The United States Army and Minnesota National Guard recently announced the death of a young soldier at a training exercise in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, earlier this month. Pfc. Connor James McGurran was found unresponsive during a drill, and was transported to a local hospital, where he remained unresponsive and was pronounced deceased. He was […]
Tragic End in St. Michael as Tuber Dies in Crow River
A Maplewood man is dead after his tube flipped on the Crow River in St. Michael, sending him downstream without a life jacket. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office released a statement over the weekend saying a trio of people were tubing on the Crow River in St. Michael around 5 p.m. Saturday, July 6 when […]
DEVELOPING: St. Michael-Albertville Grad Has Died, According to University
In a somber statement released this morning, Concordia University at St. Paul announced the death of a St. Michael native who was studying communications and an accomplished lacrosse athlete at the school. “The Concordia University, St. Paul community mourns a tragic loss of life. We grieve the passing of junior communications major, Tia Zachman, a […]
STMA High School Mourning Death of High School Senior
The St. Michael-Albertville High School community is reeling this holiday week after learning of the death of a student Monday night. School officials reported to STMA High School families that senior Spencer Charlesworth died, suddenly. The school did not release any details of the death. Principal Bob Driver said school counselors would be on hand Tuesday, […]
Recent STMA Graduate Dies in Tragic MN Skiing Accident
A recent St. Michael-Albertville High School graduate died during a skiing outing near Wabasha, Minnesota, over the weekend. Bethany Becker, 19, a member of the Class of 2017, was killed when she failed to navigate the bottom of a slope at the Coffee Mill Ski Area. She was attempting the run on Fall Hill, which […]
New Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group Begins Soon in Monticello
St Michael, Monticello moms team up to fill a void.
Addison Gutzwiller with her parents, Ashley and Kurt (left), and Jacob Massmann Two local women, Kathleen Massmann of Monticello and Ashley Gutzwiller of St. Michael, share the heartache of a similar tragedy. They each had children die shortly after their births; Ashley and her husband, Kurt, lost their daughter Addison in 2010. Kathleen and her […]
Report: Angler Dies in Boat on St. Michael Lake
First responders were called to Beebe Lake around noon on Thursday, May 12 after witnesses inquired about a boat that had been sitting on the lake, apparently with no one in it. Upon closer inspection, authorities – tipped by other witnesses, found a man unconscious in his boat around 12:22 p.m., according to a Wright County […]
Fund Established for Family of Tyson Kinney
The Albertville boy, 9, died suddenly last week.
Family and friends have put together a special fundraiser for the family of Tyson Kinney, the 9-year-old Big Woods Elementary student who passed away last week at the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital. The fund can be found here, or via the widget below. According to the site, the fund is established to “support […]
Buffalo Pediatrician Glen Pfister, 57, Dies
The trio of clinics in Buffalo, Monticello and Albertville-St. Michael is mourning again after another healthcare professional is gone too soon.
By many witness accounts, Dr. Glen Pfister was like Wright County’s own version of “Patch Adams.” The pediatrician and nine-year member of the Albertville-St. Michael, Buffalo and Monticello Clinics family was a father to twin boys, but spent his time away from the office “clowning around” with the Shrine Circus of Minnesota, often donning makeup […]
Report: Huber, Man Who Killed STMA Teacher, Died of Ulcer
The State Medical Examiner in Ramsey County, Minnesota determined Delbert Huber, the man convicted of shooting and killing a beloved St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West teacher, died of natural causes in prison. The elder Huber, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2011 and was convicted of the second-degree murder of Timothy Larson, […]