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Wright County to Lower Flags for Staff Member Killed in Murder/Suicide

The Rockford woman was killed in an act of domestic violence last month.

April 1, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County facilities will lower their flags to half mast from sunrise to sundown on Friday, April 2 in honor of a woman slain in an act of domestic violence. Regina Theresa Hughes, 46, was found in her Rockford home, the victim of an apparent shooting. Her partner, Christopher Powers, was also dead of a […]

Tagged With: murder, Regina Hughes, Rockford, Wright County

Former Monticello Man Charged with Murder Wants Trial Moved or Dismissed

April 12, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

Attorneys for the former Monticello man charged with killing a Watkins, Minnesota toddler last summer are asking a Cass County judge to either dismiss the charges against their client, strike testimony from evidence records and/or move the trial completely. Zachary Todd Anderson is facing multiple charges, including murder and kidnapping, after he allegedly took his […]

Tagged With: Alayna Ertl, murder, trial, Zachary Anderson

Former Wright County Man Formally Charged in Alayna Ertl Death

August 23, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

A Monticello man who recently moved to Coon Rapids is facing multiple felony charges, including second degree murder, after he made his first court appearance in Crow Wing County Tuesday, Aug. 23 in connection to the kidnapping and homicide of Alayna Ertl, 5, on Saturday, Aug. 20. Zachary T. Anderson was charged in court Tuesday morning […]

Tagged With: Alayna Ertl, Monticello, murder, Zachary Anderson

Buffalo Teen Was Shot, Five Now in Police Custody

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Report shows Cheyenne Clough was shot and left for dead.

June 7, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s report revealed Monday that Cheyenne Clough, who died this week of injuries sustained last week in a brutal assault at a Wright County park, was shot and left to die. The HCME report ruled Clough, 19, died of a “homicide,” and that she was shot “multiple times.” Meanwhile, five people are now […]

Tagged With: Clough, Crow Springs County Park, murder, shooting

Minnesota Supreme Court Tosses Conviction of STMA Teacher’s Murder Accomplice

April 7, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The Minnesota State Supreme Court has sent the case of Timothy Huber, the now 50-year-old accomplice in the murder of St. Michael-Albertville teacher Timothy Larson, back to the lower court, overturning his 4o-year sentence. The state’s highest court handed down the ruling in a decision that surprised many connected to the Larson family. Timothy Huber […]

Tagged With: Delbert Huber, murder, Timothy Huber, Timothy Larson

Christopher Besser Sentenced to 61 Years for Pair of St. Michael Murders

February 5, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The St. Michael resident who gunned down his father and brother the night before Mother’s Day has been sentenced to more than 60 years in prison. The sentencing for Christopher Besser was held Friday, Feb. 5. Christopher pleaded guilty to shooting his father, Officer Todd Besser, and brother, Blake Besser,  in Wright County District Court Tuesday, Dec. […]

Tagged With: Christopher Besser, Elk River Police Department, murder, Todd Besser

BREAKING: Chris Besser Pleads Guilty to St. Michael Murders

December 22, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Christopher Besser, the St. Michael man accused of gunning down his father and brother at their St. Michael home over Mother’s Day weekend, entered a guilty plea in Wright County District Court Tuesday, Dec. 22, providing an ending to one of the year’s most tragic stories. Christopher Besser pleaded guilty to two counts of second […]

Tagged With: Besser, guilty, murder, plea

Wright County First Responders Salute Fallen Officer Along Route to St. Paul

October 19, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Monticello Fire crews slowly extended the ladder on their truck, raising an American flag draped from its high point. As traffic made its way underneath the Interstate 94 overpass near County Highway 75, the lights of dozens of patrol cruisers could be seen making their way eastward, escorting a lone, black hearse. The same scene […]

Tagged With: Aitkin County, murder, St. Cloud Hospital, Steven Sandberg

BREAKING: Grand Jury Indicts St. Michael Shooter on Two Counts of First-Degree Murder

July 23, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County Attorney Tom Kelly announced Thursday, July 21 that a Grand Jury convened this summer to review the shootings of two men in St. Michael has returned an indictment on Christopher Besser, with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting his father, Officer Todd Besser, and brother, Blake. In May, Kelly told […]

Tagged With: Christopher Besser, murder, St. Michael, Todd Besser, Tom Kelly

UPDATE: Elk River Officer Todd Besser One of Two Men Shot in St. Michael

The Wright County Sheriff's Office has one man in custody after yesterday's shooting.

May 10, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

UPDATE (5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10): An Elk River Police Officer’s son has been identified as the gunman in an incident that left two men dead in a St. Michael home. Christopher Besser, 21, was booked into the Wright County Jail shortly after midnight Sunday, May 10 on charges of second degree murder. The deceased […]

Tagged With: Elk River Police Department, murder, shooting, St. Michael, Todd Besser

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