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July 25, 2025

Meeker County Trail Derailment

Crews are on the scene of a train derailment that happened in Meeker County Thursday evening. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 7:30pm, they received a report of the derailment of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train about one mile west of Watkins. Authorities say the initial assessment determined there is no hazardous material […]

July 25, 2025

Kandiyohi County Judge Accused of Misconduct and Retaliation

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A complaint filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court accuses Kandiyohi County Judge Jennifer Fischer of misconduct and retaliation. It alleges Fischer violated a 2023 disciplinary agreement by retaliating against colleagues and attorneys who had cooperated in a prior investigation. She has also been accused of filing baseless complaints, making inappropriate statements […]

July 24, 2025

Litchfield Man Arrested/Charged with Check Forgery

A Litchfield man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after authorities say he attempted to cash a bad check in Hutchinson. Hutchinson Police say they responded to Novation Credit Union on Hassan Street for a report of a man attempting to cash a $3,875 check suspected to be fraudulent. Police say 33-year-old Jacob Allen Soppa was taken […]

July 24, 2025

Fatal Crash in Brown County

A driver and her passenger from Madelia died in a two-vehicle crash in Brown County Tuesday afternoon south of Searles. The State Patrol says 75-year-old Ladonna Mikkelson and 83-year-old Charles Mikkelson died at the scene. The Patrol says they were in a van on Highway 15 and were stopped for road construction near 170th Street […]

July 24, 2025

Ex-MN Volleyball Coach Gets 400 Months for Production of Child Pornography

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A former volleyball coach from Minnetonka will spend more than 33 years in federal prison for production of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 33-year-old Dorian Barrs coerced and persuaded girls to engage in sexual activity with him and produce and send him sexually explicit material. Investigators have identified at […]

July 24, 2025

Two Drivers Injured in 3-Vehicle Crash in Kandiyohi County

Two drivers were injured in a three-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Wednesday evening in Roseland Township. The State Patrol says 37-year-old Patricia Leith of Redwood Falls and 31-year-old Cody Clement of Newport were taken to Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and two passengers in the third vehicle, all […]

July 24, 2025

Grain Bin Rescue

Authorities were called to rescue a person trapped in a corn bin north of Hutchinson Tuesday morning. The McLeod County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in just before 10am that a person was trapped in a bin on Lake Hook Road. The victim was airlifted to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment. The victim’s name […]

July 23, 2025

Federal Prosecutors Seek ‘Complex’ Case Status in Boelter Trial

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Federal prosecutors in the Vance Boelter trial are asking a judge to designate the case as “complex,” citing the massive volume of evidence involved—potentially hundreds of thousands of pages. The request would allow six months of preparation time that would not count against the Speedy Trial Act. Boelter was indicted […]

July 23, 2025

More Information Released on Granite Falls Plane Crash

More information has been released on the jet plane crash near the Granite Falls Airport Monday that left one occupant dead and another injured. The Yellow Medicine Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old David Dacus of San Francisco, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Forty-three-year-old Mark Ruff of Dallas, Texas was being treated at the scene. […]

July 22, 2025

Dassel Man Pleads Guilty in Wife’s Shooting Death

(Learfield News/Litchfield, MN) — A man from Dassel is pleading guilty to the December 2023 shooting death of his wife. Meeker County prosecutors say 36-year-old Bryan William Demarais entered a Norgaard plea for the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Kayla Demarais. That means he acknowledges the state has enough evidence to convict him of the offense. […]
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