Why WSU false alarm? FroufrouWINONA, Minn., Jan. 15, 1999 -- Firefighters blamed decorations for a false alarm at the Kryzsko student building at Winona State University. The decorations set off a beam detector about 9:45 p.m.
SMU student rushed to hospitalWINONA, Minn., Jan. 15, 1999 -- A Saint Mary's University freshman called for help for numbing and chest pains on his left side. Rescuers took him to the hospital about 3:30 a.m.
15 ticketed in bar checkWINONA, Minn., Jan. 14, 1999 -- Cops walked through Brothers Bar downtown and pinched 15, mostly college students not of legal boozing age. Typical penalty: $50 to $80 for under-age consumption. High court: police raid OKST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14, 1999 -- The Supreme Court, looking again at a drug arrest of G-Bone Perkins in Winona, ruled that the police were justified raiding his hotel room in January 1997. Whether the raid was justified has been knocking around the courts for months. The new decision clears the way for a Winona trial. Meanwhile, Perkins awaits sentencing for a separate drive-by shooting case.
WSU students mentor middle-schoolersWINONA , Minn., Jan. 13, 1999 -- Future teachers studying education at Winona State University will have an advance peek at what it's all about in a new mentoring program for middle-schoolers. In a joint project with First Congregational Church, the university will work with Grade 6 through 9 pupils. The church, midway between Winona Middle School and Winona State, seemed an excellent location, said program director Don Todd. SMU prof heads state agencyST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 13, 1999 -- A Saint Mary's University professor at the Twin Cities campus, Christine Jax, was named commissioner of the state Children, Family and Education Department, Gov. Jesse Ventura announced. Jax, a sociologist, will be revisiting the state graduation standards that went into effect this year. Soccer player free pending hearingWINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 1999 -- Saint Mary's University varsity soccer player James M. Cnota was freed without bond on a charge that he head-butted another guy and broke his nose after a night of revelry. The judge told Cnota to stay sober and stay away from the injured man until a further hearing.
Drug assault figure bargains pleaWINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 1999 -- The prosecutor dropped a witness-tempering charge against Oscar D. Donahue, 20, of Winona, in exchange for pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Police said Donahue helped a friend beat up a man at a Sterling Motel party because they thought he was narking for the cops. Prosecutor Steve Schleichter plans to recommend 30 days. Bond kept for Midwestern raid manWINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 1999 --The judge kept bond at $1,000 for James Jick, 40, of 3710 5th St., in connection with the Midwestern Motel raid Jan. 1. Jick was charged with fifth-degree drug possession.
Jail possible for SMU soccer playerWINONA, Minn., Jan. 11, 1999 -- In a worst case scenario for Saint Mary's University varsity soccer player James M. Cnota, he could go to jail for five years and be fined $10,000. That's the max that the judge could issue if Cnota, 21, is found guilty of third-degree assault for a Nov. 3 fight after the bars closed. Cnota also is charged with fifth-degree assault, which can carry 90 days and $700. Court date: Jan. 13.
Pediatrician to appeal for licenseWINONA, Minn., Jan. 11, 1999 -- Pediatrician Joe Respice said he will go to court to regain his medical license, which a state board took away. Respice said poor legal advice from his early attorneys will be an issue.
SMU clerk charged with theftWINONA, Minn., Jan. 11, 1999 -- A Saint Mary's University freshman, Melissa R. Holland, 18, was accused of stealing $1,100 from the tills at the ShopKo discount store, where she worked. Max penalty: Five years and $10,000. The felony complaint quoted Holland as saying she needed the money for a new car and college.
R.I.P.: Rita KnowltonWINONA, Minn., Jan. 10, 1999 --A 37-year school teacher, Winona State grad Rita Knowlton, died of congestive heart failure at the hospital. She was 88. Her family said one of her greatest pleasures was kindergarten children..
Skier hurt in SMU bluffsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 10, 1999 --A recreational skier, going across country in the bluffs behind Saint Mary's Universe, injured an ankle. Rescuers took the man, 47, to the hospital.
SMU kin blame taverns in deathsCHASKA, Minn., Jan. 8, 1998 --Three Winona taverns, Hei 'n Low, Jakle's and Rascal's, were sued for wrongful deaths in the 1997 drowning of five Saint Mary's University young people. The families of two victims, Susan Wall and Mary Karnick, sought at least $50,000 -- more if the court will give it to them. The suits, filed in Clark County, claimed that Tim Stapleton was the driver, that he was drunk, and that he had been drinking at the three taverns. State law forbids serving anybody has had one too many.
Flu expected on campusesWINONA, Minn., Jan. 8, 1999 -- Health officials braced for the return of thousands of college students after the holiday break, many of them probably carrying new strains of flu. Community health director Lynn Theurer said it takes two weeks for the bug to incubate, which means traveling students may bring the flu back without knowing it. The most virulent strains reported elsewhere, Theurer said, are Beijing A, Beijing B, Harbin B, and Sydney A.
Rite initiates new Winona bishopWINONA, Minn., Jan. 6, 1999 -- A new bishop for southern Minnesota Roman Catholics, whose diocese includes Saint Mary's University, was installed. Bernard Harrington, 65, first-generation Irish, succeeds John Vlazy, who was transferred to Oregon. Most of Harrington's career has been in Detroit.
Plea deal factored in G-Bone pleaWINONA, Minn., Jan. 5, 1999 -- Prison is almost certain for G-Bone Perkins when he goes before Judge Lawrence Collins for sentencing Feb. 1, but probably only 12-1/2 years. Before a plea deal by his attorney, G-Bone faced 20 years per count. In exchange for the plea, prosecutor Steve Schleicher dropped first-degree attempted murder and is going only with second-degree. With good time, Perkins could be out in 8-1/3 years.
