Dodge County

Law enforcement officials previously stated that he was suspected of thousands of catalytic converter thefts throughout the region, in Iowa, and in the Twin Cities.

The State Patrol reported that the injured motorist was not wearing a seatbelt.

According to court documents, the victim described his attacker as his "baby mama."

Dodge County prosecutors have signaled that they will request a more than 10 year prison sentence.

UPDATE: The Kasson Police Department says Kasper has been located and is safe.

While the jobless rate was the highest for the month of May since the pandemic, the rate was still less then a third of the rate from May 2020.

The State Patrol says all 3 occupants of the SUV were transported to St. Marys Hospital by ambulance.

Seasonal factors contributed, but the latest statistics show overall employment as drop by about 4000 from the record high reached last summer.

The twisters left a wake of damage behind. The National Weather Service says the storm damaged more than 100 homes in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

2 counties in the region saw unemployment approaching 6% during the first month of the year.