KTOE Noon News 7-18-25

Top Stories for Noon 7-18-25:

• Crash in Mankato Township Thursday Afternoon Results in Fatality
• The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says the body of a missing man was found in a tower 240 feet above the ground in Rockwood Township. Deputies received a report Wednesday of a vehicle matching the description of the one driven by 30-year-old Samuel Waln. The Minnesota Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Team responded and recovered his body. Waln’s remains were sent to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and official identification. He was last seen July 12th on Highway 10 in Wadena.
• Closing arguments are underway in the burglary trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell in Becker County. She’s charged with an April 2024 break-in at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. Her aunt, Cindy Markey, told the court this morning that Nicole and her stepmother’s relationship has never been good. Markey said she believed that Nicole loved Carol, and was trying to help her after her father’s death. Following closing arguments, the jury will begin deliberations.
• Two more teenagers are in custody after a 15-year-old boy was attacked and beaten in a Rochester parking ramp. Police say the crime happened Monday night when the victim was assaulted and was hit with a handgun before the suspects drove away.. The first suspect, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested early this week. Now, two co-defendants, a 17 and a 16-year-old, are in custody.

• South Central College Hosting Career and Technical Open Houses

• Steve & Shirley Rose Family recognized as a 2025 ‘U of M Farm Family’

• Model T Ford Club International Tour Coming to Owatonna July 21-25

• Visit Mankato to Host 2025 Minnesota Senior Games, Invites Area Athletes Aged 50+ to Participate