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February 5, 2025

AG Files Racketeering, Wage Theft Charges Against Owner of Paynesville Dairy

(Learfield News/Paynesville, MN) — The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has charged the owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville with felony racketeering and wage theft. The criminal complaint alleges that Keith Schaefer and others systematically deprived employees of their wages, including not paying for overtime or the full amount of regular hours worked. Schaefer is […]

February 5, 2025

Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Fleet Farm Employee

(Learfield News/Carver, MN) — A 31-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree assault in a Fleet Farm stabbing in Carver County. On November 24th, 2024, Gerald Hudson stabbed a 17-year-old Fleet Farm employee in the back of the neck. Hudson fled the scene and was arrested in Chanhassen. He’s been sentenced to seven years in […]

February 4, 2025

POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED DRUG SMUGGLING INTO EVALUATION CENTER

New Ulm Police are investigating after receiving a report from the Brown County Evaluation Center Sunday of a patient who ordered food from McDonald’s via Door Dash.  Evaluation Center staff examined the order and found a clear, plastic  bag with what appeared to be methamphetamine between the burger and a bun.  The 36-year-old Redwood Falls […]

February 4, 2025

Rural Eden Valley Fire Damages Tractors/Shed

A fire at a rural Eden Valley farm Monday morning caused damage to three tractors and the structure they were in. At just before 11:30am, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a tractor on fire at the address of 16558 Lakewood Road in Eden Lake Township. The tractor was parked inside […]

February 4, 2025

Applications for Miss Hutchinson 2025 Being Accepted

The search is on for Miss Hutchinson 2025. Each year, the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival celebration culminates with the selection of the new Miss Hutchinson and Princess. Qualified Queen Candidates are young women between the ages of 17-23; a graduate of high school by June the year of Water Carnival candidacy; and the Queen Candidate […]

February 4, 2025

Hartman Suspended, Wild make a trade

(New York, NY) — Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for 10 games, without pay, for roughing Senators forward Tim Stutzle during Saturday’s 6-0 loss at Ottawa. The incident occurred at 19:44 of the second period. Hartman was assessed a match penalty for driving Stutle’s face into the ice on a face off. […]

February 4, 2025

Wolves edged by Kings

(Minneapolis, MN) — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points as the Kings edged the Timberwolves 116-114 on Monday night at Target Center. Malik Monk added 26 points for a Kings team that won just twice in their eight game road trip. Naz Reid led Minnesota with a season high 30 points in the loss while Anthony […]

February 4, 2025

Local Results and Schedule – February 4

Results from February 3- Girls Hockey- Delano/Rockford 5 Hutchinson 2 Girls Basketball- Rockford 66 Litchfield 63 Sleepy Eye 74 Lester Prairie 71 ACGC 51 Renville Cty West 41 Waseca 53 Sibley East 47 BLHS 69 Nicollet 60 Springfield 62 GFW 54 Boys Basketball- Annandale 67 Foley 57 ACGC 68 Mayer Lutheran 56 Kimball 86 Milaca […]

February 4, 2025

Hockey Coach in ICU After Injury During Practice

(Learfield News/Victoria, MN) — A high school hockey coach is hospitalized with a critical brain injury after being knocked to the ice during a recent practice. Jason Jensen’s wife informed the Star Tribune that her husband suffered his injury on Friday when a player collided with him. At the time of the incident, he was […]

February 3, 2025

Stearns/Meeker County Fires

A house was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon in Stearns County. At about 3:20pm, crews responded to a fire reported at 21453 430th Street in Krain Township. The caller and sole occupant, 81-year-old Irene Schmitz reported smoke on the main floor and flames coming through the windows of the second floor. She also said everyone was […]
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