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December 10, 2025

Lester Prairie Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty

LESTER PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A woman in McLeod County is facing serious charges after authorities discovered several dead and neglected cats in her Lester Prairie home. FOX 9 Reports that according to a criminal complaint, officers from the Winsted Police Department, along with other agencies, executed a search warrant at Tara Fay Schneewind’s residence on Oct. 22, […]

December 10, 2025

Winter Weather Announcements – December 10

ACGC Schools: ACGC Schools will be delayed two hours this morning (Wednesday, December 10). Kids Are Great Daycare will also open two hours late. The School Board Policy Committee meeting scheduled for 7:45am has been cancelled.  Annandale Schools: 2 hours Late BOLD Schools: CLOSED, E Learning Day BLHS Schools: 2 hours late, No Mustang Stampede, […]

December 10, 2025

Missing Carver County Woman Found

Authorities say a Carver County woman that had been reported missing in September has been found. A notification from the Department of Public Safety says 24-year-old Jade Donaldson has been found safe. Donaldson was was seen in Minneapolis near Lake Street and was last heard from on September 16. Additional details were not given.   […]

December 10, 2025

AG Ellison Charges Chippewa County Man in Exploitation Case

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A man from Chippewa County faces three felony charges of exploiting a vulnerable adult, filed by Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). Steven Berg of Montevideo is accused of financially exploiting his elderly mother, allegedly diverting over 90 thousand dollars from her accounts between February 2024 and […]

December 10, 2025

Driver Injured in Kandiyohi County Crash

A North Dakota woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Tuesday morning north of Willmar. The State Patrol says 24-year-old Gabriella Schwartz of West Fargo was taken to Willmar Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says she was driving southbound on Highway 71 in Dovre Township when she lost control […]

December 9, 2025

MnDOT’s Name a Snowplow Contest Returns

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s sixth annual Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included Plowy McPlowFace, We’re Off To See The Blizzard and Don’tcha Snow. MnDOT encourages people to submit witty, unique and Minnesota or winter-themed snowplow name ideas through the agency’s […]

December 9, 2025

Woman Dies After Being Hit by Train Near Litchfield

A Cosmos woman is dead after being hit by a train in Meeker County Monday afternoon near Litchfield. At just after 12:30pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train. The Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Raihna Mathews was found dead at the scene. Deputies learned the train was westbound […]

December 9, 2025

Winter Weather Cancellations – December 9

-Paynesville Schools:  Paynesville Elementary Schools will be closing at Noon today, Secondary Schools at 12:10 pm.  No Afternoon Preschool, and All Events and Activities have been cancelled -Hutchinson’s Boys and Girls Basketball Games with Big Lake and St. Cloud Apollo have been Postponed.  SCA and BL are both Closing School due to the Weather.   UPDATE:  […]

December 9, 2025

Willmar Man Charged in Meeker County Shooting

A Willmar man has now been charged after he allegedly admitted to shooting a woman in Meeker County Thursday afternoon near Grove City. According the the criminal complaint, 21-year-old Tyler Colby Wagstaff is facing four felony counts that include Attempted 2nd-Degree Homicide and 2nd-Degree Assault. The victim told deputies the suspect arrived at her home […]

December 9, 2025

Trump Announces $12 Billion Aid Package for U.S. Farmers

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) — President Trump has unveiled a 12-billion-dollar aid package aimed at supporting American farmers. Speaking during a White House roundtable, Trump emphasized that the funding was not a response to farmers struggling under his tariff policies but rather a corrective measure to what he described as harmful policies from the Biden administration. […]
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