Hutchinson News Archives - Page 62 of 63

April 5, 2024

Hutchinson man guilty of Criminal Sexual Conduct

GLENCOE, MN—A McLeod County jury has found a Hutchinson man guilty of criminal sexual conduct. Following a three day trial, the jury found 35-year-old Jacob James Smith guilty of one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree, one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree, and one count of Electronic Solicitation […]

April 5, 2024

Willmar Woman sentenced in rape case

A Willmar woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for assisting in a rape that happened in 2022. Twenty-two-year-old Kelsey Jones was sentenced to 360 days in the Renville County Jail for helping a man rape a teenager in Danube in July of 2022. Jones will serve her jail sentence in 4 separate […]

April 4, 2024

Attempted Abduction in Meeker County

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance for information regarding an attempted juvenile abduction. On Wednesday (April 3) at 7:52 PM, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an attempted juvenile abduction in the area of Highway 9 and Highway 33 in Ellsworth Township (Lake Stella Area). Authorities say […]

April 4, 2024

Chippewa County Cannabis Moratorium

Chippewa County has placed a moratorium on issuing licenses for cannabis sales. The West Central Tribune reports the unanimous vote by the County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday gives the county until Jan. 1, 2025, to adopt regulations on cannabis sales in the county. Scott Williams, land and resource management director for the county, proposed […]

April 4, 2024

No Powerball winner yet

Another drawing and still no jackpot winner in the Powerball drawing. However, Lottery Official say there were nine $1 million winning tickets nationwide. The jackpot for Saturday now grows to an estimated $1.23 billion, or an estimated $595 million cash option. It is the fourth-largest prize in the game’s history.

April 4, 2024

Agents intercept counterfeit jewelry headed for Hutchinson

(Minneapolis, MN) — U-S Customs and Border Protection says its officers intercepted a shipment of 364 pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry Tuesday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The shipment from Hong Kong was stopped at M-S-P’s express consignment facility and was headed to a Hutchinson residence. Officers say the bracelets, earrings, rings, and necklaces had […]

April 3, 2024

Dassel man charged with Arson and Burglary

A complaint has been filed with the District Court in Meeker County charging a Dassel man with arson and burglary. Forty-six-year-old Barry Klingelhoets has been charged with 3rd Degree Burglary and 1st Degree Arson for incidents that occurred last summer in the 72900 block of 240th St in Dassel Township. A burglary was first reported […]

April 3, 2024

BCA releases info on Force incident near Chanhassen

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has confirmed the identity of the woman and a police officer involved in a pursuit and use-of-force incident March 26 near Chanhassen. 33-year-old Amanda Nelson of Bloomington was treated for minor injuries and has since been taken into custody and charged […]

April 3, 2024

Willmar School evacuated

Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar was evacuated Tuesday, after reports of a gas smell in the building. District officials say no one was harmed by the reported gas or the evacuation as students were evacuated to the Willmar Educational and Arts Center. The school was later declared safe and students and staff returned. Reports say […]

April 2, 2024

Knife Assult at Centra Care in Willmar

Police were called to the CentraCare Emergency Department in Willmar Monday morning on an immediate request for assistance with a combative patient that had a knife. Officers arrived and found that a 31-year-old Willmar man who had been in the hospital for an apparent mental health issue had produced a knife and had stabbed a […]