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December 17, 2025

New Nicollet County Sheriff

Come the first of the year, Nicollet County will have a new sheriff. At Tuesday’s County Board meeting, the Board passed a resolution appointing Aaron Petersen as Nicollet County Sheriff, effective December 31. Chief Deputy Petersen has been with the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office since 2004 and has been a licensed peace officer since 2006. […]

December 17, 2025

Police Arrest Teen for Making Online Threats to SE Metro Schools

(Learfield News/Apple Valley, MN) — A 16-year-old boy is under arrest in connection with online threats targeting high schools in the Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan school districts. The Apple Valley Police Department announced the arrest following a multi-agency investigation into the threats, which prompted heightened concern across south metro schools. Police confirmed no weapons […]

December 17, 2025

MN Senate GOP Leader Rips Walz Executive Orders on Gun Violence

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson claims Governor Walz’s executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence will do nothing to keep people safe. Johnson said in a statement, “addressing mental health, intervening before a crisis turns violent, and active safety protocols are real solutions that Republicans support to keep our kids […]

December 16, 2025

Recent Snow/Hutchinson Crashes

Hutchinson Police have released some crash numbers related to the recent snowfall. Between Monday, December 8 and Saturday, December 13, police responded to 24 accidents in the city of Hutchinson. Authorities say a high volume of the accidents were reports of vehicles being rear-ended, with minor to moderate damage, with no tows, no injuries, and […]

December 16, 2025

Two Arrested in Maynard/Montevideo Meth Bust

Two suspects were arrested and charges are expected after agents from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force executed multiple warrants in Maynard and Montevideo related to methamphetamine trafficking. During the operation, agents recovered approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. A 28-year-old Maynard man and an 18-year-old Montevideo man were arrested on 1st-Degree Controlled Substance charges […]

December 16, 2025

Two Injured in Kandiyohi County Crash

Two drivers were injured in a crash in Kandiyohi County Monday morning north of Willmar. The State Patrol says 87-year-old Charlotte Sieck of Willmar and 63-year-old Carlotta Eischens of New London were taken to Willmar Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says the crash happened near the intersection of Highway 71 and 60th […]

December 16, 2025

ATV Breaks Through Ice on Lake Francis

(Learfield News/Meeker County, MN) – Two men escaped injury after their ATV broke through the ice on Lake Francis in Meeker County Saturday night. Deputies say 20-year-old Nicholas Eckhoff of Dassel and 20-year-old Gabrial Laplante of Litchfield ended up in waist-deep water around 9:44 p.m. Both made it safely to shore and declined medical care. […]

December 16, 2025

Meeker County House Fire

A house west of Dassel was damaged by fire Sunday morning. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says at shortly after 9am, they received a report of a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Simon Avenue. Deputies arrived to see heavy smoke coming out of the second-story window. Fire crews were able to […]

December 16, 2025

Bauer Appeal Denied

The Winthrop man who killed 79-year-old Dennis Weitzenkamp on his farm in 2022 had his appeal denied Monday. Forty-eight-year-old Travis Bauer worked on Weitzenkamp’s farm for years and the criminal complaint says he would benefit greatly from Weitzenkamp’s death.  Investigators confirmed gunshot residue on Bauer’s clothing and he lied to police about his whereabouts. Bauer […]

December 15, 2025

Olivia Man Charged with Assault in Shooting Outside Sugar Beet Plant

An Olivia man is facing felony assault charges following a shooting incident in a vehicle outside the Renville Sugar Beet plant on December 5 that left a woman with a gunshot wound to the leg. The criminal complaint says  27-year-old Angel Garza has been charged with one count of second-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm […]
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