Police on Tuesday said they are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old woman at a high-end spa and resort in the Hamptons, New York. The Suffolk County Police Department said that the slain woman’s body was discovered by an employee inside her guest room of Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill, located between Southampton and Bridgehampton and about 90 miles east of Midtown Manhattan.
Per local affiliate NBC NY, Southampton Town Police patrol units responded to the resort at 337 Montauk Highway at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, sharing in a statement: “Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a victim whose body was found in a guest room at a Water Mll resort. It was determined the woman was a victim of a violence. Police patrol units responded to a suspicious death at the Shou Sugi Ban House… appears to be an isolated incident, with no immediate danger to the public at this time.”
The Shou Sugi Ban House’s website calls itself “a space inspired by the principles of wabi-sabi and wellness traditions that value the simple beauty and healing properties found within the natural world. As the only comprehensive wellness program in the Hamptons, Shou Sugi Ban House offers an environment that is both tranquil and transcendent, encouraging one to Return to the Simplicity of Self.”
No cause of death for the victim, identified as 33-year-old Brooklyn resident Sabina Rosas, has been released as of press time. In addition, no suspects have been taken into custody. Police ask anyone with information to call the department at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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Steve Bannon, podcast host and former White House strategist to Donald Trump, was released from federal Bureau of Prisons custody on Tuesday. Sources told ABC News that Bannon was released from federal prison shortly after 3 a.m. Bannon had been serving his time served his time at FCI Danbury, a low-security federal correctional institution in Danbury, Connecticut.
Randilee Giamusso, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson, confirmed that Bannon was released; later in a post on X, Bannon said he had returned to hosting his “War Room” podcast, which aired later Tuesday morning.
Bannon, 70, was sentenced on two counts of contempt of Congress in Oct. 2022 for failing to comply with a subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, and served a four-month prison term, along with being fined $6,500. A U.S. district judge later agreed to postpone Bannon’s jail term while he appealed the decision, which was upheld by a federal appeals court in May 2024.
In the episode of Bannon’s podcast after his release Tuesday, he called himself a “political prisoner,” adding: “the four months in federal prison, not only didn’t break me, it empowered me. I am more energized and more focused than I’ve ever been in my entire life.” He urged his listeners to vote, saying “everything is coming to fruition. We have to put this beyond their ability to steal it .. We have to crush them at the ballot box.”
Bannon’s legal problems are not over, however, as he was also charged and entered a not guilty plea in a separate New York State case in 2022. Bannon is accused of defrauding donors to a “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign that promised to erect a portion of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with charges in that case include money laundering, conspiracy and fraud.
Searchlight Pictures has shared a trailer for the film ‘A Complete Unknown,’ featuring Timothée Chalamet as music icon Bob Dylan. A Complete Unknown is based on the Elijah Wald book Dylan Goes Electric! with the film directed and co-written by James Mangold (‘Girl, Interrupted,’ ‘Walk the Line.’)
A Complete Unknown is set in “the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s” and follows a 19-year-old Dylan (Chalamet) as the Minnesota musician experiences “a meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation — culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.”
The cast of ‘A Complete Unknown’ also includes Edward Norton as songwriter and musician Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as artist Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as singer and musician Joan Baez, and Boyd Holbrook as singer-songwriter Johnny Cash.
A Complete Unknown hits theaters December 25, 2024; see the trailer – HERE.
Oscar-nominated actor Teri Garr, best known for her work in films including “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie” and “Mr. Mom,” has died at the age of 79 due to complications from multiple sclerosis. The actor’s publicist Heidi Schaeffer told PEOPLE that Garr died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, “surrounded by family and friends.”
Garr first revealed her MS diagnosis in a 2002 interview with Larry King on CNN, sharing that she had been secretly battling multiple sclerosis since the 1980s. Garr later suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2006, which left her in a coma for a week. She recovered and briefly returned to acting before retiring in 2011. Garr served as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and chaired the organization’s Woman Against MS programs.
