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November 20, 2024

Judge Sentences Paynesville Woman for Murdering her Daughter

(Learfield News/Paynesville, MN) — A Stearns County judge has sentenced a Paynesville woman for murdering her disabled daughter. The judge handed 39-year-old Elise Nelson a prison term of 21 years and nine months. The child had chronic respiratory failure and severe developmental delay from the loss of oxygen at birth. According to the criminal complaint, […]

November 20, 2024

Stearns County House Fire

Fire destroyed a house in Stearns County Friday morning, but no injuries were reported. The Sheriff’s Office says at just after 6am, the Paynesville Fire Department and Stearns County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene to find the house on fire with heavy smoke and flames. The homeowner, 67-year-old Ronald Lahr, was not home at […]

November 19, 2024

Governor Walz Appoints Benjamin Pieh to Fill Eighth Judicial District Vacancy

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz Tuesday announced the appointment of Benjamin Pieh as a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Eighth Judicial District. Pieh will replace the Honorable Thomas W. Van Hon and will be chambered in Montevideo in Chippewa County.   “It is my pleasure to appoint Benjamin Pieh to the Eighth Judicial […]

November 19, 2024

Hutchinson Leaf Vacuum Service Has Ended

The residential leaf vacuum service in Hutchinson has ended for the 2024 season. So, city officials are asking that you please remove any leaves you have placed in the street, because they will not be vacuumed. Leaves can be put in your green organic bin or can taken to the Creekside compost site on Adams […]

November 19, 2024

Investigation of Bomb Threat at BOLD School

Authorities beefed up security Monday at BOLD School in Olivia after an employee reported a note referencing a bomb threat last week. The Olivia Police Department said as a precaution, Olivia Police with assistance from the Renville County Sheriff’s Office, deployed additional officers and deputies to the BOLD School during morning arrivals. Officers and school […]

November 19, 2024

Organic Carrots Blamed for E Coli Infections in 5 Minnesotans

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Health is warning Minnesotans of an E. coli breakout. Epidemiologist Carlota Medus says you should dispose of recalled organic carrots. She says it’s called E. coli O121 and we have five cases in Minnesotans who ate organic carrots, and those carrots got recalled. The illnesses have been […]

November 19, 2024

Maple Lake Man Faces 12 Felony Counts of Tax Fraud

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A Maple Lake man allegedly owes over $172,000 in income tax, penalties, and interest after failing to file his income tax returns. Philip Swafford faces 12 felony counts of tax fraud. The Minnesota Department of Revenue says Swafford did not file income taxes or pay income tax from 2018 to […]

November 18, 2024

Winsted Police Find No Human Remains After Tip in Huisentruit Case

(Learfield News/Winsted, MN) – The group that runs the online investigation website Find-Jodi-dot-com, dedicated to Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit — who vanished in 1996, says they’ve confirmed -no- human remains were found in a recent search in Minnesota. The Mason City Police Department recently searched an area in Winsted, Minnesota, and Winsted’s police […]

November 18, 2024

Water Rescues in Kandiyohi County

Three hunters were rescued in two separate incidents in Kandiyohi County Saturday. The Sheriff’s Office says the first occurred in New London Township after they received a report of two stranded duck hunters on the Middle Fork Crow River who were experiencing early signs of hypothermia after their boat filled with water in wind gusts […]

November 18, 2024

Driver Arrested After Pursuit in Renville Co

A Redwood Falls man was arrested after a police chase in Renville County Sunday evening. The Sheriff’s Office says a traffic stop was attempted about 3 miles south of Olivia near the intersection of Highway 71 and County Road 17, but the driver did not stop. The chase ended when the suspect vehicle crashed into […]
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