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November 5, 2025

Driver Leaves Scene After Hitting Hutchinson Pedestrian

Hutchinson Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening and the driver left the scene. The pedestrian, an 80-year-old Hutchinson man was taken to Hutchinson Health for treatment. Police say the vehicle was traveling east on South Grade Rd SW and the pedestrian was walking southbound in the crosswalk at […]

November 5, 2025

Democrats Maintain Slim Majority in MN Senate

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Democrats will again have a one-vote majority in the Minnesota Senate next legislative session. DFL Representative Amanda Hemmingsen Jaeger of Woodbury topped Republican candidate Dwight Dorau 61 to 38 percent in the District 47 special election Tuesday. Hemmingsen Jaeger will fill seat of former Senator Nicole Mitchell. In Senate District […]

November 5, 2025

No Injuries in New Ulm Apartment Boiler Explosion

The New Ulm Fire Department was called to a reported explosion Tuesday morning at the New Ulm Apartments at 320 19th North. The fire department says that all occupants had safely evacuated the building which was filled with steam. The explosion was due to an over-pressurized boiler located on the first floor. The boiler room and […]

November 5, 2025

Missing Marshall Man Found Deceased

The Marshall Police Department has canceled an alert for a missing man after they say he was found deceased. Forty-two-year-old Hei Pret R Too was last seen on Saturday (11/01/2025) and the family was concerned for his welfare, in that he may be experiencing mental health concerns. Authorities did not give details, other than the […]

November 4, 2025

Litchfield Man Headed to Prison for Several Violent Offenses

(Learfield News/Litchfield, MN) — The sentence is two decades in prison for a Litchfield man convicted of several violent offenses. Twenty-seven-year-old Tre Ertl was arrested for beating a man with a baseball bat during a robbery in Litchfield in March of last year, and three months later was arrested for beating and stabbing another man […]

November 4, 2025

Suspect Charged in Brown County Double Homicide

A 45-year-old man believed to have killed two people in Brown County early Sunday morning has been charged with second-degree murder. KSTP reports the Brown County Sheriff’s Office says Randy Thomas Zimmerman of Courtland was arrested in Iowa in connection with the murders and made his first court appearance there on Monday and is awaiting […]

November 3, 2025

One Injured in Stearns County Tractor/Pickup Crash

One driver was injured when a pickup and tractor collided in Stearns County this morning (Monday) northeast of Paynesville. The State Patrol says the driver of the pickup, 69-year-old Myron Roos of Paynesville, was taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor, 73-year-old Richard Lahr of Paynesville, was not […]

November 3, 2025

Suspect in Brown County Double Homicide Arrested in Iowa

(Learfield News/Hanska, MN) — A man is jailed in Iowa in connection with a double homicide in the south central Minnesota town of Hanska. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call early Sunday morning from a boy who said his mom’s ex-boyfriend broke into their home and shot her. Responding deputies found a […]

November 3, 2025

Demuth Announces Run for Governor

Republican Speaker of the Minnesota House Lisa Demuth has announced she’s running for governor. She made the announcement on Sunday and joins a crowded race for Republicans looking to beat Governor Tim Walz. She joins Rep. Kristin Robbins , of Maple Grove, and two former gubernatorial candidates, Scott Jensen and Kendall Qualls. Demuth said she’s the best candidate to […]

November 3, 2025

Driver Injured in Meeker County Crash

A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Meeker County early Saturday morning. The State Patrol says 55-year-old William Deadrick of Litchfield was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Deadrick was traveling southbound on Highway 22 in Greenleaf Township when the vehicle entered the ditch and crashed […]
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