Dodge County

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.

Speeds during one of the chases reached nearly 90 mph.

The State Patrol responded to the scene shortly before 7:00 Saturday evening. Two people riding in the same vehicle were involved.

The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.

He entered a Norgaard plea, which means he admits guilt but does not remember his actions due to intoxication.