Montevideo News Archives

January 22, 2025

Montevideo School Board to Interview Superintendent Finalists

The Montevideo Public School Board unanimously selected three semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position. The semi-finalists are: Aimee Fearing, Director of Early Learning and Engagement, Fridley Public Schools, MN Barry Schmidt, Superintendent, Jackson County Central, MN Jamie Skjeveland, Superintendent, Crosby-Ironton School District, MN The school board has scheduled interviews for the semi-finalists […]

January 21, 2025

Two Recovering After Being Found Unresponsive Hog Barn

Authorities have released more information on the two people that were found unresponsive in a hog barn in Yellow Medicine County Saturday. The Sheriff Office says after being taken out of the barn and initiating life-saving measures, 32-year-old Luke Stevens and 30-year-old Melissa Stevens of Rural Hazel Run were flown to Hennepin County Medical Center […]

January 20, 2025

Two People Found Unresponsive in Yellow Medicine Hog Barn

Two people were flown to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment after being found unresponsive at a hog farm in Yellow Medicine County Saturday afternoon. According to a news release, when deputies arrived on scene the caller had removed the individuals from the hog barn in Friendship Township. Life-saving measures were performed by deputies until EMS […]

January 17, 2025

Willmar Woman Suspected of Dropping Bag of Meth in Olivia

A Willmar woman is in the Renville County jail suspected of second degree possession of a controlled substance. At just after 8 Wednesday morning, Olivia police were called to the Casey’s General Store after staff reported finding a baggie on the floor. The bag contained nearly 26 grams of a crystalline substance that tested positive […]

January 14, 2025

Granite Falls Man Shot by Police Sentenced to 7 Years

MONTEVIDEO — A Granite Falls, Minnesota, man shot by law enforcement during an attempted arrest after a traffic stop outside the city in 2023 has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison for second-degree drug possession. The West Central Tribune reports 24-year-old Dylan McKaide Anderson-Butler, formerly of St. Paul, pleaded guilty to the felony charge in October in Chippewa County District […]

January 10, 2025

Local Groups Raise $45K to Begin Redwood Falls Police K9 Program

(Learfield News/Redwood Falls, MN) – The Redwood Falls Police Department is preparing for its first K9 officers after a local group raised $45,000 to get the program started. Chief Jason Cotner says the grassroots group PROTECT began last summer (2024). He says despite being dedicated to first responder agencies, “they had learned one of the […]

January 7, 2025

These 9 States Are Cutting Income Taxes in 2025

Trying to save a buck or two can be tough with living expenses, inflation, and everyone’s favorite: taxes. Some states are trying to help out with the latter, cutting individual income-tax rates for the upcoming year, per an analysis from the Tax Foundation think tank. CBS News sifted through the numbers to find the nine states that will […]

January 7, 2025

Update: Fatal Kandiyohi Co Crash

Authorities have released the name of the truck driver that died when the vehicle collided with a railroad bridge in Kandiyohi County Tuesday morning on the east side of Willmar. The State Patrol says 67-year-old Terry Vreeman of Spicer died from injuries he sustained in the crash. Vreeman was driving a straight truck northbound on […]

January 6, 2025

Woman Sentenced in Fatal Overdose of Litchfield Man

(Learfield News/Litchfield, MN) — A woman from Shakopee was sentenced to 11 years in prison for selling a fatal dose of drugs to a man from Litchfield during the summer of 2023. A Meeker County judge sentenced 27-year-old Jaimee Nichole Traylor to 132 months at the women’s prison in Shakopee after a jury found her […]

January 3, 2025

Two Fall Through Ice on Lac qui Parle Lake

A utility vehicle broke through the ice on Lac qui Parle Lake sending two riders into the frigid water this morning (Friday). The Sheriff’s Office says at just after 7:30, they received a 911 call that the two had fallen through the ice and were placed in a vehicle at Boyd’s Landing to await EMS […]