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One Dead, One In Custody in Possible Southern Minnesota Murder Case
North Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities have one person in custody in connection to the death of a man in southern Minnesota. That’s according to a news release issued Tuesday evening by the North Mankato Police Department. So far limited information has been released, however police are referring to...
Fatal Mankato shooting leads to murder charges for Arlington man
MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man accused of fatally shooting another man in a North Mankato apartment has been charged with murder and other alleged crimes related to the shooting. Court documents show Dominic Scott Ellen, 41, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, multiple assault charges, threats...
Two vehicles collide in Arlington Township intersection
Arlington Township, MN – Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 5 and 411th Avenue on Thursday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP), a 2007 Kia Sedona driven by Steven Lester Langhoff, 74, of Lafayette, was traveling southbound on 411th Avenue when it collided with a westbound 2008 Toyota Corolla driven by Emma Marie Riebel, 21, of Mankato, at the intersection.
Former Winnebago mayor and son facing felony drug charges petition to plead guilty to cannabis misdemeanors
(ABC 6 News) – A former Winnebago mayor and his son, originally charged with cultivating around 240 marijuana plants at three addresses, attempted to plead guilty to possessing more than 4 oz. of marijuana apiece in Faribault County Court Wednesday. Scott and Jacob Robertson each entered petitions to plead...
VICTIM, SUSPECT ID’D IN ALLEGED NORTH MANKATO HOMICIDE
The North Mankato Police Department has identified the victim and the suspect in Tuesday’s alleged homicide. Authorities say the victim is 27-year-old John Everette Lutgen-Bernatz and the suspect, 41-year-old Dominic Scott Ellen, is in custody in the Nicollet County Jail awaiting charges. Police responded to the call from a female requesting help at the Village Court Apartments Tuesday morning at 11:30 am. There they found Lutgen-Gernatz dead in an apartment with Ellen also in the apartment. He was arrested without incident. The incident remains under investigation by the North Mankato Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal of Apprehension.
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