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October 13, 2025

Meeker County Camper Fire

A camper was destroyed by fire Saturday evening in Meeker County. The Sheriff’s Office says at just after 5:30pm, they received a report of a camper on fire in the 24000 block of 553rd Avenue in Acton Township. Deputies and the Grove City Fire Department responded and found the camper fully engulfed in flames. The […]

October 13, 2025

Hutchinson and Glencoe Begin Leaf Vacuum Services

Now that the leaves are falling from the trees, both Hutchinson and Glencoe are again offering city-wide leaf vacuuming services. The city-wide leaf vacuum program begins this week in Hutchinson. The program runs Mondays through Fridays from today (Monday) through November 21st. The city of Glencoe is now in the second week of vacuuming and […]

October 13, 2025

8 MN Fire Departments Receiving Free CO Alarms to Install in Homes

(Learfield News/Rochester, MN) — Eight Minnesota fire departments will be receiving free carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to install in homes in their communities. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is kicking off the event with the Rochester Fire Department today (Monday). The free CO alarms will be handed out thanks to a federal grant. Other cities […]

October 13, 2025

Diver Seriously Injured in Chippewa County Rollover

A driver was seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash in Chippewa County Friday night. The State Patrol says 46-year-old Jeremy Coy of Eden Prairie was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Coy was traveling eastbound on Highway 7 in Sparta Township when the vehicle entered the south ditch and rolled. […]

October 13, 2025

Three Injured, One Seriously, in Wright County Crash

Three drivers were injured, one seriously, in a three-vehicle crash in Wright County early Sunday morning in Monticello. The crash happened on Highway 25 and 7th Street just after midnight. The Patrol says 42-year-old Nathan Gibb of Redwood Falls was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment of life-threatening injuries. A 17-year-old from Monticello was […]

October 10, 2025

Avian Influenza Confirmed in Kandiyohi, Becker, and Todd Counties

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is confirming highly pathogenic avian influenza in Kandiyohi County for the first time this fall. The virus was detected in a commercial turkey operation with around 33-thousand birds. A day later, bird flu was confirmed in two commercial turkey flocks in Becker County, with 31,000 […]

October 10, 2025

Two Drivers Injured in Stearns County Crash

Two drivers were injured in a crash in Stearns County Thursday afternoon west of Richmond. The State Patrol says 21-year-old Ryan Thomes of Eden Valley was taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, 18-year-old Brynn Penaz of Paynesville, suffered non-life-threatening injuries but did not require hospitalization. The […]

October 10, 2025

Driver Seriously Injured in McLeod County Crash

A Hutchinson man was seriously injured in a crash in McLeod County Thursday morning east of Silver Lake. The State Patrol says 61-year-old Michael McGraw was taken to Hutchinson ER for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says McGraw was traveling westbound on Highway 7 near Falcon Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway and […]

October 9, 2025

Stearns County Priest Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — Stearns County prosecutors say a Catholic priest sexually assaulted a woman for years in the St. Cloud diocese. Aaron Kuhn has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Authorities say the victim told police that she and the suspect had sex from September 2019 through October 2022 while the priest […]

October 9, 2025

Authorities ID Victim in Wright County Boating Accident

(Monticello, MN) — A 28-year-old Monticello man is the victim of a deadly boat accident on Tuesday on the Mississippi River near the Xcel Energy plant. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office reports that a fishing boat capsized, leaving three men in the water. Deputies say 66-year-old Mark Tasche and 18-year-old Tristan Tasche were located safely […]
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