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April 14, 2025

Boy Injured in Sauk Rapids Nerf Wars

(Learfield News/Sauk Rapids, MN) — Sauk Rapids police are warning children and their parents about Nerf gun wars after a boy was hit by a vehicle. Officers were called to a pedestrian vs. vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. Authorities say high school-aged juveniles were involved in Nerf wars, when a 16-year-old boy from Rice was accidentally […]

April 11, 2025

UFC/CRC APPROVE MERGER

The boards of directors of United Farmers coop in Winthrop and Central Region Coop Sleepy Eye have announced their members have approved the merger of the two companies. The cooperatives entered a merger study in early February to identify benefits of a merger. The vote was submitted to membership March 14 and tallied at a […]

April 11, 2025

2 More Child Flu Deaths in Minnesota, Hospitalizations Down

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Health’s weekly flu report shows two more pediatric deaths in the state. There had been two child flu deaths all season in Minnesota. Seven more adult deaths were reported. Flu-related hospitalizations dropped from 72 to 47 patients last week. No flu outbreaks were reported in schools […]

April 11, 2025

Installation of LED Signs on SW MN Highways

On Monday (April 14), The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin installing LED signs along curves on southwest Minnesota Highways. Officials say signs will be installed on highways in Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties. The LED chevron signs are being installed to provide enhanced safety for motorists. […]

April 10, 2025

Statewide Tornado Drills

(St. Paul, MN) — Outdoor warning sirens will sound at 1:45 this afternoon (Thurs) and 6:45 tonight as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota. Interim Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Kevin Reed says the statewide tornado drills are about planning. He says they want people to practice what they’re going to if […]

April 10, 2025

Three Drivers Injured in 4-Vehicle Crash in Kandiyohi County

Three drivers were injured in a four-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Wednesday morning near Willmar. The State Patrol says 65-year-old Marlene Phillips of Clara City, 34-year-old Krystal Enevoldsen of Maynard, and 36-year-old Sumani Malimu of Willmar were taken to Centra Care Willmar for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the fourth vehicle, 43-year-old Rebecca […]

April 10, 2025

Woman Hits Deer, Dragged by Car in Willmar Crash

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A young woman is in the hospital after a crash with a deer resulted in her being dragged by her car. Kandiyohi County deputies responded to the crash at a rural intersection near Willmar around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators say 18-year-old Landrie Miller of Kerkhoven was heading north when she hit […]

April 9, 2025

Mpls Man Charged in Kandiyohi Co Murder Deemed Competent

(Willmar, MN) The Minneapolis man charged with the murder of a New London man in an apparent attempted carjacking in October on a highway outside Willmar has been deemed competent to continue with criminal proceedings. The West Central Tribune reports 26-year-old Ameer Musa Matariyeh appeared in a virtual hearing with attorneys Tuesday in Kandiyohi County District Court to […]

April 9, 2025

Cokato Man Injured in Meeker Co Crash

A Cokato man was injured in a three-vehicle crash in Litchfield Tuesday morning. The State Patrol says 54-year-old Rick Plamann was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says a pickup was westbound on East St. Paul Street when a collision occurred with a semi that was northbound on Highway […]

April 8, 2025

Investigation Closed in Montevideo Bartender Death

(Learfield News/Montevideo, MN) – Police and the Minnesota BCA have closed their investigation into the 2023 death of a Montevideo man. On September 18th (2023), 69-year-old Mitchell Twite’s body was found in a lot across the street from Inn Like Flinn’s bar. Twite was a bartender there and had worked the night before. Police say […]