ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The body of a woman found in a drainage ditch 35 years ago has been identified as that of an 18-year-old Texas hitchhiker who was assaulted and killed by a former Minnesota state trooper, state authorities said Tuesday. Michelle Yvette Busha's remains were identified over the weekend through DNA testing. Her body was found on May 30, 1980, and had been buried anonymously at a cemetery in the southern Minnesota city of Blue Earth for the past three decades. Robert Leroy Nelson, a state trooper at the time, had confessed to killing a woman nine years later, but investigators had been unable to determine her identity. "This was a case of not whodunit, but who was she," said Faribault County Sheriff Michael Gormley. Busha's remains were exhumed in August and DNA was collected as part of a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension effort to identify dozens of unidentified human remains in the state. BCA Forensic Science Services Director Catherine Knutson said investigators built a DNA profile, and entered that information into a national database for missing persons in mid-February. The results matched DNA samples submitted by members of Busha's family in 2007. "Michelle's family has experienced … Continue reading →

Award-winning credit union selects DNA to unify consumer and business member operations and enhance member service Columbia Credit Union will integrate several new and existing Fiserv solutions into DNA Credit union leaders cite robust commercial capabilities, third-party friendly technology and innovative DNAappstore as key factors in selection Brookfield, Wis. Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Columbia Credit Union, based in Vancouver, Washington, has selected the DNA account processing platform and several integrated Fiserv solutions. The $1.0 billion asset credit union will use Fiserv technology to enhance their view of member relationships to better anticipate the needs of its 83,000 members. A two-time winner of Raddon Financial Group's Crystal Performance Award and ranked as the 18th healthiest credit union in America by DepositAccounts.com, Columbia Credit Union sought a new core system to simplify product development, increase the universe of possible third-party solutions providers, and enhance the member experience. The credit union seeks the freedom and flexibility to customize its core and add new solutions as needs change. After a thorough review of vendors, the credit union selected DNA from Fiserv. "DNA will bring our full range of services together onto a … Continue reading →