Man arrested after boating fatality

OTTERTAIL (AP) — Authorities say a 73-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide after a boating collision on Otter Tail Lake in northwestern Minnesota resulted in the death of another man.

The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said Neil Baker, 52, of Elysian, had just returned to his dock with family members who exited the boat while he and his wife remained to organize its contents. The suspect struck the parked boat and both Baker and his wife were thrown into the lake.

Neighbors located Neil Baker and attempted to provide assistance before first responders arrived. Baker was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, from Roseville, is Baker’s neighbor on the lake, authorities said.

No further details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

Police shooting lays bare divide

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooting by police in Wisconsin of a Black man sparked strong words of condemnation and a demand for Republicans to take action from the state’s Democratic governor, who said he stood by those who demand justice.

Republicans and the police union countered Monday that the governor went too far, urging caution in making any judgments about what sparked the shooting.

The divergent reactions to the shooting Sunday by Kenosha police is just the latest example of the deep divide in Wisconsin, a key presidential battleground state that has been at the forefront of partisan battles for the past decade ranging from redistricting to union rights.

Cellphone footage posted on social media Sunday appeared to show police shooting Blake multiple times in the back as he opened a door and leaned into an SUV. The state Department of Justice said officers were responding to a domestic incident, but it has not released more details. Blake was in serious condition Monday at a Milwaukee hospital.

Protests erupted in Kenosha in the hours after the shooting, sparking concerns of more unrest across the country similar to what was seen after the May death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police.

“Exhale,” said Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard, a retired police officer from Racine, which is next to Kenosha. “Everyone should take a deep breath. … We must let law and reason, not emotion, guide the next steps.”

But Evers said he stands with everyone who has demanded justice, equity and accountability.