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Midwest Medical Examiner presents annual report to Wright County; overdose deaths and substances summarized

Wright County Board of Commissioners · November 19, 2025
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Summary

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s director and Dr. Anne Bracey presented 2024 data for Wright County: 782 total deaths, 572 reportable to the medical examiner, 2 homicides, a decline in reported drug-related deaths (15 in 2021 to 5 in 2024), and fentanyl and methamphetamine listed as the most common substances.

Shane Sheets, director of the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, and Dr. Anne Bracey presented the office's annual report to the Wright County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18, summarizing cause/manner statistics and new data tools the office is using.

Dr. Bracey told the board Wright County had 782 total deaths in 2024; 572 (73%) were reportable to the medical examiner. Of those 572 reportable…

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