Allegations against the Cass Couty Sheriff, charges for vandalism in an Albert Lea high school, and Drunk History for a ball of twine
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WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE, I’M XAN HOLSTON
COMING UP…
DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOLERS FACE POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CHARGES
[STEVEN HEIL / ALBERT LEA SUPERINTENDENT: I’LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE VANDALISM.]
PLUS…
THE STORY BEHIND THE 19-50 BATTLE BETWEEN MINNESOTA AND KANSAS... AS TOLD ON COMEDY CENTRAL'S DRUNK HISTORY..
[PATTON OSWALT: THAT BALL OF TWINE TURNED INTO A BOTTOMLESS ABYSS]
BUT FIRST …
--CASS COUNTY SHERIFF ALLEGATIONS--
CASS COUNTY SAYS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A MISCONDUCT ALLEGATION AGAINST ITS SHERIFF IS COMPLETED … BUT IT WON’T RELEASE IT.
AMPERS MEMBER STATION K-A-X-E OBTAINED A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT THE DEPUTY SHERIFF FILED AGAINST THE SHERIFF… WHICH ALLEGES SHERIFF SHOWED NUDE IMAGES FROM PHOTOS AND JAIL VIDEOS TO PEOPLE WITH NO WORK-RELATED REASON TO SEE THEM.
K-A-X-E'S NEWS DIRECTOR CHELSEY PERKINS SAYS WHEN SHE REQUESTED A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION … THE COUNTY CLASSIFIED THE SHERIFF AS AN EMPLOYEE … NOT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL … BLOCKING THE RELEASE.
[CHELSEY PERKINS: CASS COUNTY HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP THAT INFORMATION PRIVATE DESPITE EXPLICIT DIRECTION FROM THE STATE DATA PRACTICES OFFICE THAT IT SHOULD NOT.]
THE COUNTY SAYS SINCE THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT RECOMMEND DISCIPLINE … IT DOESN’T HAVE TO RELEASE THE DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THE SHERIFF CALLS THE INVESTIGATION POLITICALLY MOTIVATED … BECAUSE THE DEPUTY IS CHALLENGING HIM IN THE UPCOMING SHERIFFS’ RACE. THE DEPUTY TELLS K-A-X-E HE’S STANDING UP FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE OFFICE.
WHEN ASKED WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DISCIPLINE HIM … THE SHERIFF SAID THE VOTERS.
PERKINS QUESTIONS HOW VOTERS CAN DO THAT WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY.
[CHELSEY PERKINS: BECAUSE IF THE COMPLAINT AND THE INVESTIGATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO INSPECT THEN HOW ARE THE VOTERS SUPPOSED TO ‘QUOTE UNQUOTE’ DISCIPLINE HIM?]
THE SHERIFF AND THE DEPUTY ARE THE ONLY TWO NAMES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
--CALL FOR WITNESSES IN DYLAN OOTHOUDT SHOOTING--
IN ADDITION TO THE MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS...THE CASS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ALSO DEALING WITH A MURDER.
POLICE FOUND SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD DYLAN OOTHOUDT SHOT TO DEATH OUTSIDE A HOME NEAR CASS LAKE LAST MONTH...LEAVING THE FAMILY DEVASTATED.
[MONICA OOTHOUDT, DYLAN’S AUNT: WHEN DYLAN DIED, HE TOOK A PIECE OF US WITH HIM.]
POLICE NOW SAY PEOPLE WERE GATHERED NEAR THE SCENE … AND MAY HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED … AND URGE THEM TO COME FORWARD.
LEECH LAKE’S TRIBAL CHAIRMAN SAYS PEOPLE SHOULDN’T CARE WHAT OTHERS MIGHT THINK ABOUT THEM SPEAKING UP.
[LEECH LAKE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN FAREN JACKSON, SR.: THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SNITCH. YOU'RE A CONCERNED COMMUNITY PERSON THAT WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE FAMILY.]
