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November 24, 2025

Driver and Passenger Injured in McLeod County Crash

A driver and passenger were injured in a single-vehicle crash in McLeod County early Sunday morning in Stewart. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Katherine Vonholtum of Minneapolis was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Her passenger, 27-year-old Christopher Benton of Redwood Falls, was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening […]

November 21, 2025

FFA Celebration in Glencoe

Glencoe, Minn. — The Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA Chapter has been named the National FFA Models of Excellence Winner, the highest honor awarded to a National FFA top-tier chapter. The award was announced at the National FFA Convention. The award recognizes one chapter each year for outstanding achievement in developing and delivering student-led activities that grow leaders, strengthen […]

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 […]

November 21, 2025

No Charges in Fatal Fire Truck Crash

GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine County Attorney’s Office is not filing charges against the driver of a Wood Lake fire truck that overturned, resulting in the death of a passenger. Forty-three-year-old Patrick Remiger of Wood Lake died in the crash on Sept. 27 near Cottonwood . The county attorney said he made the decision after reviewing all of the […]

November 20, 2025

Woodbury Man Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sextortion Scheme

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A man from Woodbury will spend 30 years in federal prison for a massive sextortion scheme that victimized children. Thirty-eight-year-old Timothy Gebhardt was sentenced Wednesday on child pornography charges and interstate communication with intent to extort. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Gebhardt used online platforms to convince victims as young […]

November 20, 2025

Give to the Max Day

(Learfield News/Undated) — Give to the Max Day 2025 is here (Thurs), Minnesota’s largest 24-hour online giving campaign. Hundreds of schools and nonprofits across the state are taking part. GiveMN Deputy Executive Director Jenna Ray says since 2009, Give to the Max Day has helped raise more than $400 million, thanks to the generosity of […]

November 20, 2025

Former Montevideo Bus Driver Sentenced for Disseminating Child Sex Abuse Material

MONTEVIDEO — A former bus driver in Montevideo received a stayed sentence of 48 months in prison for his conviction on a felony charge of dissemination of pornographic work. The West Central Tribune reports the judge ordered 40-year-old Paul James Norton of Montevideo to serve 360 days in jail as a condition of the stayed sentence. […]

November 20, 2025

MN’s Kindergarten Measles Vaccination Rate Among Nation’s Lowest

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota health officials report the state has one of the lowest measles vaccination rates for kindergartners in the country. According to the Department of Health, coverage dropped sharply from just over 92 percent before the pandemic to 86.5 percent, well below the national average. The decline has been most pronounced […]

November 19, 2025

Emmer Rips Democrats for ‘Misleading Public’ Over Epstein Files

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — There was overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress to advance a measure allowing the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. But House Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer accused the other party of “opposing President Trump and his successful agenda at every turn.” Emmer told reporters, “And where Democrats chase headlines and mislead the […]

November 19, 2025

Brown County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall Demolished

The oldest structure on the Brown County Fairgrounds is no more. The former exhibition hall was demolished Monday after standing for 116 years. Officials say the building had fallen into disrepair and costs to repair it were too high. A tree hit the building a few years ago during a storm. The exhibition hall was […]
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