Five people were injured in a crash Saturday morning in Stacy, Minn., Chisago County officials said.

The crash occurred at 10:34 a.m. on Stacy Trail near Falcon Avenue, according to a news release from the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office. The Emergency Communications Center received calls detailing a “head-on” type of crash. First responders determined five people were injured, four of whom were in the same vehicle.

Suspect Joe Campbell, 39, was detained at a local hospital and alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash, according to the release.

A 6-year-old girl, who was a rear passenger in one of the vehicles, was flown from the scene to a trauma center, the release said. She is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The other injured people were taken to area hospitals and are expected to survive.

Campbell is currently in custody at the Chisago County Jail. The investigation is ongoing, the sheriff’s office said.

— Talia McWright

Brooklyn Center

Father charged in 3-year-old son’s fall

A Texas man has been charged in the May death of his toddler son who fell from the window of a Brooklyn Center apartment, police say.

Saleban Abdullahi Duale, 30, of Irving, Texas, was charged Friday in Hennepin County Court with second-degree manslaughter in the death of the 3-year-old boy, according to a news release from the Brooklyn Center Police Department.

Police were called to the Lux Apartments in the 6100 block of Summit Drive at 10:41 a.m. May 18 on a report that a boy had fallen out of an eighth-floor living room window, according to the release. The child was declared dead at the scene.

Duale told officers that the apartment belonged to his brother, and that he was watching his children in the living room and that the 3-year-old fell after Duale walked away.

Duale’s other children were interviewed by Child Protection workers, the release said. The oldest child, 9, reported Duale had been lying in bed and was not in the living room — and that the boy pushed on the window screen before falling.

The second-oldest child, 8, reported that Duale was on the phone all day and was never seen in the living room that morning.

Duale has been summoned to appear in court and is not in custody.

— Talia McWright

Stillwater

Downtown lighting getting an upgrade

Downtown Stillwater is about to get a makeover.

Starting Monday, crews will begin installing new LED streetlights — about 240 in all — throughout the downtown area. The city is spending about $3.6 million on the project, said City Administrator Joe Kohlmann.

Many of the streetlights in downtown were installed in 1991; others were installed in 1999 by Xcel Energy.

“It’s modern technology, but they also have a historic aesthetic,” Kohlmann said.

Another bonus: The black aluminum SiteLink poles have a modular track system for mounting flower pots, flags and banner attachments, Kohlmann said.

Work is expected to start on Mulberry Street and Water Street, and then shift to Myrtle Street and Nelson Street.

Installation is expected to continue throughout the fall, as weather permits, and be completed in the spring, Kohlmann said. For more information, go to stillwatermn.gov/downtown-lighting.

— Mary Divine

Twin Cities airport

Terminal 1 fliers can book screenings

Passengers flying out of Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will be able to reserve their spot in the security line starting Sept. 17.

Through the MSP Reserve program, passengers can reserve their spot in line up to one week before their flight by providing information such as their flight number and number of passengers traveling together, according to a Metropolitan Airports Commission news release.

From there, passengers can reserve a spot that works for them from a list of available times, starting from 3:45 a.m. and continuing to 7:45 p.m. daily.

Once the reservation has been confirmed and passengers have arrived at the airport, they will get in a separate security line designated for those who utilize the program.

MSP Reserve is a program that launched at Terminal 2 in May 2023 and has helped reduce wait times and add peace of mind for airport passengers, according to Scott Skramstad, director of terminal and landside operations for the Metropolitan Airports Commission.

The Terminal 2 program has taken 50,000 reservations since its inception, Skramstad said in a news release.

— Amirah Razman

Superior, Wis.

Walz campaigns at Wis.-Superior

About 1,400 people packed into Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium in the Marcovich Wellness Center to hear from Minnesota’s governor on Saturday.

Gov. Tim Walz made his third trip to Superior and his fourth trip to the Badger state since becoming Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

“Honestly, it’s Tim Walz,” said Janet Hill of Duluth. “You got to see Tim Walz in person.”

While throngs of supporters streamed into the gymnasium for close to two hours, once they were all in, they didn’t have to wait long for the main attraction.

Opening remarks came from Superior Mayor Jim Paine, Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, Gwen Walz and Isabella Lyste, a Wisconsin-Superior student who raised over $10,000 to restore a local park in her hometown.

Walz said what people saw during the debate is exactly what people know former President Donald Trump to be — obsessed with the past and rooting against the American people.

“Donald Trump has no plan for you,” Walz said. “His plan is what’s good for Donald Trump.”

— Duluth News Tribune

Two Rivers, Wis.

Hunter finds remains of missing boy, 3

A hunter in northeastern Wisconsin discovered the skeletal remains of a 3-year-old boy who vanished in February, police confirmed Friday.

Elijah Vue was last seen at the home of his mother’s boyfriend in Two Rivers, a city of 11,270 people about 30 miles southeast of Green Bay, police said during an afternoon news conference.

A hunter preparing his property in the town of Two Rivers, a rural municipality that encircles the city, for deer season discovered the skeletal remains on Sept. 7, Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert said. A forensic anthropologist at the state crime lab identified them as Elijah.

“This is not the outcome that we hoped for,” Meinnert said. “The family is devastated. We are devastated. The community is devasted.”

Elijah’s mother, Katrina Baur, 31, of Wisconsin Dells, was charged in February with one felony count of being a party to child neglect and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer. She has pleaded not guilty. Her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, 39, of Two Rivers, was charged the same day with one felony count of being a party to child neglect. He also pleaded not guilty.

The boy’s remains were found about 3 miles from where he was last seen, Meinnert said.

The chief said the investigation into what happened to Elijah will continue.

Baur’s attorney, Amber Gratz, didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

— Associated Press

Waupun, Wis.

Ex-prisoner worker admits smuggling

A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison that’s been the subject of a federal investigation into alleged smuggling involving employees.

William Lee Homan, 47, of Fox Lake, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to court records.

Homan was working as a facilities repair worker at the Waupun Correctional Institution when he smuggled items, including cellphones, tobacco products and controlled substances, into the prison in exchange for money, the Appleton Post-Crescent reported, citing court records.

Between July 2022 and September 2023, Homan received 125 payments totaling more than $53,000 from prisoners, former prisoners and “associates” of prisoners, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

— Associated Press

bismarck, n.d.

Canadian man admits shooting power stations

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 million in damages.

Cameron Monte Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, N.D., to two counts of destruction of an energy facility — one in North Dakota and one in South Dakota. He could face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 on each charge, the Bismarck Tribune reported.

Federal authorities said Smith, 49, was in the U.S. illegally when he fired shots into the Wheelock Substation near Ray, N.D., in May 2023, knocking out power for over 240 people and causing $1.2 million in damage.

Smith also was convicted of firing shots at a transformer and pump station of the Keystone Pipeline near Carpenter, S.D., in July 2022. The shooting disrupted operations of the pipeline. Damage was estimated at nearly $500,000.

— Associated Press