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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 […]

June 6, 2025

Authorities Looking for Missing Willmar Teen

The Willmar Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile, 15-year-old Rebeca Sugey Reyes. Reyes was last seen at her residence at 1000 block 30th Street NW in Willmar on April 25, 2025. Surveillance footage shows her leaving the residence alone around 9:15pm and was discovered missing around 2:00am on April […]

June 6, 2025

MN Sheriffs Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bonding Bill

(Learfield News/Undated) – Dozens of sheriffs from across Minnesota are urging Governor Tim Walz and lawmakers to pass the bonding bill. They say mental health facilities need to expand their bed capacity. Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable says too many of these patients are being held in jails, “when they need treatment, not incarceration.” He […]

June 5, 2025

Fatal Kandiyohi Co Vehicle vs Bike Crash

A bicyclist died in a crash with a minivan in Kandiyohi County Wednesday night just north of Svea. The Sheriff’s Office says a minivan operated by a 59-year-old Lake Lillian woman was eastbound on 120th Ave SE just east of 15th Street SE and was overtaking an eastbound bicycle, operated by a 54-year-old Lake Lillian […]

June 5, 2025

BCA Releases More Information in Fatal Paynesville Incident

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the man who died during the police response to a reported domestic assault Monday night in Paynesville. A BCA news release states that according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, 80-year-old Larry Dale Alstead of Paynesville suffered multiple gunshot injuries but died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. […]

June 5, 2025

DPS Warns About DMV Text Scam

(Learfield News/Undated, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is warning Minnesotans about a Department of Vehicle Services (DVS) text scam. Scammers pretending to be DVS or other state agencies are texting people about outstanding traffic tickets that could result in further action if not paid. Officials say any texts or emails that […]
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