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December 3, 2025

MN Politicians Rip Trump for Calling Somalis and Omar ‘Garbage’

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — Minnesota politicians are blasting President Trump for his continued attacks on the state’s Somali community. During a cabinet meeting Tuesday, Trump called Somali Americans, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and her friends “garbage.” The president also said he doesn’t want Somalis in our country. Omar said in a social media response, “His obsession […]

December 2, 2025

Paynesville Man Injured in Farm Accident

A Paynesville man was injured Sunday in a farm accident. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says at about 6pm, a caller reported that 30-year-old Jarrod Quade had been run over by a tractor at a location just northwest of Paynesville. Quade was airlifted to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities […]

December 1, 2025

Pretrial Hearing for Suspect in Fatal Shooting of United Healthcare’s Thompson

(Learfield News/Manhattan, NY) — There is a pretrial hearing this morning (Mon) in New York state court for the man accused of killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Twenty-seven-year-old Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to nine state charges including murder. Prosecutors say the 50-year-old Thompson of Maple Grove was gunned down in cold blood […]

November 26, 2025

DAV and Auxiliary Christmas Dinner is Saturday, December 6, Sleepy Eye Event Center

  Brown County Veterans Services Officer Greg Peterson shared some upcoming events including the DAV and Auxliliary Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 6, Sleepy Eye Event Center.   Social hour begins at 2pm.   Volunteers are needed to pick up clothing in the Green Bins.  If you are interested, stop by the Disabled American Veterans location at […]

November 26, 2025

Snowstorm Dumps Up to 8 Inches in Minnesota

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — The National Weather Service says the snowfall is expected to wind down this morning (Wed) as the system moves out of Minnesota. Forecasters were predicting three to eight inches and Moose Lake received 8.3 inches. Hermantown, Baxter, and Rothsay are reporting seven inches; six-and-a-half inches fell in Brainerd and Pelican Rapids; […]

November 26, 2025

Wright County Deputy Shoots Man Armed with Knife

(Learfield News/Monticello, MN) — The Minnesota BCA is investigating a shooting by a Wright County sheriff’s deputy that wounded a man with a knife in Monticello. Authorities responded to the report of a man with a large knife yelling in the street Tuesday night near the Monticello Country Club. The report says the suspect ignored […]

November 25, 2025

Sibley County Man Charged with Fatally Running Over Wife

(Learfield News/Gaylord, MN) — A south central Minnesota man is accused of intentionally running over his wife Saturday night in Sibley County. Forty-eight-year-old Jeremy Davidson of rural Le Sueur is charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 46-year-old Melissa Davidson. He called law enforcement to report his wife jumped out of the truck […]

November 25, 2025

Minneapolis Man Gets 38 Years for Kandiyohi County Shooting, Murder

(KWLM/Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to more than 38 years in prison for an October 2024 shooting and a murder in Kandiyohi County. Twenty-seven-year-old Ameer Musa Matariyeh will have to serve 25-and-a-half years before behing eligible for parole. Matariyeh was on the run from police when she shot and wounded […]

November 24, 2025

JUDGE ORDERS MENTAL EVALUATION FOR COKATO MURDER SUSPECT

A Wright County judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for a Watkins man accused of fatally beating a co-worker earlier this month.  The judge rules that 40-year-old David Delong must undergo the examination to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.  Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes has also notified the court that he […]

November 21, 2025

Give to the Max Day 2025 Raises nearly $38 Million

(Learfield News/Undated) — ‘Minnesota Nice’ showed up Big Thursday for Give to the Max Day 2025. The 24-hour online giving campaign raised nearly 38 million dollars for nonprofits and schools across the state. Give MN’s Jenna Ray says what’s really exceptional about Minnesotans, they rise to that call to support their neighbors and help their […]
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