Jury to Hear Murder Case Next Month Lawyers Expect Seamus Duffy
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The trial is cur- Falls. rently set to begin Monday, Pulczinski is accused of April 13 and scheduled to murdering Alexandra Jo continue through Friday, Ellingson, 23, Thief River April 24. Falls, on March 27, 2019. He During the pretrial hear- has been indicted on felony ing, Gross and Bussa briefly charges of first degree mur- outlined how they planned der, second degree murder to respond to motions made and first degree arson. by one another. Judge Ellingson’s body was Tamara Yon gave Gross a found after Thief River Falls deadline of Monday, March 9 firefighters extinguished a to file his brief. Bussa has a fire at 307-1/2 Arnold Ave. S. week afterward to file his re- She was found in the sponse. Yon will then take kitchen of the upper level the matter under advise- apartment, according to the ment. complaint. The Ramsey Gross and Bussa dis- County Medical Examiner’s agreed with one another re- Office determined the cause garding 17 of the 41 motions and manner of death as discussed in court. Those Kori Jadeke of Mentor, an official member of Minnesota Of- training class and then moved on to become trained and cer- homicide by asphyxiation. motions will be addressed in ficial Measurers, takes measurements of a deer mount sub- tified by one or all of the national record keeping clubs such Assistant Minnesota At- their briefs. According to on- mitted for measuring during the Frosty Tines Deer Expo in as Boone & Crockett Club, Pope & Young Club, Longhunter torney General John Gross line court documents, one said he believed at least 75, motion pertained to whether Thief River Falls on Sunday. Members of MOM are dedicated (muzzleloader) Society and North American Shed Hunters some photos could be en- men and women trained to certify and accurately Club, and are now certified to measure any North American if not 100, prospective jurors would be called. Gross is tered as evidence. Those measure/score all of Minnesota’s big game animals. Many Big Game Animal. prosecuting the case with photos depict another Thief of the members of this group started off by taking a MOM Pennington County Attorney (Continued on Page 9) Construction: Highway 1 detour near TRF is outlined of Transportation for a de- local traffic,” he said. job Tuesday, March 3. La- rich. Duffy said Weinrich ing. He anticipated moving tour related to one of However, MnDOT would Coursiere succeeds Steve had assured him that she the sandbags out of cold County makes MnDOT’s upcoming proj- like other motorists to use a Moeller, who resigned in No- has money in her budget to storage within 30 days. Bei- ects. signed detour. That detour vember to accept a position cover the salaries of Wein- tel noted county leaders preparations for MnDOT plans to resur- will direct motorists to Pen- with the Hennepin County rich and the new hire for would like to have 4,000 face Highway 1 from Pen- nington CSAH 18 and Mar- Attorney’s Office. that month. The position of sandbags filled and ready in flood season nington County State shall CSAH 2. The Commissioners ap- crime victim advocate is the event of flooding. Beitel, by April Scheinoha Highway 18, near Northland agreement specified that proved advertising for a funded by a grant. Kuznia and other personnel Reporter Community and Technical MnDOT will pay $1,215.32 crime victim advocate. Emergency Manage- were expected to meet College, to Highway 219, to Pennington County to use Gretchen Weinrich, who is ment Director Erik Beitel Thursday, Feb. 27 for a pre- Plans are being finalized which is commonly referred CSAH 18 as a detour route. married to Moeller, plans to and Sheriff Ray Kuznia flood meeting. for the upcoming construc- to as the Goodridge corner. County Board ap- leave the position around provided an update on Luke Kaushagen ap- tion season. At its meeting County Engineer Mike Flaa- proved hiring Max La- June 1. County Attorney the county’s preparations peared before County Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Pen- gan said the project is sched- Coursiere as an assistant Seamus Duffy noted that the for the flood season. Bei- Board, raising concerns nington County Board ap- uled to start in August with Pennington County at- new hire would possibly tel reported that the county that it appeared Judicial proved an agreement with construction set to continue torney. LaCoursiere was start May 1 in order to re- currently has 1,600 sand- Ditch 30 was caving in in the Minnesota Department for 62 days. “It is open to scheduled to start his new ceive training from Wein- bags filled to combat flood- (Continued on Page 10) Denver Air to provide air service in TRF Daylight by April Scheinoha Air Service at the airport. port. On an intermittent, airport. He added that he ex- vides EAS at the airport for saving time Reporter The U.S. Department of case-by-case basis, it may pected its service would at least $3.35 million per Transportation approved utilize a 30-passenger jet. open doors to business and year as part of a two-year to begin The Thief River Falls Re- Denver Air Connection’s pro- Average fares are expected leisure travelers. contract. It receives an EAS gional Airport Authority posal to provide 12 round- to be $99. Hedrick said Den- The Airport Authority subsidy for 18 round-trip Daylight saving time Board was notified Thurs- trip flights per week, ver Air Connection will re- Board had recommended flights per week at the air- begins on March 8. Resi- day, Feb. 27 that Denver Air starting Monday, June 1, ac- ceive an EAS subsidy of $3.9 Denver Air Connection to port. Currently, it flies 21 dents are reminded to Connection has been ap- cording to Airport Manager million for the first year of the U.S. Department of round-trip flights per week turn their clocks one hour proved to provide Essential Joe Hedrick. Denver Air its EAS contract and $4 mil- Transportation, which had to and from Minneapolis. forward before going to Connection will utilize a 50- lion for the second year. the final say. Other propos- Boutique Air’s contract ends bed on Saturday night. passenger jet the majority of Hedrick said he looked als were from Air Choice May 31, 2020, and its relia- Officially, daylight saving the time to provide flights to forward to Denver Air Con- One, Boutique Air and bility has been a concern for time begins at 2 a.m. on and from the Minneapolis- nection providing reliable, Southern Airways Express. the Airport Authority Board March 8. St. Paul International Air- affordable air service at the Boutique Air currently pro- and the public. NOW HIRING AT DIGI-KEY: GLOBAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE 25+ POSITIONS • OUTSTANDING BENEFITS • $16.90 PER HOUR APPLY ONLINE TODAY: DIGIKEYCAREERS.COM 2 ~ www.trftimes.com Thief River Falls Times Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Peterson, Bishop introduce bill to delist gray wolves in lower 48 states Representatives Collin dent, National Farmers Endangered Species Act by C. Peterson, D-Minn. and Union, said “It’s time to removing them from the Rob Bishop, R-Utah, intro- allow farmers and ranchers list. This bill would ensure duced the American Wild to lawfully defend their that happens and restore Game and Livestock livestock against predatory the future management of Protection Act, which would animals. The American gray wolves to the states.” delist the grey wolf from the Wild Game and Livestock John Dvorak, past presi- Endangered Species Act in Protection Act would dent of Minnesota Lamb the lower 48 states and give advance the process to put and Wool Producers, Past states the ability to make the management and regu- ASI Region lll Director, their own rules about hunt- lation of gray wolves in the said, “The Minnesota Lamb ing and culling of gray wolf hands of the states. We and Wool Producers are populations. strongly support this latest truly grateful for the leader- This legislation would effort from Rep.