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February 11, 2025

Fatal Crash in Hutchinson

The State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Hutchinson early this morning (Tuesday) involving a semi tractor-trailer. The crash happened just before 1am on Highway 15 (Main Street) and Echo Drive SE. The Patrol says the semi, driven by a 67-year-old man from Lincoln, Nebraska, was traveling northbound on Highway 15 negotiating a curve […]

February 11, 2025

Vehicle Breaks Through Ice on Kandiyohi Co Lake

A pickup broke through the ice on a Kandiyohi County lake north of Willmar Saturday evening, but the driver was able to get out of the vehicle safely. At just before 5:30pm, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle thru the ice on Long Lake. The pickup was about 150 yards north of the […]

February 10, 2025

Meeker County House Fire

A two-story house in Meeker County was extensively damaged by fire Saturday night. The Sheriff’s Office says at 9:20pm, they received a report of the fire in the 67000 Block of 330 Street in Forest City Township. Upon arrival, deputies saw the house was almost fully engulfed. The property is owned by 79-year-old Karen Marsh […]

February 7, 2025

Six-Year-Old Girl Seriously Wounded In Dog Attack in SW MN

(Learfield News/Ghent, MN) — A six-year-old girl is hospitalized in serious condition after three dogs attacked her at her babysitter’s home in southwestern Minnesota. The incident happened on January 26 in Ghent, just miles from Marshall. The dogs were removed from the home, placed in a kennel in Marshall, and declared dangerous. The young victim, […]

February 7, 2025

3 Suspects Charged in Deadly St. Cloud Apartment Shooting

(Learfield News/Foley, MN) — Three 19-year-olds are now charged in a St. Cloud apartment shooting Sunday that left a 17-year-old boy dead and another victim in critical condition. Officers called to a report of gunshots found 17-year-old Layson Davis of St. Cloud dead in a stairwell. A 19-year-old from St. Joseph was wounded and taken […]

February 7, 2025

Two Willmar Residents Arrested After Narcotics Search

Two Willmar residents are in custody at the Kandiyohi County Jail on 1st Degree Controlled Substance charges after a narcotics search warrant was executed Thursday. Members of the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force conducted the search at an apartment in the 400 block of 15th Ave Southwest in the City of Willmar. During the […]

February 7, 2025

Gov Announces Child Care Grants

Governor Walz has announced $6.1-million in grants to expand access to child care across Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded 25 organizations with Child Care Economic Development Grants which is expected to expand child care capacity by 1,400 slots statewide. $5.1-million will go towards increasing child care availability in Greater […]

February 6, 2025

2 Arrested in Deadly Shooting at St. Cloud Apartment

(Learfield News/St. Cloud,MN) Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting in St. Cloud that left one teenager dead and another in critical condition. On Tuesday, police say they arrested two 19-year-old suspects and they were taken to Benton County Jail with charges pending. Investigators say the man and woman both live in […]

February 5, 2025

Hutchinson VFW Post 906 Donates $80K to State Veterans Homes

(Hutchinson, MN) — The Charles McLaughlin V-F-W Post 906 in Hutchinson is donating $80,000 to Minnesota’s State Veterans Homes. The homes in Bemidji, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne, Minneapolis, Montevideo, Preston and Silver Bay will each receive $10,000. The funding will be used to create a memorial wall on the grounds of the three newest locations, […]

February 5, 2025

AG Files Racketeering, Wage Theft Charges Against Owner of Paynesville Dairy

(Learfield News/Paynesville, MN) — The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has charged the owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville with felony racketeering and wage theft. The criminal complaint alleges that Keith Schaefer and others systematically deprived employees of their wages, including not paying for overtime or the full amount of regular hours worked. Schaefer is […]
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