Glencoe News Archives - Page 49 of 51

May 3, 2024

Dangerous Man Brewing to Open Taproom in Wright Co

(Learfield News/Maple Lake, MN) — Dangerous Man Brewing is planning to build an outdoor taproom and beer garden outside its production facility in Maple Lake this summer. The brewery closed its popular taproom in northeast Minneapolis after 13 years last fall and moved about an hour west to Wright County. The company started a crowdfunding […]

May 3, 2024

St. Cloud Man Charged for Attempting Knifepoint Robbery

(St. Cloud, MN) — A St. Cloud man faces felony charges for allegedly trying to rob a convenience store at knifepoint. Officers were called to a Marathon gas station around 10 pm Wednesday on a report of a man with a knife fighting a store employee. They say 27-year-old Jonathan Jovel attempted to buy $130 […]

May 3, 2024

Pro-Palestine Encampment Taken Down on U of M Campus

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The pro-Palestine encampment is gone from the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis. All the tents came down Thursday after an agreement was reached between U of M interim President Jeff Ettinger and UMN Divest Coalition and student groups. Twelve academic buildings that were closed during protests on the […]

May 2, 2024

Extra Speed Enforcement Now On Minnesota Roads

As Minnesotans take to the roads for summer fun they can expect law enforcement to be waiting to catch speeders. Officials say a speed enforcement campaign started May 1st and will continue through Labor Day weekend. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 87 percent of all speeding-related traffic deaths across the U.S. occurred […]

May 2, 2024

Danube Man Arrested in Willmar for Threats of Violence

A Danube man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after threatening he would “shoot the place up” at a Willmar business. At just after 2pm, police were dispatched to a business at the 4100 block of south 1st St. The caller said there was a man at the business who was unhappy and made the threat. The […]

May 2, 2024

Two Injured in Wright Co Crash

A driver and his passenger were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Wright County Wednesday on the east side of Delano. The State Patrol says 77-year-old John Pierce and 78-year-old Susan Fetterer, both from Plymouth, were taken to Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. They were the driver and passenger […]

May 1, 2024

Ridgewater Students Excel in SkillsUSA Contests

HUTCHINSON and WILLMAR, MN – Ridgewater College students from four technical programs recently competed at the annual Minnesota SkillsUSA competitions and came home with five champions and five runners-up. Karina Rice of Willmar, a second-year Automotive Technology student, won first place in the Automotive Technology contest hosted at St. Cloud Technical College. The challenge included 13 students […]

May 1, 2024

Winthrop Man Sentenced in Redwood Co Chase

A Winthrop man was sentenced earlier this month for leading police on a high speed chase through Redwood County last October. Thirty-three-year-old Damon Jon Muchow was sentenced to 364 days local confinement, three years supervised probation, 16 hours community service, and fines and fees of just over $1,000. According to court documents, on October 15 […]

April 30, 2024

Automatic Voter Registration System Certified

SAINT PAUL — On Monday, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon certified that the state’s new Automatic Voter Registration system is ready for use. With Automatic Voter Registration, eligible Minnesotans who are applying for or renewing a state-issued ID will be registered to vote without needing to affirmatively “opt in.” The system includes an intensive […]

April 30, 2024

Hwy 212 Glencoe Roundabout Project/Detour to Begin

(Glencoe, MN) The Minnesota Department of Transportation is set to begin the Highway 212 roundabout project in Glencoe next week. MnDOT, in partnership with McLeod County, is building a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Highway 212 and Morningside Drive in Glencoe, with work scheduled to get underway on Monday (May 6). Work includes the […]