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Rogers Police Close Off Neighborhood for Death Investigation

A woman was found unconscious in her driveway early Feb. 2.

February 2, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Rogers Crime Scene

A Rogers woman was found deceased in her driveway prior to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, leading to a daylong investigation in one of the community’s neighborhoods. According to the Rogers Police Department via a statement, RPD, Rogers Fire and North Memorial Ambulance responded to a call at a residence in the 21900 block of […]

Tagged With: death, driveway, Rogers, woman

Minnesota National Guard Soldier with St. Michael Ties Dies in S.C.

Pfc. Conner J. McGurran had worked as a cook at Liberty Bar and Grill prior to his Basic Training.

January 23, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Connor McGurran

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 […]

Tagged With: death, McGurran, Minnesota, soldier

Tragic End in St. Michael as Tuber Dies in Crow River

July 8, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Crow River, death, drowning

DEVELOPING: St. Michael-Albertville Grad Has Died, According to University

April 17, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Concordia St. Paul, death, Tia Zachman

STMA High School Mourning Death of High School Senior

November 19, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

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, […]

Tagged With: death, STMA High School, student

Recent STMA Graduate Dies in Tragic MN Skiing Accident

January 22, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Bethany Becker, death, ski accident

New Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group Begins Soon in Monticello

St Michael, Monticello moms team up to fill a void.

June 7, 2017 By Meghan Gutzwiller

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 […]

Tagged With: death, infant, Massman, support group

Report: Angler Dies in Boat on St. Michael Lake

May 12, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Beebe Lake, death, fishing

Fund Established for Family of Tyson Kinney

The Albertville boy, 9, died suddenly last week.

November 17, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Big Woods Elementary, death, obituary, Tyson Kinney

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.

October 22, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Buffalo Clinic, death, Dr. Glen Pfister

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