Severe Weather Awareness Week – Day 3 – Flooding

We’re on day three of Severe Weather Awareness Week – The topic for today is Flooding.   Nationally, floods claim nearly 200 lives each year, force 300,000 people from their homes, and result in property damage in excess of $2 billion. In 2019, six out of the nine state and federally-declared disasters in Minnesota involved […]

TCU Le Center to bring back School Safety Patrol

This spring, TCU Le Center announced it would be bringing back its  School Safety Patrol program, which help younger kids cross the street by training students to act as crossing guards. Many students have expressed interest in the program according to TCU Special Education teacher, Colin Scott, who is also a member of the American […]

Missing Glencoe Teen Found

A Glencoe teen that was reported missing last year has been found. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced that 16-year-old Cheyenne Cadena was was found safe Tuesday. She was last seen on November 27. No other details were released.    

Hutchinson Man Arrested/Charged After Attempting to Flee

A Hutchinson man was arrested and charged after attempting to flee on foot after a traffic stop last week. On Monday, April 1, Hutchinson Police conducted a traffic stop on Glen Street SW and 2nd Avenue SW. Due to the nature of the infraction, the officer informed the driver to step out of the vehicle […]

Morning News April 10

Suspect Arrested After 19-Mile Chase in Kandiyohi County

A 25-year-old New London man is in custody after leading authorities on a pursuit that began near Spicer and ended in Willmar that covered about 19 miles Tuesday. The pursuit was initiated by a CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force member that attempted to stop a motorcycle for excessive speed on Highway 23. At one […]

Update on Meeker County Attempted Abduction

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is reporting they’ve received surveillance footage of a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used in the attempted abduction on April 3, 2024. A 13-year-old child told sheriff’s deputies that a man in a red Ford pickup tried to abduct them on April 3rd in the Stella Lake area […]

Vehicle Break-ins at Wright Co Churches

Authorities are investigating after multiple vehicles were broken into in church parking lots in Wright County Sunday. The first report was just before 12:30pm at the Quarry Church in Monticello Township. Deputies learned through statements from the victim as well as from video from the church that an individual exited a newer silver Nissan Murano […]

Cargill grant helps Art Space in Granite Falls

The nonprofit Department of Transformation is renovating a building in Granite Falls to promote a rural arts and creative economy and recently received a boost to help that goal.  The West Central Tribune reports The Cargill Foundation last week awarded its YES! House project $250,000.  The project is a community space being developed in a […]

Watkins man injured in crash

A Watkins man was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Stearns County Friday morning and authorities believe alcohol was a factor and they say the driver’s cell phone alerted them of the crash.  The Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old James Rusthoven was initially southbound on County Road 9 approaching the stop sign at County Road 17, […]