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February 3, 2025

1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured in St. Cloud Shooting

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — Police in St. Cloud say one person is dead and another is critically injured following a shooting early Sunday. Officers called to a report of gunshots in an apartment building and found a 17-year-old boy from St. Cloud dead in a stairwell. Authorities have released his name and is identified […]

February 3, 2025

MAN ARRESTED IN LE SUEUR STANDOFF, JUVENILE RESCUED

A man is in custody and a juvenile is safe following a domestic incident and nearly nine-hour standoff Saturday in Le Sueur.  Officers say the man barricaded himself inside a home with the child around 3 pm.  Police say it took until midnight to rescue the juvenile and take the suspect into custody.  No injuries […]

February 3, 2025

National Weather Service Twin Cities Seeking Student Volunteers

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — The National Weather Service is offering students interested in meteorology the chance to gain practical experience. The Twin Cities office in Chanhassen is accepting applications for summer volunteer positions. Students will work alongside the forecast operations staff, assisting with data collection and research tasks. The application deadline is February 14th. For […]

January 31, 2025

Local Results and Schedule – January 31, February 1

Results from January 30- Wrestling- HLWW 30 Hutchinson/BLHS 27 Annandale/ML 46 DCL 24 Girls Basketball- ACGC 54 EVW 37 Royalton 50 Kimball 24 Boys Basketball- Waconia 90 Chaska 78 WM 68 NLS  64 BBE 67 EVW 62 Maple River 62 Sibley East 55 Boys Hockey- LDC 6 New Ulm 3 Waconia 5 Bloomington Jefferson 3 […]

January 31, 2025

Chaska Man Pleads Guilty in FOF Scheme

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A Chaska man is pleading guilty for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to do so this week. Federal prosecutors say 40-year-old Mohamed Noor, aka “Deeq Darajo,” participated in the scheme to defraud a federal child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead […]

January 29, 2025

TEMPS SOAR INTO 50S IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY

The National Weather Service says some areas of southern Minnesota reported record-high temperatures Tuesday.  New Ulm tied a record with 52 degrees.  The mercury reached 54 in St. James, 52 in Austin and Windom, 51 in Owatonna and Worthington and 50 in Rochester, Mankato and Marshall.  Forecasters say it could be even warmer on Thursday. […]

January 29, 2025

Clark Victory in District 60 Gives Democrats Control of MN Senate

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A big win in Tuesday’s special election in Minneapolis gives Democrats back control of the Minnesota Senate. DFL candidate Doron Clark topped Republican Abigail Wolters by a 91-to-9 percent margin in the Senate District 60 race. Clark fills the seat of the late Senator Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer in […]

January 28, 2025

Voting Begins to Help MnDOT Name Snowplows

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Voting is now open on the list of finalists for the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, one new name for each MnDOT district.  See the list of finalists and vote now at mndot.gov/nameasnowplow.  Voting will remain open through noon […]

January 28, 2025

No Injuries in Meeker County Fire

A house, garage, and shed were destroyed by a fire in Meeker County early Sunday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says at about 3:17am, they received a report of a house fire in the 31000 block of CSAH 2 in Forest City Township. On arrival, deputies saw the house, garage, and a nearby shed were engulfed […]

January 27, 2025

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