Glencoe News Archives - Page 2 of 48

November 7, 2024

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Comes to 20 MN Towns

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The one-thousand-foot Holiday Train is coming to 20 Minnesota towns for the winter season. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is a “pop-up concert experience” that will feature 14 decorated train cars and free musical performances. From December 10th through the 16th, the Holiday Train will make stops in La Crescent, Winona, […]

November 7, 2024

Heavy Fog a Factor in Sibley Co Crash

Sibley County authorities say heavy fog was a factor in a rear-end crash south of Arlington Wednesday morning that injured two drivers. The Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Jennifer Wolter of Arlington and 70-year-old Darlene Weckworth of rural Arlington were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the Wolter vehicle […]

November 7, 2024

Kandiyohi County Deputy To Plead Guilty To DUI

(Learfield News/Kandiyohi County, MN) — A Kandiyohi County deputy accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his squad car has agreed to a plea deal. Christopher Flatten was found in the vehicle on July 18th in Gennessee Township. Witnesses said Flatten ran a stop sign, swerved and then crashed, rolling the vehicle several times. The […]

November 7, 2024

Dense Fog a Factor in Redwood Co Crash

A Redwood Falls woman was injured in a crash Wednesday morning where dense fog was a factor. The State Patrol says 32-year-old Amanda Hopkins-Madden drove her vehicle north in Redwood County on County Road 6 when she missed an intersection at Highway 19 due to thick fog and went into a field. She was taken […]

November 6, 2024

One Injured in Wright Co Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Wright County Tuesday evening in Buffalo. The State Patrol says Jean Martineau of Buffalo was taken to Buffalo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, 30-year-old Kristen Krebs of Buffalo was not injured. The crash happened in the intersection of Highway […]

November 6, 2024

MN PUC TO HOLD HEARINGS ON SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA POWER LINE PROJECT

The state Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week about a proposed 170-mile high-voltage power line across southwest Minnesota. Xcel Energy wants to build the power line to connect a substation in Lyon County to the utility’s Sherco substation in Becker. Xcel says the line will help the utility connect up to four-thousand megawatts […]

November 6, 2024

Trump Projected to Win 2nd Presidential Term

Donald Trump will return to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. ABC News projects that Trump will win the state of Wisconsin and has secured enough electoral college votes to win the presidency. Trump told supporters in Florida early this morning, “It is now clear that we have achieved the most incredible […]

November 6, 2024

Granite Falls Man Who Held Girlfriend Captive Sentenced

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A Granite Falls man who pled guilty to holding his girlfriend captive and waterboarding her is going to jail. Keanu Labatte was sentenced Monday in Ramsey County Court to 90 months behind bars. The 20-year-old was also ordered to stay away from the victim and register as a sex offender […]

November 5, 2024

Election 2024

Click here to find the most up to date Minnesota statewide election results from the MN Secretary of State website. Some state and local unofficial results; U.S Senate – Minnesota; Amy Klobuchar wins. U.S. House – Minnesota; District 1 Brad Finstad wins. District 2 Angie Craig wins. District 3 Kelly Morrison wins. District 4 Betty McCollum wins. District […]

November 5, 2024

Two Injured in Litchfield Crash

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on the north side of Litchfield late Monday morning. The State Patrol says a semi was traveling southbound on Highway 24 and a straight truck was traveling westbound on Highway 12 when the vehicles collided in the intersection just after 11:30am. The driver of the straight truck, […]