Glencoe News Archives - Page 29 of 49

July 22, 2024

Investigation of “Suspicious Incident” in Meeker Co

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what they’re calling a suspicious incident from Friday morning. Authorities say between 6am and 7am, an 18-year-old woman was running near Darwin-Dassel County Park when a stranger approached her and chased her. A press release says the man was in his 20s, with blonde hair, and about 6’1”tall. […]

July 22, 2024

President Biden Not Running for Re-election

President Biden announced in a letter on social media Sunday afternoon he is ending his re-election campaign. Biden said, “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” He […]

July 19, 2024

Major Global Outage Hits Airlines, Banks, Businesses

(FOX 9) A global technology outage this morning (Friday) grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off-air in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating […]

July 19, 2024

Kandiyohi County Deputy Injured in Crash

(Atwater, MN) — A Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash Thursday near Atwater. Authorities say an on-duty deputy was driving a squad car when the deputy left the road and overturned. The deputy’s name was not released. The deputy was pulled from the squad car and air-lifted to St. Cloud […]

July 18, 2024

Hutchinson Man Sentenced in 2022 Rape

A Hutchinson man has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in Danube in 2022. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Frietag was sentenced in Renville County District Court Tuesday to 85 months after pleading guilty earlier this year to 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.. As part of a plea agreement, five […]

July 18, 2024

Man With Warrants Threatened to Jump From Roof in Redwood Falls

(Learfield News/Redwood Falls, MN) — A man from Belview threatened to jump off a building in downtown Redwood Falls on Tuesday. Police Chief Jason Cotner says 29-year-old Joshua Panitzke had outstanding arrest warrants in Sibley and Hennepin counties and officers found him and his crew working on a roof. Panitzke’s supervisor informed him of the […]

July 18, 2024

Willmar Man Pleads Guilty in Drug Overdose Death

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A man from Willmar has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the drug-related death of another man in Willmar earlier this year. Nineteen-year-old Xavier Soto, will be sentenced October 29th and could face a prison term of 6 to 9 years. Investigators say Soto in late January sold pills to the […]

July 18, 2024

Lt. Gov to Join 4H Students at Farm in Litchfield

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is scheduled to visit a farm in Litchfield today (Thursday) to spend time with 4-H students preparing for the Minnesota State Fair. The 4-H Youth Development Program has six million participants annually and enrolls approximately 65,000 youth ages 5-19 in Minnesota each year, representing the largest youth […]

July 17, 2024

MN Ban on Young Adults Carrying Handguns in Public Ruled Unconstitutional

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s “extremely disappointed” that a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional. Ellison calls it “reasonable safety legislation,” noting “Just days ago, a 20-year-old tried to take the life of the former President of […]

July 17, 2024

St. Cloud Murder Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — A man who pleaded guilty for his role in the 2022 St. Cloud fatal shooting of 39-year-old Michael Batsche has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Paul Coleman pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree murder in March. His co-defendant, 44-year-old Alphonso Cotto, was sentenced to over 22 […]