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December 11, 2024

Delano Public Schools Mourns Loss of Senior Killed in Motorcycle Crash

(Learfield News/Delano, MN) — Delano Public Schools is mourning the loss of a high school senior killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV collided with a cycle driven by 17-year-old Kurtis Wasik Sunday afternoon at the intersection of County Roads 13 and 30. Deputies say first […]

December 11, 2024

Hutchinson School District Levy Certified

The Hutchinson School Board held their Truth in Taxation meeting this week and certified the 2025 levy. The levy is an increase of $417,000 over the 2024 levy, or just over 4 percent. Director of Business and Finance Becky Boll says on a residential property worth $300,000, the home owner would see an estimated $15 […]

December 10, 2024

Gustavus Hockey Player Sentenced in Teammates Death

A Gustavus  Adolphus hockey player has been sentenced to probation for one year for causing a two-vehicle crash that killed her 19-year-old passenger and teammate last year. Twenty-year-old Gianna Gasparini of Lakeville pleaded guilty Monday in Chippewa county Court to a gross misdemeanor of reckless driving in connection with the crash that killed Jori Lynn […]

December 10, 2024

Help MnDOT Name More Snowplows!

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s fifth Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included names like Taylor Drift, Plowy McPlowFace, and The Big Leplowski.   MnDOT encourages people to submit their most witty, unique and Minnesota or winter-themed snowplow name […]

December 10, 2024

Donations Down at Salvation Army Red Kettles in Minnesota

(Roseville, MN) — Salvation Army red kettle donations are down across the state. Spokesman Dan Furry says he thinks it’s mostly attributed to the fact that they have fewer people ringing the bells. He says a red kettle without a bell ringer raises nothing. All donations stay in the community where they are given. To […]

December 10, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter Charged in New York and Pennsylvania

(Learfield News/Altoona, PA) — The man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan is facing murder and other charges in New York and Pennsylvania. Prosecutors in New York City are charging 26-year-old Luigi Nicolas Mangione with the murder of Thompson and possession of forged documents and a weapon. He’s charged with five counts […]

December 9, 2024

Wrong Way Driver Arrested for DWI/Fleeing in Chaska

A driver was arrested in Chaska last week after he was initially driving the wrong way on Yellow Brick Road and caused an officer to stop in the middle of the road to avoid a crash Thursday night. The driver drove around the officer’s squad and then pulled into the Arby’s drive-thru where he began […]

December 9, 2024

Deep Winter Greenhouse Project Chooses 5 MN farms

The University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) will partner with five farms in Greater Minnesota to conduct research and outreach on the newest farm scale deep winter greenhouse design. This project, supported by a Minnesota Department of Agriculture program, brings together small- and medium-scale fruit and vegetable growers in Minnesota with University […]

December 9, 2024

5 Recent Cases of Avian Influenza in Minnesota

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The state Board of Animal Health is monitoring recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota. Three cases of bird flu were detected in late November in commercial turkey operations in Meeker County, affecting nearly 300-thousand birds. There were two cases in backyard flocks in Martin County. These are […]

December 9, 2024

Driver Injured in Renville Co Crash

A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Renville County Saturday morning in Brookfield Township. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Tyler Hoffman of Bertha was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Hoffman was driving southbound on Highway 4 when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed. The crash […]
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