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December 20, 2024

Fatal Wright County Crash

The driver of a pickup died in a three-vehicle crash in Wright County Thursday night in Clearwater Township. The State Patrol says 61-year-old Thomas Pearson of Monticello died at the scene. The Patrol says a semi was eastbound on I-94 when it jackknifed into the center median cables. Shortly after that, the Pearson pickup was […]

December 20, 2024

State Patrol Responds to 470 Crashes During Snowstorm

(Learfield News/Golden Valley, MN) — A busy day for the Minnesota State Patrol Thursday during the first significant winter storm of the season. State troopers responded to a total of 470 crashes between midnight and 8:30pm and 38 resulted in injuries. Officials say 261 vehicles went off the road and there were 30 jackknifed semis. […]

December 20, 2024

Mangione Brought to New York to Face Charges

(New York) – The man charged in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has arrived in New York to face charges. Luigi Mangione waived extradition in a Pennsylvania courtroom Thursday morning and was then taken in a small plane in custody by the NYPD and landed in Long Island. Luigi was indicted on […]

December 20, 2024

Arctic Cat Closing Two Minnesota Operations

(Learfield News/Undated) — The future seems uncertain for a well-known Minnesota-based power sports manufacturer after its parent company announced the indefinite suspension of operations at two local plants. Textron Inc. confirmed that Arctic Cat manufacturing operations are being shut down at factories in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud after planned production numbers for the […]

December 19, 2024

Driver Injured in Stearns Co Crash

A driver was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Stearns County early Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 1am, they received a crash detection call with multiple impacts in St. Augusta off County Road 136. Initially dispatch didn’t hear anyone on the phone. Eventually a man started screaming that he was stuck […]

December 19, 2024

Meeker Co Crash/Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI

A driver suffered minor injuries and was arrested for DUI after a single-vehicle crash in Meeker County after his vehicle left the road and hit a tree. The Sheriff’s Office says the 24-year-old Litchfield man was driving north on CSAH 2 south of Watkins when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree just […]

December 19, 2024

Winter Weather Cancellations – December 19

NON-SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS -There will be no Lutheran Social Services Meals on Wheels deliveries today for Hutchinson, Glencoe, Winsted, Arlington, Gaylord, Winthrop, Stewart and Brownton. -There will no Hutchinson Area Meals on Wheels deliveries today. SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS -Annandale Schools: CLOSED -ACGC Schools: CLOSED -BOLD Schools: CLOSED -BLHS Schools: CLOSED -Cologne Academy: CLOSED -Cosmos Learning Center: 2 […]

December 19, 2024

MN First State to offer Advance Payment Option for Child Tax Credit

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota just became the first state that will give taxpayers the option to receive advance payments of their Child Tax Credit. That means in the future, Minnesotans who qualify can get three payments during the year of their tax credit. Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart says you can now sign up and […]

December 19, 2024

Utility Worker Dies in Boom Truck Bucket Fall in Sherburne County

(Learfield News/Big Lake, MN) — Authorities in Sherburne County are investigating an incident near Big Lake that left a utility worker dead. The sheriff’s office says 59-year-old Thomas Stewart of Dayton was working in a boom truck bucket about six to eight feet in the air Tuesday afternoon when he fell getting out of it. […]

December 19, 2024

Second Man Sentenced in Renville Co Overdose Death

OLIVIA — A Shakopee man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting murder for his role in facilitating a drug sale that eventually led to the overdose death of a woman in Renville County. The West Central Tribune reports 28-year-old Joshua Lee Hill pleaded guilty Dec. 5 to the […]