Alcohol a potential factor in fatal St. Croix County crash
Western Wisconsin authorities say alcohol may have played a role in a crash that killed a 26-year-old Hudson man and injured four others Wednesday night.
Western Wisconsin authorities say alcohol may have played a role in a crash that killed a 26-year-old Hudson man and injured four others Wednesday night.
A deputy and police officer shot the man when he confronted them with a rifle, authorities said.
Two law enforcement officers shot the man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Fallen Wisconsin Deputy Kaitie Leising, who was shot and killed last week, will be laid to rest on Friday afternoon.
St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson during the press conference called Leising a "wonderful deputy" and said her death stunned the sheriff's office, community and entire law enforcement profession. Watch raw video from the press conference. WCCO's Jonah Kaplan will have updates.
After a St. Croix County sheriff's deputy was fatally shot in the line of duty Saturday night, other law enforcement agencies are offering words of support.
The shooting happened in the Wisconsin township of Glenwood, about an hour east of the Twin Cities.
The medical examiner identified the body as Hai Quoc Nguyen, 31, of River Falls, who was last seen on the evening of March 3 in downtown Hudson.
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The driver has since been identified as 20-year-old Logan Zappa, of Deer Park, Wisconsin.
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A motorcyclist and two people traveling in a car collided at an intersection just after 7 p.m. Friday night. All three died at the scene.
Brandon Lieffring can be heard yelling at officers, "You guys shouldn't have chased me. It's your guys's f****** fault. You shouldn't have been chasing me in the f****** Deer Park, idiots."
On Saturday afternoon, the sheriff's office was called on a report of a stolen vehicle after 37-year-old Brandon Lieffring violated a no-contact order with a woman in Star Prairie Township.
The pursuit ended in the Village of Deer Park. Dustin Kalland, 39, was one of several motorcyclists taking a left turn on Main Street. The suspect hit him, got out of the Jeep and ran. Kalland, a father from Stillwater, died at the scene.
Dustin Edward Kalland, 39, of Stillwater, was pronounced dead at the scene in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
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