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October 7, 2024

Fatal Hennepin Co Motorcycle Crash

A Becker man died in a motorcycle crash in Hennepin County Saturday evening. The State Patrol says the driver, 58-year-old Garrett Dawson, died at the scene. His passenger, 58-year-old Melissa Varner of Buffalo, was taken to North Memorial for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Dawson was traveling westbound on Highway 12 from Carlson […]

October 7, 2024

MN Towing Companies Assisting with Hurricane Recovery

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — Towing companies from Willmar and Melrose were expected to arrive in Asheville, North Carolina Saturday to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Randy Czarnetzki of City Line Towing says while they won’t be doing any towing, they are bringing the gear needed to help local authorities clear out a mountain […]

October 4, 2024

Hwy 212 Striping Near Glencoe Nears Completion

Minnesota Department of Transportation workers will complete striping operations on the Highway 212 eastbound lanes near Glencoe by the end of today (Oct 4). Officials say the roadway striping was upgraded to wet reflective markings from Highway 22 west of Glencoe to Highway 25 east of Plato. Special equipment created a groove in the pavement […]

October 4, 2024

AG Ellison Settles with Stearns Co Dairy Operation to Pay $250K in Back Wages

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Thursday that his Office has won protections for dairy workers in a major wage theft lawsuit involving Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville, Evergreen Estates, Morgan Feedlots, and the dairy operation’s owners. The settlement ensures Evergreen complies with Minnesota housing-habitability and employment law after dozens of […]

October 4, 2024

Judge Denies Paynesville Woman’s Motion to Plea in Daughter’s Murder

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — A Stearns County judge is denying a Paynesville woman’s request to withdraw her guilty plea in the second-degree murder of her daughter with disabilities. Thirty-nine-year-old Elise Nelson will be sentenced on November 21st. Nelson’s new lawyer claimed she was coerced into signing the plea petition, didn’t have time to review […]

October 4, 2024

Cement Truck Driver Injured in Renville Co Crash

A cement truck driver was injured when a tire blew on his truck and it crashed in Renville County Wednesday morning, southwest of Hector. The Sheriff’s Office says on arrival, emergency responders discovered a Dunnick owned cement truck resting on its side in the Eastbound ditch on County Road 4. The driver, 32-year-old Guadalupe Navarro […]

October 4, 2024

MN Electric Co-ops Send Lineworkers to Aid Power Restoration After Hurricane

Minnesota continues helping in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In addition to National Guard members and crews from Xcel Energy, 80 line workers from 18 electric cooperatives across the state have been sent to help restore power after the hurricane caused outages to more than 1.25 million cooperative members in the […]

October 3, 2024

Boyfriend Arrested in Willmar After Incident in Vehicle

A 43-year-old Willmar man was arrested after police responded to the report of an active domestic taking place in a vehicle Wednesday morning. A woman told police her boyfriend was having a severe mental crisis. When police located the vehicle, they discovered the suspect had an active warrant for his arrest and was also in […]

October 3, 2024

One Driver Injured in Three-Vehicle Meeker Co Crash

One driver was injured in a three-vehicle crash in Meeker County Wednesday afternoon in Litchfield. The State Patrol says 39-year-old Leslie Polzin was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The other drivers were not injured. The Patrol says all three vehicles were traveling northbound on Highway 22 when they collided with […]

October 2, 2024

Arrest in Assault / Stabbing Incident in Cokato Township

A Cokato man was arrested after a man had been stabbed in the neck in Wright County Tuesday night at a residence north of Cokato. At just after 9pm, deputies were dispatched to 2717 Nevens AV SW in Cokato Township for a reported assault. Deputies learned the victim had been stabbed in the neck by […]