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• Alcohol involved in crash that injures four Minnesota men
• Motorcycle vs. deer accident claims life of motorist
• Power outage caused by chain reaction from fire
• Miller Brothers in Somerset offer free brake jobs to help restock food shelf
• UPDATE: St. Croix County Sheriff's Dept. releases name of accident victim

Four Minnesota men were injured and one was arrested following a one-vehicle accident near Eau Claire.

According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the accident took place on Highway 53, just south of Chippewa County N in the Town of Wheaton, at around 2:50 p.m. Thursday.

State Patrol officials say that Wali Ahmed, 23, Waite Park, was driving southbound on Highway 53 when the vehicle he was driving entered the ditch and then rolled over multiple times.

Ahmed was injured and transported to Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. He was also arrested for causing injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

The passengers in his vehicle were all from Edina, Minn. Abdi-Hakim Areis, 19, was injured, but refused medical treatment.

Abdihajir Sigar, 27, and Abdi Hakim, 22, were both taken to Luther Hospital in Eau Claire by ambulance.

It is Luther Hospital policy not to comment on the condition of patients.

The State Patrol is continuing its investigation into the accident.

A motorcycle vs. deer accident at about 7:50 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 27) resulted in the death of the motorcyclist.

The St. Croix County Sheriff's office is pulling together the details on the accident and will soon be issuing a press release.

The accident was at 210th Avenue near 150th Street. The New Richmond Fire Department and Star Prairie First Responders responded to the scene.

The accident victim was transported by helicopter to Regions Hospital.

The name of the victim has not yet been released

A lightening arrester that failed and started a pole on fire near the Riverdale hydro plant caused a power outage in the region Thursday.

The fire in turn caused a breaker to blow at our sub station near New Richmond, according to Xcel spokesperson Chris Ouellette.

Approximately 1,794 customers around Somerset and as far away as Amery, Deer Park and Star Prairie lost power for just over an hour starting just after noon on Thursday.

Miller Brothers Auto Repair, Somerset's auto repair facility, offered free brake jobs to their clients in the month of August in exchange for food to help restock the food shelf at Grace Place in Somerset.

"After a recent visit to Grace Place, we were made aware of the shortage of food for the food shelf, so we thought we would do something special for the community by offering free brake pads or shoes and the labor to install them to any of our clients that brought in three non-perishable food items for the food shelf," said Aaron Miller, co-owner of Miller Brothers Auto Repair.

More than $8,400 worth of brake jobs were performed for free to help collect 400 items for the food shelf.

"We were very pleased with the support of our clients for this worthy cause," said Aaron.

During the Christmas season, Miller Brothers will be giving away free oil changes in an effort to help the U.S. Marines Toys For Tots Drive.

Miller Brothers Auto Repair is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A motorcycle vs. deer accident at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 27) resulted in the death of the motorcyclist.

John F. Rognholt, 43, of Emerald was riding his 2003 Harley Davidson eastbound on 210th Avenue, near 150th Street in Stanton Township. Rognholt struck a deer that ran out from the south ditch, forcing him off the bike.

He was treated at the scene by New Richmond EMS, New Richmond Fire, Star Prairie First Responders and the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department.

Rognholt was transported by New Richmond EMS to the New Richmond Regional Airport. From there he was flown to Regions Hospital via the Likelink helicopter. Rognholt was later pronounced dead at Regions.

Rognholt was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, according to the Sheriff's Department. The accident is still under investigation.

Rognholt is the 15th motor vehicle fatality for 2007 in St. Croix County.