After starting her career as a dancer, Garr’s acting career took off after her breakout role in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (1974). She also had memorable roles in Carl Reiner’s Oh, God! (1977); Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977); Francis Ford Coppola’s musical One From the Heart (1981); the popular John Hughes film, Mr. Mom (1983). Garr earned a supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role in Sydney Pollack’s Tootsie (1982).
Garr was married to contractor John O’Neil from 1993 until their divorce in 1996. She is survived by her daughter, Molly O’Neil, and grandson Tyryn.
The Pirate Fine Arts Boosters recently awarded funding in the amount of $15,420 to the fine arts programs in the Crookston Public Schools. This past summer they supported two students who attended Bemidji Music Camp for a total of $1,145.
The following funds were distributed – Orchestra – $1,534 (Residency, violins, solo/ensemble/repertoire) Band – $2,225 (Books, music, percussion organization, mouthpiece puller, percussion instruments) Choir – $1,180 (Music, choir instruction) Music Department – $1,319 (Wenger chairs and music stands) Senior High Art – $5,200 (Printing press and stand, banding wheels/easels, printmaking tools/ink) Middle School Art – $3,012 (Display case) Speech – $950 (Coach, scripts)
The Pirate Fine Arts Boosters thanks the community of Crookston for its support in continuing this work in our schools. If you are interesting in donating to the Pirate Fine Arts Boosters, you can send a check to – Pirate Fine Arts Boosters P.O. Box 743 Crookston MN 56716
A group of students at Our Savior’s Lutheran School enjoyed learning about the science behind fall colors with UMC’s CREST (Center for Rural Education in Science and Technology) team on Friday, October 25. The students were one of the first groups to benefit from the mobile lab!
On Monday, the Crookston City Council heard from eight non-profit organizations that requested city grant funds for their organizations.
The total of the requests was $228,000. The City has a budget of $125,000. The city awarded grant funds to six of the eight organizations, making decisions based on which organizations provide the most service to the citizens of Crookston. Below are the six organizations that were awarded grant funds, with their original request amount, the amount awarded, and comments on what each organization will use the funds for in 2025.
Golden Link Senior Center’s request was $97,000, and they received $75,000.
Shirley Nielsen, Golden Link Manager, made a presentation to the council grant funds in the amount of $97,000. Shirley explains what these funds would be used for at the Golden Link. “I represent the Golden Link Senior Center in Crookston. We are asking for $97,000, and we would use it for the running of the link,” says Shirley. “It pays utilities, manager’s salary, anything and everything we need to keep the building open and running.”
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council is requesting $16,000, and they received $16,000.
Elizabeth Hensrud from Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Transportation Department or the B.U.S. explains what Tri-Valleys requested funds would cover. “We are asking for $16,000 and that would go towards operating budget and capital projects like the bus.”
Crookston Aquatic Boosters/OxCart Days requested $20,000, and they will receive $6,000.
The Crookston Aquatic Boosters asked for grant funds in the amount of $20,000. Board President James Pogatchnik says that that would both cover the cost of Fireworks during Ox Cart Days and the cost of entry for all attendees. What they were proposing is that they do away with the Ox Cart Buttons, and all events would be free for all to attend, leaving families to be able to spend more on vendors, food, and such.
Get Kids Outdoors – Adam Parnow Memorial Inc. requested $5,000 and will receive $5,000
Fred Parnow gave a presentation and told the council why he requested $5,000. “We have different events we support through the course of the year, but specifically, coming up, we are going to put a fish house on the river here this winter for kids, parents, and their families to use at no charge,” says Parnow. “So, our request is for funds that would go towards the purchase of that fish house.”
Downtown Crookston Development Partnership requested $20,000 and will receive $15,000.
Shirley Iverson represented the DCDP. “We put in a grant request for $20,000,” says Iverson. “We have done the downtown Tuesday Tunes; we are also looking at having the Fiesta De Crookston again; we also do Broadway at the Grand and will be doing free movie Mondays at the Grand. Finally, in our grant, we are looking at Way Finding signs, and we want to fill in some of our vacant building windows with public art and advertising and allow that to become more picturesque.”
Scruffy Tails Humane Society requested $15,000 and will receive $8,000.
