Former K-M School Board member facing additional charges
Kim David KROC-AM NEWS
March 11, 2010
A Kasson man has been charged in Olmsted County Court with felony criminal sexual conduct, accused of having sexual contact with a teenage girl last year while on a drive on a rural road near Rochester. The girl - who was 15 at the time - says she was at a Rochester wrestling meet in January, 2009 with 37-year old Steven Allen and agreed to go for a ride with him. The girl was a friend of Allen's son, who was taking part in the wrestling meet. Allen was charged earlier in Dodge County Court with felony criminal sexual conduct involving the same girl. Allen was a member of the Kasson-Mantorville School but stepped down before the initial charges were filed.
Man charged with youth basketball tournament assault
Minnesota News Network
March 11, 2010
A Minneapolis man has been charged with felony assault for an altercation that occurred during a youth basketball tournament in Burnsville last month. Prosecutors say 48-year-old Robin Johnson was asked to stop yelling at referees during a game between sixth-graders, and was eventually asked to leave. A tournament official was about to call for help from the police when his cell phone was knocked from his hand and he was allegedly assaulted by Johnson. The 50-year-old victim lost one tooth and has two fractured teeth as a result of the attack.
Flood warnings posted around Minnesota
Minnesota News Network
March 11, 2010
The National Weather Service continues to post flood warnings and watches in Minnesota. An overland flood warning has been issued for Clay, Norman and Wilkin Counties in northwestern Minnesota, where roads in some areas are already covered with water. Flood warnings have also been issued for the Red River at Breckenridge, and the Minnesota River at New Ulm, Jordan and Shakopee. Olmsted County officials have imposed a “no wake” status on Lake Zumbro because water levels have risen high enough that waves from boats could cause damage along the shoreline.
U of M Regents approve first part of UMR campus
Andy Brownell, KROC AM News
March 12, 2010
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents today voted to approve two agenda items dealing with the future of the U of M-Rochester campus. The Regents authorized the purchase of the parcel of land at 701 South Broadway for the development of a future campus on the south edge of downtown Rochester. The purchase price is just over a million dollars. The "U" is still working to finalize an agreement for the purchase of the adjacent property at 617 South Broadway, and that's expected to come up for a vote at a future meeting of the Regents. The Board also approved a ten-year lease for the majority of the space in a 9-story building planned at a site along 1st avenue southwest next to Bilotti's restaurant. UMR will have 84 apartment units for student housing, along with some classroom and lab space in the new building, which the "U" hopes to occupy before the start of the 2011 fall semester. The City of Rochester is contributing nearly $6-million dollars from the city's sales tax to help finance the project.
Rochester man admits chasing couple with pickup truck
Kim David, KROC AM News
March 12, 2010
A Rochester man accused of using his pickup truck to terrorize a couple in late December pleaded guilty today and will be sentenced next month. The criminal complaint filed against 31-year old Darin Strain contained 15 counts, including felony assault. Under a plea agreement reached today, Strain admitted to a terroristic threats charge and DUI and the others were dismissed. According to the complaint, a man and woman tried to break up a confrontation at a local bar and Strain was one of those involved. When he threw a drink at them, they decided to leave. The two told police Strain followed them in his pickup truck, at times cutting in front of them to force them to slow down and also trying to force them off the road. As this was going on, they called 911 and officers arrived a short while later and pulled Strain over.
Former Chisholm cop charged with murder
Minnesota News Network
March 12, 2010
Authorities have charged a old former police officer in a fatal shooting at a bar in the northeastern Minnesota town of Chisholm last Saturday. Jason Musburger is facing murder and other charges. Prosecutors say the 47-year old confronted his ex-wife in the bar, left, then returned with a gun, shooting three men before being hit in the head with a chair by another patron. Killed in the shooting was 40-year old Edward Walberg. Musburger worked with the Chisholm Police Department in the 1980s before taking a job with the city's water department.
Elton Hills house hit by bullet
Kim David, KROC AM News
March 12, 2010
A Rochester teenager who was doing her homework last night suddenly felt a bullet land on her. A Police Department spokesman says someone fired the small caliber bullet through a window of the teen's house in the 3000 block of 8th avenue northwest around 9 o'clock. The bullet went through a closet door, a box of dishes and then through a wall before landing on the bed the 13-year old girl was on. She was not hurt. The spokesman says residents reported hearing several shots but officers could only find the one bullet that hit the house in the Elton Hills neighborhood.