Family releases name of victim recovered from Lake Irving after vehicle went through ice
The man has been identified by family members as 58-year-old Jim Wizner, of Bemidji, according to an email sent to the Pioneer by his brother, Jeff Wizner. 11:00 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
A Beltrami County Sherriff s Office vehicle is parked near the Lake Irving water access site Monday morning. A search is underway after a vehicle reportedly fell through the ice this weekend. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI A man’s body was recovered from the icy waters of Lake Irving on Monday evening after a vehicle went through the ice on Sunday afternoon.
Melrose Man Dies in Workplace Accident
MELROSE TOWNSHIP A Melrose man is dead after a workplace accident near Melrose Friday.
The Stearns County Sheriff s Office was called to a business at 36177 County Road 186 in Melrose Township just before 5:30 p.m.
The sheriff s office says 32-year-old
Keith Kingsley had been sanitizing a turkey barn with a farm tractor and trailer when the accident happened.
Responding officers found Kingsley trapped and entangled in the tractor s power take-off. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kingsley s body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner s Office for an autopsy.
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Man killed in tractor accident in Stearns County
The man had been operating the tractor, pulling a trailer, while sanitizing the interior of a turkey barn, according to the sheriff s office release.
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Forum News Service | 4:00 pm, Jan. 11, 2021 ×
MELROSE, Minn. A Melrose, Minn., man was killed Friday, Jan. 8, in a tractor accident.
The Stearns County Sheriff s Office responded to a 911 call at about 5:21 p.m. Friday, according to a news release. When officers arrived at the property, on about 2 miles west of Melrose on County Road 186, they found Keith Deane Kingsley, 32, entangled and trapped in the power take off shaft of the tractor he was using, according to the release