Tag: Winona

Semi rollover closes Highway 14 near Winona

May 10—HILLSDALE TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Houston man was injured in a semi rollover crash on U.S. Highway 14 between Stockton and Winona on Friday morning, May 10, 2024. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Jordan Patrick Kleist, 23, of Houston was driving west on Highway 14 when the 2010 Peterbuilt Tractor semi truck rolled […]

Winona track coach accused of sexual misconduct with students

Feb. 19—WINONA, Minn. — A Winona Senior High School teacher and coach was arrested Thursday after accusations he had sexual relationships with former students there. Eric Dione Birth, 29, faces a total of four counts of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct in three separate criminal cases after students accused him of initiating sexual relationships with […]

Winona LaDuke denies allegations following state investigation of Honor the Earth

Winona LaDuke is denying allegations that she made unauthorized loans to family members for non-business purposes while executive director of Honor the Earth, an environmental nonprofit investigated by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. In a Jan. 31 court petition for an “assurance of discontinuance” order, Ellison alleged that LaDuke frequently authorized transactions between Honor the […]

Winona LaDuke made unauthorized transactions and mishandled harassment claims as head of her nonprofit

Winona LaDuke, co-founder and former executive director of the environmental group Honor the Earth, mishandled sexual harassment claims and used organization funds to make unauthorized payments to family members, according to allegations in court documents filed by Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office following an investigation into the nonprofit. The Attorney General’s Charities Division investigation of […]