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May 6, 2024

Fatal Renville Co Crash

A driver died and his passenger was seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash in Renville County Saturday night. The Sheriff’s Office says 89-year-old Donald Deleeuw of Cosmos died at the scene. Authorities say he was driving a minivan southbound on Meeker County Rd 1, failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection […]

May 3, 2024

St. Cloud Man Charged for Attempting Knifepoint Robbery

(St. Cloud, MN) — A St. Cloud man faces felony charges for allegedly trying to rob a convenience store at knifepoint. Officers were called to a Marathon gas station around 10 pm Wednesday on a report of a man with a knife fighting a store employee. They say 27-year-old Jonathan Jovel attempted to buy $130 […]

May 3, 2024

Pro-Palestine Encampment Taken Down on U of M Campus

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The pro-Palestine encampment is gone from the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis. All the tents came down Thursday after an agreement was reached between U of M interim President Jeff Ettinger and UMN Divest Coalition and student groups. Twelve academic buildings that were closed during protests on the […]

May 2, 2024

Extra Speed Enforcement Now On Minnesota Roads

As Minnesotans take to the roads for summer fun they can expect law enforcement to be waiting to catch speeders.  Officials say a speed enforcement campaign started May 1st and will continue through Labor Day weekend.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 87 percent of all speeding-related traffic deaths across the U.S. occurred […]

May 2, 2024

Public Comment Sought on Lac qui Parle WMA Master Plan

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area to share their thoughts on a draft update of the master plan for the popular hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching destination in southwestern Minnesota. The updated master plan will be used to guide management of the WMA’s prairies and […]

May 2, 2024

Danube Man Arrested in Willmar for Threats of Violence

A Danube man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after threatening he would “shoot the place up” at a Willmar business. At just after 2pm, police were dispatched to a business at the 4100 block of south 1st St. The caller said there was a man at the business who was unhappy and made the threat. The […]

May 1, 2024

Willmar Bridge Repair

The Highway 12 railroad overpass bridge just east of Kandiyohi County Road 55 in Willmar will be closed for repairs beginning Monday (May 6). Minnesota Department of Transportation officials say the work is scheduled to take three working days, weather permitting. A detour is required to make the repairs and motorists will be routed to […]

May 1, 2024

Ridgewater Students Excel in SkillsUSA Contests

HUTCHINSON and WILLMAR, MN – Ridgewater College students from four technical programs recently competed at the annual Minnesota SkillsUSA competitions and came home with five champions and five runners-up. Karina Rice of Willmar, a second-year Automotive Technology student, won first place in the Automotive Technology contest hosted at St. Cloud Technical College. The challenge included 13 students […]

May 1, 2024

Winthrop Man Sentenced in Redwood Co Chase

A Winthrop man was sentenced earlier this month for leading police on a high speed chase through Redwood County last October. Thirty-three-year-old Damon Jon Muchow was sentenced to 364 days local confinement, three years supervised probation, 16 hours community service, and fines and fees of just over $1,000. According to court documents, on October 15 […]

April 30, 2024

Senate Bill Designates Bridge in Honor of Late Granite Falls Mayor

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A bill approved by the Minnesota Senate designates a U.S. Highway 212 bridge over the Minnesota River as the “Mayor Dave Smiglewski Memorial Bridge.” Senator Gary Dahms says the bridge honors the longtime mayor of Granite Falls who died last fall. He told members, “Mayor Smiglewski was very passionate about […]
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