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February 4, 2025

POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED DRUG SMUGGLING INTO EVALUATION CENTER

New Ulm Police are investigating after receiving a report from the Brown County Evaluation Center Sunday of a patient who ordered food from McDonald’s via Door Dash.  Evaluation Center staff examined the order and found a clear, plastic  bag with what appeared to be methamphetamine between the burger and a bun.  The 36-year-old Redwood Falls […]

February 4, 2025

Rural Eden Valley Fire Damages Tractors/Shed

A fire at a rural Eden Valley farm Monday morning caused damage to three tractors and the structure they were in. At just before 11:30am, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a tractor on fire at the address of 16558 Lakewood Road in Eden Lake Township. The tractor was parked inside […]

February 4, 2025

Applications for Miss Hutchinson 2025 Being Accepted

The search is on for Miss Hutchinson 2025. Each year, the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival celebration culminates with the selection of the new Miss Hutchinson and Princess. Qualified Queen Candidates are young women between the ages of 17-23; a graduate of high school by June the year of Water Carnival candidacy; and the Queen Candidate […]

February 4, 2025

Hockey Coach in ICU After Injury During Practice

(Learfield News/Victoria, MN) — A high school hockey coach is hospitalized with a critical brain injury after being knocked to the ice during a recent practice. Jason Jensen’s wife informed the Star Tribune that her husband suffered his injury on Friday when a player collided with him. At the time of the incident, he was […]

February 3, 2025

Stearns/Meeker County Fires

A house was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon in Stearns County. At about 3:20pm, crews responded to a fire reported at 21453 430th Street in Krain Township. The caller and sole occupant, 81-year-old Irene Schmitz reported smoke on the main floor and flames coming through the windows of the second floor. She also said everyone was […]

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

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 […]

February 3, 2025

Kandiyohi County Fire

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after attempting to rescue pets in a home destroyed by fire last week in Kandiyohi County. The two were taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment. According to a press release, the two tried making entry into the house Thursday afternoon in Colfax Township to recover their pets but […]

February 3, 2025

Vehicle Breaks Through Ice Near Canby

A vehicle broke through the ice on a lake in Yellow Medicine County Sunday morning near Canby. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 9am, a vehicle broke through the ice on Del Clark Lake, fortunately, the driver was able to exit the truck safely and return to his group without injury. The vehicle settled […]

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 […]
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