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November 25, 2025

ZIMMERMAN FACING NINE CHARGES

Randy Zimmerman of Courtland made an intial appearance  in Brown County District Court Tuesday for a Rule 8 hearing stemming from the double homicide in Hanska earlier this month.  The Grand jury earlier indicted Zimmerman on nine counts – two premeditated counts of first-degree murder, two felony first-degree murder charges, murder in the first degree-pattern […]

November 25, 2025

Name Released in Fatal Skid Steer Accident in Kandiyohi County

Authorities have released the name of the man that died in a skid steer accident in Kandiyohi County Sunday afternoon. He’s identified as 67-year-old Randall Lipinski of New London. The Sheriff’s Office says he died at the scene. Authorities say they responded after it was reported a man was trapped by a skid steer loader […]

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 25, 2025

Semi Drivers Injured in Yellow Medicine County Crash

Two semi drivers were injured in a crash in Yellow Medicine County Monday morning west of Granite Falls. The State Patrol says 34-year-old Steven Iwiringi of Tooele, Utah was taken to Dawson ER for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other semi, 25-year-old Cody Johnson of Granite Falls, was taken to Dawson ER […]

November 25, 2025

Two Drivers Injured in Meeker County Crash

Two drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Meeker County Monday night east of Eden Valley. The State Patrol says 49-year-old Ernesto Delgado Vazquez of Cold Spring and 50-year-old Perry Philippi of Eden Valley were taken to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says the crash happened at the intersection of […]

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 24, 2025

Fatal Skid Steer Accident in Kandiyohi County

A man has died after a skid steer accident in Kandiyohi County Sunday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office says they responded to a report of a man that was trapped by a skid steer loader shortly after 2:30pm in New London. The victim, a 67-year-old New London man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name […]

November 24, 2025

Woman Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle in Sibley County/Suspect in Custody

Authorities in Sibley County are investigating after a woman exited a vehicle in Kelso Township Saturday and at some point was struck by the same vehicle. The Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place near the intersection of 391st Avenue and 310th Street when 46-year-old Melissa Davidson of Rural Le Sueur exited a vehicle driven […]

November 24, 2025

Two People in Killed in Wright County Crash

(Learfield News/Rockford, MN) — The State Patrol is identifying two drivers killed in a weekend crash on Highway 55 between Rockford and Buffalo in Wright County. The report says an SUV driven by 50-year-old Shawn Slaven of Plymouth collided with a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Mindimoie Diggines of St. Paul early Saturday. Both Slaven and […]
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