made in Minneapolis stabbing death
MINNEAPOLIS - Someone who lived near a man who was fatally stabbed in northeast Minneapolis has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…
Pastor to offer released Winona inmates a fresh start
Between exposed wooden beams and brick walls, the Rev. Warren Green doesn't just see unfinished work. He sees a fresh start.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Winona police ticket family for stealing
Shoplifting was a family affair for a Wabasha trio charged with stealing from a Winona business and concocting a tale that may lead to more charges, police said.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Bolstad to stay in jail; judge denies request
A judge has denied James Raymond Bolstad’s motion to be released from jail while prosecutors convene a new grand jury against him for his role in the 1985 murder of Ada Senenfelder.
Nov 14, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Woman get nearly 5 years in prison for infant's death
OLIVIA, Minn. - A woman who backed a minivan over a tent at a southern Minnesota campground and killed a baby is sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison.
Nov 13, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Man admits threat may have caused alarm
A New Hope, Minn., man admitted Thursday he threatened to use force to stay out of prison, but denied saying he would shoot up a Winona court room.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Blair man gets 10 more years in prison for knife attack
A Blair, Wis., man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend and already is in prison will now spend 15 years behind bars.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
