HOUGHTON — Charges have been filed against a Houghton man involved in a fatal snowmobile crash earlier this year. According to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s office, 26-year-old Christopher Puuri has been charged with negligent operation of a snowmobile causing serious injury or death. On March 6, Puuri was driving a...
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Snowmobiler almost strikes officer while fleeing scene
FORESTPORT — A snowmobiler faces several charges after authorities said he almost struck an officer during a snowmobile enforcement initiative that involved the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and state Department of Environmental Conservation officers. At about 7:10 p.m. Friday, Craig S. Kratzenberg, 40, of Forestport, was operating a 2006 Arctic...
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Snowmobile Chase Ends in DWI in St. Stephen, Minn.
ST. STEPHEN, Minn. – A 28-year-old man from Rice, Minnesota was arrested for DWI and fleeing police after leading police on two separate chases on his snowmobile. Gregory Richard Werner was booked into the Stearns County Jail following his arrest early Tuesday morning. A Stearns County deputy clocked Werner driving...
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