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February 24, 2026

MN DNR Urges Fish House Owners to Plan for Shelter Removal

Recent warm weather has deteriorated many public water accesses in the central and southern parts of Minnesota and prompted thin-ice warnings for some bodies of water. As a result, many fish house owners have already removed their shelters from the ice. For those who haven’t, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers to start […]

February 24, 2026

AG Ellison Resolves Straw Purchaser Lawsuit Against Fleet Farm

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Attorney General Keith Ellison says the state has resolved its lawsuit against Fleet Farm for negligently selling firearms to straw purchasers. The consent judgement comes after Fleet Farm tried to dismiss the lawsuit last fall. Fleet Farm has agreed to take multiple steps in Minnesota stores to improve detection and […]

February 24, 2026

Dassel Man Injured in Snowmobile Accident

A man from Dassel was injured in a snowmobile accident Saturday afternoon. At about 2:30pm, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a snowmobile accident on Lake Willie in Ellsworth Township. Authorities say the driver, 65-year-old Bruce Sunsdahl, rolled his snowmobile while driving in circles. Sunsdahl was transported to Meeker Memorial Hospital for […]

February 24, 2026

Winning MnDOT Snowplow Names Announced

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Oh, For Sleet’s Sake and Flurrious George are the top vote-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest and will soon join their fleet of snowplows statewide along with six others. The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are: Oh, For Sleet’s Sake – […]

February 24, 2026

Senator Tina Smith Boycotting State of the Union

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) — Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is joining dozens of Democratic lawmakers in boycotting President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight (Tuesday). Instead, she plans to attend the “People’s State of the Union” rally at the National Mall. Smith, who has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2018, has previously announced […]

February 24, 2026

Five Arrested in Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigation

(St. Cloud, MN) — Five suspects are in custody following a central Minnesota enforcement operation focused on human trafficking and exploitation. The Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations arrested four people for attempts to purchase sex and one for solicitation of a person under 18.  Charges on the five are pending […]

February 24, 2026

Hanska Teen Killed, Driver Seriously Hurt in Blue Earth County Crash

(Learfield News/Lake Crystal, MN) — Authorities are investigating a crash near Lake Crystal that left one teenager dead and another hospitalized. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup and a car collided Sunday at an intersection on County Road 11. The driver of the car, 17-year-old Braydon Kral of rural New Ulm, suffered […]

February 23, 2026

FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY IN HONOR OF REV. JESSE JACKSON

Flags in Minnesota will be flying at half-staff Wednesday and Thursday in honor and remembrance of the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.  He died last week at age 84.  The proclamation from Governor Walz says Jackson’s fight for civil rights, dignity and fairness changed our country and will inspire generations to come.  Jackson ran for President […]

February 23, 2026

Norwood Young America Man Charged with Tax, Benefits Fraud

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A Norwood Young America man faces multiple felony charges for tax crimes and illegally receiving public assistance. Carver County prosecutors charged Andrew Freeburg with six tax-related felonies, along with five felony counts for wrongfully obtaining SNAP and medical assistance benefits. Investigators say Freeburg failed to file his 2022 return, filed […]

February 23, 2026

No Death Penalty Decision Yet in Boelter Case

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — Federal prosecutors say no decision has been made yet on whether to pursue the death penalty for the man accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, and shooting a state senator and his wife. Vance Luther Boelter is charged with killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her […]
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