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May 15, 2025

Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle in Hutchinson

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Hutchinson Tuesday night. The State Patrol says the 16-year-old from Biscay was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. His name was not released. The Patrol says a car was traveling southbound on Main Street (Hwy 15) when it made contact […]

May 14, 2025

Driver Injured in Meeker Co Crash

A driver was injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash in Meeker County Monday night near Watkins. The Sheriff’s Office says 77-year-old Jerome Kuechle of rural Watkins was taken to CentraCare Paynesville Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The crash happened near the intersection of CSAH 17 and 360th Street in Forest Prairie Township just after […]

May 14, 2025

Meeker County House Fires

A house was destroyed by fire late Friday morning in Meeker County. At just before 11am, crews responded to the fire in the 60000 Block of 380th Street in Manannah Township. On arrival, the house was fully engulfed in flames. The homeowners 23-year-old Emma Frovarp and 31-year-old Jorge Gomez were not home at the time. […]

May 14, 2025

Cokato Man Injured in Wright Co Motorcycle/Deer Crash

A Cokato man was injured in a motorcycle crash in Wright County Tuesday morning west of Howard Lake. The State Patrol says 48-year-old Patrick Rutledge was taken to Buffalo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Rutledge was traveling eastbound on Highway 12 when he collided with a deer near Keats Avenue SW. […]

May 14, 2025

Renville Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in 2021 Fatal Shooting

(Learfield News/Olivia, MN) — A southern Minnesota man will be sentenced June 17th on a second-degree murder conviction in Renville County. A jury found 29-year-old Julian Valdez guilty Monday in the August 2021 fatal shooting of 31-year-old Pablo Gutierrez. Valdez reportedly shot Gutierrez because he was assaulting his stepbrother. This was the second trial for […]

May 13, 2025

Teen Fatally Shot in Willmar

(Learfield News/KWLM/Willmar, MN) A teen was shot to death in Willmar Monday night. At 11pm, police received a call of shots fired in the 1800 block of 7th Avenue SE. On arrival, officers located an unresponsive juvenile male. Medical attention was provided, but the juvenile was declared dead at the scene. The area was secured, […]

May 13, 2025

Driver Arrested After Chase in Willmar

A 49-year-old Willmar man is in custody in the Kandiyohi County Jail for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, obstructing legal process, and potential controlled substance charges related to a motor vehicle pursuit that occurred in Willmar shortly after 1 Monday afternoon. Agents from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force attempted to […]

May 13, 2025

Three Injured in Renville Co Crash

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Renville County Monday morning in Danube. The State Patrol says a semi and a van collided in the intersection of Highway 212 and County Road 1. The Patrol says the driver of the semi, 32-year-old Yevhenii Nykolenko of Arlington Heights, Illinois, suffered non-life-threatening injuries but was […]

May 12, 2025

High Fire Danger

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 80 counties in Minnesota effective today, May 12, due to extreme fire risk conditions. Click here for a map of the affected areas. A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and grow out of control under current and predicted weather conditions, including […]

May 12, 2025

Meeker County Missing Teen

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. The Sheriff’s Office says 15-year-old Alexavier Lee Flores was last seen on March 26, 2025 after being dropped off by the bus at his school in Grove City, MN. Through the investigation, there is information that Flores might be in […]