KTOE Noon News 3-11-25

Top Stories for Noon 3-11-25

• Blue Earth County Historical Society Annual Meeting Features Keynote Address from Dr. Kyle Ward
• The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) will celebrate National Agriculture Day with a series of events at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday, March 18, highlighting the vital role of agriculture in the state. More than 140 MFBF members from across the state will gather to share their stories with legislators and state leaders.
• Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is campaigning for U-S Senate today (Tues) in northeastern Minnesota. Flanagan is hosting what she calls “kitchen table conversations” at 2:15 this afternoon in Hibbing and 6:15 tonight in Duluth. She’s also scheduled to visit Rochester tomorrow (Wed). The campaign says Flanagan wants to hear from Minnesotans about the issues they discuss with their families and neighbors. She hopes to win the seat of U-S Senator Tina Smith in 2026.
• A Rochester man faces felony charges for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). On February 18th, Rochester Police received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and began investigating 37-year-old Wolf Parsons. Parsons’ home was searched on March 7th, and Parsons was arrested on Monday.

• Tree removal along Highway 60 near Lake Crystal begins March 12 in preparation for construction

• Authorities are investigating after a motorcyclist crashed after being pursued by a Sherburne County sheriff in Becker Township. The collision happened last night on eastbound Highway 10 near 165th Avenue. Minnesota State Patrol says a deputy tried to pull the driver of a motorcycle over a traffic violation when he struck a pickup truck. The motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in the collision. The pickup driver survived the crash.