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September 4, 2024

Former Willmar School Bus Driver Sentenced for Sexual Relationship with Student

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A former Willmar school bus driver has been sentenced to just over four years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a student. Fifty-year-old Eric Leist pleaded guilty to second and third-degree criminal sexual conduct and possession of child pornography on his computer. While working as a paraprofessional at Dream […]

September 4, 2024

Three Injured in Montevideo Fight

Three people were injured early Sunday morning after a fight was reported in Montevideo. At 2:30am, police were called to Inn Like Flinns bar and found an unconscious male outside the bar lying on the street with a laceration. The victim was taken to CCM Health in Montevideo and was later flown out to another […]

September 3, 2024

One Driver Hospitalized in Two-Vehicle Stearns Co Crash

One driver was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Stearns County Saturday morning, north of Fairhaven. The Sheriff’s Office says 53-year-old Barbara Meemken of St. Cloud was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. Her passenger, 63-year-old Patrick Sphan of St. Cloud suffered minor injuries and did not require […]

September 3, 2024

Waconia wins State Amateur Baseball Title

For the First time in their history the Waconia Lakers are the Class C State Amateur Baseball Champions.   The Lakers beat Jordan 5-2 on Labor Day to claim their first state title.  Starting and Winning Pitcher John Bezdicek threw 8 1/3 innings of no hit ball in the win.  Bezdicek was later named as the […]

September 3, 2024

Twins take Game 1 vs Rays

(St. Petersburg, FL) — The Minnesota Twins opened their series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-4 win at Tropicana Field last night. Trevor Larnach hit a three-run home run in the top of the second inning to give Minnesota an early 4-2 lead, while Brooks Lee added a solo shot in the top […]

September 3, 2024

Gopher Volleyball upsets #1 and defending National Champion Texas

(Milwaukee, WI) — The 18th-rated Golden Gopher volleyball team beat top-ranked and defending national champion Texas in five sets last night in Milwaukee. The Gophers won the second, third, and fifth sets en route to the upset win. It was Minnesota’s first victory over a number-one ranked team since a 2019 win over Stanford. The […]

September 3, 2024

Schedule for September 3

September 3- B Soccer-Hutchinson/GSL at Maranatha Christian B Soccer-WM at Maple Grove B Soccer-Waconia at Eagan G Soccer-Mound Westonka at WM G Soccer-Maranatha Christian at Hutchinson/GSL G Soccer-Waconia at Eagan G Soccer-Central NYA at Jordan G Tennis-GSL at Lesueur Henderson Volleyball-Sibley East at GSL Volleyball-Kimball at DC Volleyball-HLWW at EVW Volleyball-Maple Lake at Litchfield Volleyball-WM […]

September 3, 2024

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Kandiyohi Co Crash

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Kandiyohi County Friday afternoon, near Paynesville. The State Patrol says 44-year-old Ryan Riggs of Richmond was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Riggs was traveling northbound on Highway 23 in Roseville Township when he lost control of the motorcycle […]

September 3, 2024

Four Arrested After Willmar Drug Bust

Four people were arrested after a search warrant was executed at a Willmar residence Saturday. Agents with the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force, along with the Willmar Police SWAT Team searched the residence and located a large amount of methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, a handgun, and numerous rounds of ammunition. Agents also seized currency […]

August 30, 2024

Two Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit from Willmar to Meeker Co

Two people were arrested after a pursuit that began in Willmar Thursday afternoon and ended in Meeker County just west of Corvuso that reached speed over 100 miles an hour. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says they learned Willmar Police had initiated the pursuit of a motorcyclist then terminated it, however, officers in unmarked patrol […]
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