Hutchinson News Archives - Page 57 of 63

April 26, 2024

MN BCA Identifies Deputies Who Used Force in Montrose Shooting

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota BCA has identified the people involved in a use-of-force incident in Montrose last week that hospitalized 38-year-old Matthew Lyrek. Seven Wright County sheriff’s deputies used force, one of which was working in an undercover capacity, so their identity will not be released. Deputy Matthew Blitz used less-than-lethal force, […]

April 25, 2024

MPCA Fines Carver Co and Valley Paving for Violations

Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) report Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to protect nearby waters and wetlands from erosion and runoff during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown and have been fined $50,000. Officials say the violations caused further damage to some […]

April 25, 2024

Two Injured in McLeod Co Crash

A driver and passenger were injured in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County Wednesday morning on the east side of Silver Lake. The State Patrol says 23-year-old Miranda Speed-Joiner of Watertown and her passenger, 22-year-old Briana Titus of Shoreview, were taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, […]

April 25, 2024

Meeker Co Scam Making Rounds Again

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents of a scam making the rounds again. The Sheriff’s Office says they’ve received several reports of people impersonating members of the Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to scam money from them. The scammer states they are a Sergeant with this office and references missed jury service for […]

April 25, 2024

Pedestrian Injured by Vehicle in Renville Co

A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a vehicle in Sacred Heart Wednesday morning. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says at just after 7:30, a 15-year-old girl from Sacred Heart had been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Walnut Street and 5th Avenue. She was taken to Granite Falls Hospital for treatment […]

April 24, 2024

Update: Names Released in Fatal Kandiyohi Co Crash

Authorities have released more information on a fatal head-on crash in Kandiyohi County Tuesday evening involving two vehicles. The State Patrol says 69-year-old Joyce Nokleby and 83-year-old Llewellyn Nokleby, both of Benson, died at the scene. They were the driver and passenger in an SUV that was traveling westbound on Highway 12 near Pennock. The […]

April 24, 2024

One Injured in Wright Co Crash Involving School Bus

One person was injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus, passenger vehicle, and dump truck south of Monticello Tuesday morning. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash. The driver of the passenger vehicle, 44-year-old Randolph Torkkola of Becker, was taken to North Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening […]

April 24, 2024

Brown Co Asks Public for Info on Suspicious Wildfires

(Learfield News/Brown County, MN) — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information regarding suspicious wildfires over the past two months. Officials say between March 1st and April 22nd they’ve received 16 fire calls on or near CRP acreage, wildlife management areas, and other naturally-vegetated land. Five of the 16 fires occurred […]

April 24, 2024

More Info Released on Stearns Co Incident

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about an incident in Meire Grove Monday. Authorities say they responded to a possible domestic incident at an apartment building and on arrival, they spoke with the caller and established probable cause for misdemeanor domestic assault. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Anthony Joseph Vankirk, was also […]

April 23, 2024

Pursuit/Crash in Wright County

A driver was injured Sunday night after a pursuit in Wright County that began in Otsego and ended with a crash in St. Michael. The Sheriff’s Office says a deputy responded to a traffic complaint of a motorist who was driving erratically and located the vehicle in Otsego and initiated a traffic stop but the […]