In coke case, she says, he saysWINONA, Minn., Jan. 4, 1999 -- Who's a judge to believe? Lori Fenske, 42, of outlying Stockton, arrested in a New Year's crack raid at a motel, told the judge she used to teach Sunday school: "I'm a good person." But Jeffrey Kujak, 30, said: "None of this stuff is mine. This is Lori Fenske's. I was just there. It wasn't mine." Judge Margaret Shaw set bail for both at $75,000. Four others face lesser charges. G-Bone: I'm guilty to drive-byWINONA, Minn., Jan. 4, 1999 -- His tune changed. G-Bone Perkins pleaded guilty in a March drive-by shooting at a dance hall parking lot packed with college students at closing time. Perkins repeated parts of earlier accounts that he was aiming at a man who beat him up and robbed him. "I thought if I hit him there was a good chance would die," Perkins told the judge. Although six or seven shots were fired, nobody was hit. Perkins' target, known only as "Pac," fled. Sentencing date: Feb. 1.
Newspaper sees G-Bone as top storyWINONA, Minn., Jan. 3, 1999 -- The Winona Post, in its continuing wrap-up review of 1998, said the legal follow-up to a drive-by shooting at Chucker's dance hall was among the year's top stories. Two figures in the case, G-Bone Perkins and Kelly Sue Beach, are in jail awaiting more court appearances. A third character, supposedly the target, known only as "Pac," remains unknown. The Post also listed an 18.4 percent hike proposed by the state college system that includes Winona State and Winona Tech.
Repice patients: Where now?WINONA, Minn., Jan. 3, 1999 -- A Winona State University nursing student, Cindy Brown, said her confidence in pediatrician Joe Repice isn't shaken by losing his medical license. "It's hard to children to understand this," Brown said. "It's hard for parents to understand." Brown, who carried supportive placards in a 1997 demonstration, recalled Repice sitting up all night with her husband until he was out of danger from bleeding ulcers that threatened his life. Clinic records show he had cared for almost 1,100 patients.
Progress report: WSU buying housesWINONA, Minn., Jan. 3, 1999 -- Campus construction chief John Burros said Winona State University is about a third of the way through the property acquisition process for a major new parking lot. The plan: 243 new slots between Main Street and the Soo Line tracks.
By default WSU bookstore is largestWINONA, Minn., Jan. 2, 1999 -- The going-out-of-business sale at Winona Book Center leaves Winona State University's bookstore as the largest in town. Although the campus store features textbooks, it also carries books from the New York Times best-seller list. The store, open to the public, is in the basement of the Kryzsko student center. Other Winona book sources include On-Cue and discount and drug stores.
Where is G-Bone getting cash?WINONA, Minn., Jan. 2, 1999 -- The prosecutor against G-Bone Perkins is dumbfounded that G-Bone has the money to hire yet another private attorney. Prosecutor Steve Schleicher said G-Bone either has come into some money or lied about his finances when he was arrested after a drive-by shooting at a college hangout G-Bone's first attorney was a public defender available to indigents at no charge. G-Bone later hired La Crosse, Wis., lawyer Tim Guth. Now he wants to replace Guth.
WSU coach applauds Braund valuesWINONA, Minn., Jan. 2, 1999 -- The Winona State University baseball coach, Gary Grob, bubbled at the selection of super-hitter Aaron Braund as the Winona Daily News sportsperson of the year. "A very fitting choice," Grob said. The coach said Braund is a team player. He also applauded Braund's character and values, including a contagious work ethic and self-motivation.
But, officer, it was "instinctive"WINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- Police said they questioned the Saint Mary's University soccer player, now charged with felony assault, at the scene of a Nov. 3 fight in front of a Lafayette Street house. James M. Cnota admitted "instinctively" butt-heading a man who had grabbed him and pushed him, police said. In addition, police said Cnota, 21, of New Village 222, admitted he had been at downtown bar from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., when it shut down.
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Pediatrician: Med board unfairWINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- Defrocked pediatrician Joe Repice said he gave up defending himself before a state judge because of unfair irregularities in the license review process. By telling his attorney to "give up" during the hearing, Repice, in effect, defaulted against a wide range of charges. In an interview with the Winona Daily news, Repice said most of the evidence against him was tainted.
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Motel raid finds cocaineWINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- The Winona SWAT team raided three rooms at the suburban Midwestern Motel and made six arrests. Police reported .46 ounces of crack cocaine and paraphernalia. Police Chief Frank Pomeroy said the no-knock entry was based on a tip.
WSU's Braund named top athleteWINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- Record-breaking Winona State University baseball hitter Aaron Braund was named the Winona Daily News 1998 Sportsperson of the Year. Editor Bear Kohner said the field was crowded. Among contenders was Winona State quarterback Jake Goettl. Braund's best season included 25 homers and 73 runs scored. His career records:
G-Bone appeal among top newsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- The Winona Post said a leading story in 1998 was the state Supreme Court's July decision that ordered a new trial for G-Bone Perkins on a drug charge. The court said the cops were acting appropriately in breaking into a motel room. The Post also listed the contract settlement that headed off a statewide profs' strike.
Alien crackdown in top newsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 1, 1999 -- The federal crackdown on alien students who held off-campus Winona jobs ranked eighth in the Winona Daily News list of top 1998 local news. The case of the 26 students is before an immigration judge. Deportation is possible. Another story was the tension between the city and Winona State University on the Krueger greenification plan that would eat up parking spots in the congested campus neighborhood.
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