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June 12, 2025

650lbs of Meth Intercepted in Kandiyohi County

WILLMAR — About 650 pounds of methamphetamine found hidden in boxes of flowers was intercepted by law enforcement officers last week who allege that they observed the unloading of the drug shipment from a semitractor-trailer in Willmar. The West Central Tribune reports two people from the Twin Cities were arrested later that same night outside of […]

June 12, 2025

Air Quality Alert

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota. The alert runs until 11pm today (Thursday, June 12). Smoke from wildfires in northwest Canada has moved into central and southern Minnesota behind a cold front and the AQI has climbed into the unhealthy category for sensitive groups. […]

June 11, 2025

Federal Raids in Metro Began with 900 Pound Meth Seizure

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — New information about the federal raids at restaurants across the Twin Cities last week shows the searches began with seizing 900 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. The new details come from a federal criminal complaint charging a St. Paul woman with allegedly punching, kicking, and assaulting federal agents. It shared that eight […]

June 10, 2025

Lawmakers Pass State Budget, Eliminate MinnesotaCare for Immigrants

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota has a new two- year state budget this morning (Tues) but not without painful votes over undocumented health insurance. DFL House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman voted against her party to eliminate the health insurance for illegal immigrants. Hortman said, “I know people will be hurt by that vote. I […]

June 10, 2025

Kandiyohi Deputies Search for Spicer Man

(Kandiyohi County, MN) — Kandiyohi County deputies are searching for a missing man from Spicer. Twenty-nine-year-old Phillip Iverson was last seen on Saturday. He’s believed to be endangered. Iverson is described as white, 6′ tall, 180lbs, with brown hair and eyes, and wears black glasses. If you have any information, you’re asked to call the […]

June 9, 2025

Willmar PD Asking Public Help in Locating Teen

The Willmar Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Anlatayla Amy Ames. She was last seen on April 22, 2025, at approximately 4pm, leaving a group home in the 800 block of Park Ave NW in Willmar. There is concern for her safety and well-being. Anlatayla is a Black female from Oakdale, […]

June 9, 2025

Minnesota Lawmakers Reconvene for 1-Day Special Session

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota lawmakers are back at the State Capitol this morning (Mon 10am) for a one-day special session. The way it was called by Governor Tim Walz, legislators will have 21 hours to pass the two-year state budget. The special session starts at 10 am and must end by 7 am. […]

June 9, 2025

Lake Lillian Man Injured in Stearns Co Crash

A Lake Lillian man was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Stearns County early Saturday morning. The State Patrol says 51-year-old Chad Fischer was taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Fischer was traveling northbound on Highway 23 in Paynesville Township when the vehicle went across the southbound lanes and […]

June 9, 2025

Cold Spring Poultry Plant Spill Hospitalizes 26

(Learfield News/Cold Spring, MN) – A chemical spill at a Cold Spring poultry plant Friday is blamed for sending 26 people to the hospital. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says peracetic acid, an organic liquid used as a surface cleaner and sanitizer, was spilled inside Pilgrim’s Pride. The plant was evacuated, acid was contained to […]

June 6, 2025

Name Released of Bicyclist Hit by Minivan

The name of the bicyclist that died after being hit by a minivan in Kandiyohi County Wednesday evening has been released. He’s identified as 54-year-old Timothy Cayler of Lake Lillian. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says Cayler was biking north of Svea when a 59-year-old woman, also from Lake Lillian, attempted to pass him in […]
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