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December 16, 2025

ATV Breaks Through Ice on Lake Francis

(Learfield News/Meeker County, MN) – Two men escaped injury after their ATV broke through the ice on Lake Francis in Meeker County Saturday night. Deputies say 20-year-old Nicholas Eckhoff of Dassel and 20-year-old Gabrial Laplante of Litchfield ended up in waist-deep water around 9:44 p.m. Both made it safely to shore and declined medical care. […]

December 16, 2025

Meeker County House Fire

A house west of Dassel was damaged by fire Sunday morning. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says at shortly after 9am, they received a report of a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Simon Avenue. Deputies arrived to see heavy smoke coming out of the second-story window. Fire crews were able to […]

December 16, 2025

Bauer Appeal Denied

The Winthrop man who killed 79-year-old Dennis Weitzenkamp on his farm in 2022 had his appeal denied Monday. Forty-eight-year-old Travis Bauer worked on Weitzenkamp’s farm for years and the criminal complaint says he would benefit greatly from Weitzenkamp’s death.  Investigators confirmed gunshot residue on Bauer’s clothing and he lied to police about his whereabouts. Bauer […]

December 15, 2025

Olivia Man Charged with Assault in Shooting Outside Sugar Beet Plant

An Olivia man is facing felony assault charges following a shooting incident in a vehicle outside the Renville Sugar Beet plant on December 5 that left a woman with a gunshot wound to the leg. The criminal complaint says  27-year-old Angel Garza has been charged with one count of second-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm […]

December 15, 2025

Meeker County Deputies Honored for River Rescue

Two Meeker County sheriff’s deputies received Life Saving Awards at the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association Winter Conference. Sergeant Ryan Schultz and Deputy Roger Muffley were honored for rescuing 44-year-old Rae Kurtz of Darwin who was pinned against a fallen tree in the North Fork of the Crow River last July. Officials say Muffley held the victim […]

December 15, 2025

Stewartville Schools Announce Late Start After Campus Shooting

(Learfield News/Stewartville, MN) — Officials at Stewartville Schools say classes will begin late today (Mon) and police will maintain a presence on campus in response to Friday’s shootings. Olmsted County authorities say the wrestling team was boarding a bus for Grand Forks around 5am when a gunman shot a student and then died of a […]

December 12, 2025

MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN SIBLEY COUNTY BURGLARIES

The man accused in burglaries in Sibley County has been sentenced in Sibley County District Court.  61-year-old James Irving Dale of Anoka is accused of burglarizing the Dugout in Arlington, Las Palmas Restaurant upstairs from the Dugout and the Backwoods Bar in New Auburn in October.  He reportedly took $10,600 from the businesses.  Thursday, a […]

December 12, 2025

Bentleyville Wins 1st Place in USA Today’s Best Public Holiday Lights Display

(Learfield News/Duluth, MN) — Bentleyville in Duluth is the first-place winner in the USA Today Best Public Holiday Lights Display again this year. The tour of five-million lights along the shore of Lake Superior has won four years in a row. This year, Bentleyville is celebrating 22 years of spreading holiday magic. The Tour of […]

December 12, 2025

Lindell Officially Launches Campaign for MN Governor

(Learfield News/Chaska, MN) — My Pillow founder Mike Lindell is officially throwing his hat in the ring for the Republican race for governor in 2026. Lindell told supporters, “If you will stand with me as the next governor of Minnesota, our future will be amazing.” He claims the billions of dollars in state government fraud […]

December 12, 2025

Kandiyohi County Board Chair Denounces Trump’s Somali Remarks

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) – Kandiyohi County Board Chair Steve Gardner is speaking out against recent comments from President Trump calling Somalis “garbage.” Gardner says the remarks are “un-American” and rooted in racism, noting Somali Americans in Willmar are citizens who contribute to schools, the economy, and the community. He urged residents to reject fear and […]
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