MPCA Fines Carver Co and Valley Paving for Violations

Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) report Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to protect nearby waters and wetlands from erosion and runoff during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown and have been fined $50,000. Officials say the violations caused further damage to some […]

Meeker Co Scam Making Rounds Again

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents of a scam making the rounds again. The Sheriff’s Office says they’ve received several reports of people impersonating members of the Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to scam money from them. The scammer states they are a Sergeant with this office and references missed jury service for […]

Pedestrian Injured by Vehicle in Renville Co

A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a vehicle in Sacred Heart Wednesday morning. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says at just after 7:30, a 15-year-old girl from Sacred Heart had been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Walnut Street and 5th Avenue. She was taken to Granite Falls Hospital for treatment […]

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USDA Invests $12.9 Million in Clean Energy and Domestic Biofuels to Strengthen Farms and Small Businesses in Rural Minnesota; Several Area Businesses are Included

  ST. PAUL, Minn., April 23, 2024 – In honor of Earth Week 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer announced that USDA is funding more than 80 clean energy projects in Minnesota to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for […]

Update: Names Released in Fatal Kandiyohi Co Crash

Authorities have released more information on a fatal head-on crash in Kandiyohi County Tuesday evening involving two vehicles. The State Patrol says 69-year-old Joyce Nokleby and 83-year-old Llewellyn Nokleby, both of Benson, died at the scene. They were the driver and passenger in an SUV that was traveling westbound on Highway 12 near Pennock. The […]

One Injured in Wright Co Crash Involving School Bus

One person was injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus, passenger vehicle, and dump truck south of Monticello Tuesday morning. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash. The driver of the passenger vehicle, 44-year-old Randolph Torkkola of Becker, was taken to North Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening […]

Brown Co Asks Public for Info on Suspicious Wildfires

(Learfield News/Brown County, MN) — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information regarding suspicious wildfires over the past two months. Officials say between March 1st and April 22nd they’ve received 16 fire calls on or near CRP acreage, wildlife management areas, and other naturally-vegetated land. Five of the 16 fires occurred […]

More Info Released on Stearns Co Incident

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about an incident in Meire Grove Monday. Authorities say they responded to a possible domestic incident at an apartment building and on arrival, they spoke with the caller and established probable cause for misdemeanor domestic assault. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Anthony Joseph Vankirk, was also […]

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