DYLAN’S AUNT AND CARETAKER SAYS THEY WON’T STOP FIGHTING FOR HIM.
[MONICA OOTHOUDT, DYLAN’S AUNT: OUR FAMILY IS PLEADING TO YOU. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND HELP US GET JUSTICE FOR DYLAN.]
--ALBERT LEA HIGH SCHOOL VANDALISM--
AFTER INTERVIEWING 52-TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS... ALBERT LEA POLICE HAVE REFERRED 45-FOR POSSIBLE PROSECUTION AFTER HOMECOMING VANDALISM AT THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL CAUSED NEARLY 25-THOUSAND-DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
LATE LAST MONTH VANDALS OVERTURNED FURNITURE... SPREAD BABY OIL INSIDE ... AND SPRAY PAINTED AND EGGED THE OUTSIDE.
AT LAST WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID A STUDENT USED A STAFF MEMBER’S KEY TO ENTER THE SCHOOL.
[STEVEN HEIL / ALBERT LEA SUPERINTENDENT: WE DO HAVE THE SOURCE OF THE VANDALISM IDENTIFIED. UM THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALPD WERE ABLE TO GET UM UH THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE TO ADMIT TO YEP, THAT WAS ME.]
HE SAYS NOT ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED ATTEND THE SCHOOL…
--SUPREME COURT ON ICWA--
THE U-S SUPREME COURT HAS DECLINED TO HEAR A MINNESOTA COUPLE’S CHALLENGE TO LAWS MEANT TO KEEP NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN CONNECTED TO THEIR FAMILIES AND TRIBES.
THE COUPLE FOSTERED TWINS ELIGIBLE FOR RED LAKE NATION MEMBERSHIP … WHO WERE LATER PLACED WITH A RELATIVE.
THEY THEN SUED FOR CUSTODY … ARGUING FEDERAL AND STATE PLACEMENT LAWS ARE DISCRIMINATORY.
MINNESOTA’S COURTS RULED THE COUPLE DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE CUSTODY … WHILE NOT MAKING A RULING ON THE CHILD PLACEMENT LAWS.
THE U-S SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO NOT HEAR THE CASE MEANS THE STATE’S RULING STANDS.
--AMISH BUGGY WARNING SYSTEM--
MINNESOTA INSTALLED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ROADSIDE WARNING SYSTEM FOR AMISH BUGGIES EARLIER THIS YEAR...
NOW... ENGINEERS FROM EIGHT MIDWESTERN STATES ARE LOOKING AT THE DESIGN.
ON FILLMORE COUNTY'S HIGHWAY FORTY-FOUR... BETWEEN MABEL AND CANTON IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
SENSORS TRIGGER FLASHING LIGHTS WHERE GUARDRAILS FORCE THE HORSE-DRAWN BUGGIES INTO TRAFFIC.
--DRUNK HISTORY--
AND ... FINALLY... HISTORY PROVES ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS EVER MADE IN MINNESOTA IS.. THE LARGEST BALL OF TWINE...
[PATTON OSWALT / “DRUNK HISTORY”: THE BALL OF TWINE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN MINNESOTA... AND KANSAS.]
COMEDY CENTRAL IS GETTING ALL WOUND UP... OVER THE RECORD BOOKS...
PATTON OSWALT’S NEW “DRUNK HISTORY” EPISODE SPOTLIGHTS DARWIN FARMER.. FRANCIS JOHNSON...
WHO STARTED WINDING TWINE IN 19-50... AND KEPT AT IT FOR 29- YEARS.
IT’S STILL ON DISPLAY AND DRAWS VISITORS TO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LEGEND HAS IT… FOLKS IN KANSAS’ MADE A BIGGER BALL...BUT WITH HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY. R. ..
SO DARWIN’S CLAIM TO FAME STILL HOLDS... THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TWINE BALL MADE BY ONE PERSON... WINDS UP IN MINNESOTA.
FOR NORTH STAR STORIES, I’M XAN HOLSON.