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March 7, 2025

Report: Rising Egg Prices Partially Due To Price Gouging

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) — A recent report indicates that rising egg prices are being driven by companies price-gouging consumers. According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, egg prices have nearly doubled in the last six weeks, with a dozen eggs now costing an average of around eight dollars. While the bird flu […]

March 7, 2025

Willmar Woman Incompetent to Stand Trial

A Willmar woman accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend in the head has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. On Thursday, the Rule-20 exam results were revealed at a hearing in Kandiyohi County District Court for 26-year-old Cheyenne Angeline Nelson. The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office is contesting those results, and a hearing on the matter […]

March 6, 2025

ACLU Is Suing Carver County For Illegally Detaining Man For ICE

(Learfield News/Chaska, MN) — Carver County authorities are accused of unlawfully detaining Maikol Suarez Varela to transfer him to ICE agents. The ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Carver County and Sheriff Jason Kamerud, claiming a violation of the Minnesota Constitution. Suarez Varela, a Venezuelan native, was arrested on January 5th in Chanhassen for […]

March 6, 2025

State Budget Surplus Shrinks According to New Forecast

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota’s projected budget surplus for the next two years has decreased, and the projected deficit has worsened. The state now has a projected surplus of $456-million for the next two-year budget cycle, which is $160-million lower than previous estimates. The future projected deficit in the 2028-2029 biennium has grown from […]

March 6, 2025

Gov Walz Discusses Impact of Tariffs with Canadian Premiers

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The impact of new tariffs was the topic of conversation between Governor Tim Walz and two Canadian leaders on Wednesday. The governor’s office says Walz met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew to discuss ways to alleviate tariff impacts and strengthen our trade relationships. Walz says […]

March 6, 2025

Hutchinson Health Among Top Rural/Community Hospitals

HUTCHINSON, Minn. – Hutchinson Health has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. “We’re honored to be one of […]

March 5, 2025

Meeker County House Fire

A house in Meeker County was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. At just after 7pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house fire in the 400 block of Luella Street in the City of Watkins. When deputies arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. The house and its contents were a total […]

March 5, 2025

42nd Annual Duluth First Ship Contest Underway

(Learfield News/Duluth, MN) — Thousands of entries are coming in for the 42nd annual First Ship Contest on Lake Superior. Jayson Hron of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the goal is to accurately predict when the first ship of the season enters the city’s harbor. He says traditionally that first saltie, that first ocean […]

March 5, 2025

Winter Weather Cancellations – March 5

School Announcements- -BOLD Schools: CLOSED -Cologne Academy: Distance Learning -Cosmos Learning Center: 2 hours Late -Emmanuel Lutheran School, Hamburg: CLOSED -GFW Schools: CLOSED, E Learning Day. T Bird Club will remain open -Glencoe Silver Lake Schools: CLOSED -Hutchinson Schools: 2 hours late -Lester Prairie Schools: 2 hours Late -Mayer Lutheran Schools: CLOSED -New Century Academy: […]

March 5, 2025

Damage to Carver County Parks and Trails

Officials in Carver County say they’ve recently seen an increase in destructive behavior at the county parks and trails. The Sheriff’s Office says they’ve increased patrols and will be citing violators. If you witness property damage or suspicious behavior, you’re asked to report it immediately. Officials say the reports help prevent further damage and hold […]