Val Tuseth represented Scruffy Tails. “We are looking to replace our current washer and dryer with a commercial set,” says Tuseth. “We do a lot of laundry, dog beds, towels, things like that.”
Tuseth says they would use the funds for one other item: “We are hoping to get a professional dog wash station. You can put a little dog in the sink, but it’s kind of hard to do that with a German Sheppard.”
The two organizations that submitted grant requests but were not given funds by the council were Prairie Skyline Foundation, which requested $25,000, and Care and Share, which requested $30,000.
KROX is continuing its coverage of the upcoming election. Today, we present two candidates for Crookston City Council.
The candidates running for Crookston City Council in Ward 1 are incumbent Kristie Jerde and her opponent, Bishop Jenson. We asked each candidate a series of questions.
Tell us about your family
Jerde – I have lived here for 18 years and I have been married to a local boy, Justin Jerde, and we have two lovely kids, Nora and Will who are six and eight and enjoy the school system here in Crookston.
Jenson –My family does originate from the region, the Polk County area. My Great Grandfather, his name is Olaf Hagen, from Hagen Family Farms out of East Grand Forks. On my mother’s side, we are third-generation born immigrants from the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve been here my entire life as far as the region goes, and my family, for the most part, has been here a dominant portion of our occupied existence. That being said I have a lot of family around and that is a big drive for me and my priorities with the community.
Why are you running?
Jerde – I think that we have come a long ways in the last four years but I think that we have a long ways to go still. Some of the directives I’d really like to see in the next four years are for us to complete the Highway 2 Corridor, I think the downtown is a huge heart of our city and as part of that is really the sidewalks and the aesthetics of the downtown. I would really like to see that through. I think we have a lot of great opportunities with our Economic Development and I think that we need to have good supporters on the City Council to actually push through on some of those initiatives we have going forward and hopefully make our city not just a place to live but also to thrive economically.
Jenson –My main platform I believe in which I am running to try and fill time on or focus on with is the river corridors and their infrastructure. We’ve had a really good time getting the dike systems built around those neighborhoods to protect them for several centuries to come. So, now I feel as a city we have an obligation and a certain expectation to maintain those infrastructures that we did so due diligently protect at one time and bringing those more up to today’s standards of use.
What previous experiences will help you if you win?
Jerde – I have worked in a lot of different areas, especially a non-profit, the University of Minnesota Crookston as well as some other institutions and national non-profit and most recently I worked with a lot of Fortune 500 companies. So, I have a pretty good grasp and understanding of business models and how to be innovative in going forward. I am hoping to bring that expertise here as well.
Jenson– I’ve often found myself in public speaking matters, pretty fluid, I’ve spoken for numerous community oriented groups around like the Kiwanas Club, The Collectors Club, and the Lions Club. I have also participated in student council, I was a DECA Member, in my younger days as well, I went to State in DECA , and I’ve taken a candidacy course in running for campaigns through a North Dakotas Farmers Union Co-op. I feel very comfortable working with the public and being in the public eye that way.
Are there any issues/topics that you are concerned about?
Jerde–I think that a hot topic probably for everyone is really the finances. I think that we have had unfortunately, just several years, and I wouldn’t just say the last four, but probably the last ten where we really haven’t had a good grasp on our finances. I think that bringing in Clifton Larson was a really good piece on our part, not only to help us rectify some of the concerns that we had but also to put in some best practices that needed to be badly implemented in the last couple years.
Jenson–Really just general infrastructure, protecting and overseeing infrastructure going into the future, and making sure that we are planning ahead, instead of trying to clean up a created mess.
Anything you want the voters to know?
Jerde– There are a lot of great candidates out there, and I think that, it’s up to the voters what they want to do. In addition to the work I do here on City Counci,l I also sit as a board member for the board of directors for the Coalition for Greater Minnesota Cities and I think that the work I’m doing here will help me also provide a voice to our area.
Jenson – I feel they will find transparency with me, I sincerely feel like a very transparent candidate and my goal to bring to Crookston is a variety and options, so if Crookston is ready for change, I hope they find me in the change and if they are not, I hope we have a wonderful four years going forward.
