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July 23, 2025

More Information Released on Granite Falls Plane Crash

More information has been released on the jet plane crash near the Granite Falls Airport Monday that left one occupant dead and another injured. The Yellow Medicine Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old David Dacus of San Francisco, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Forty-three-year-old Mark Ruff of Dallas, Texas was being treated at the scene. […]

July 22, 2025

Dassel Man Pleads Guilty in Wife’s Shooting Death

(Learfield News/Litchfield, MN) — A man from Dassel is pleading guilty to the December 2023 shooting death of his wife. Meeker County prosecutors say 36-year-old Bryan William Demarais entered a Norgaard plea for the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Kayla Demarais. That means he acknowledges the state has enough evidence to convict him of the offense. […]

July 22, 2025

State Senator Bruce Anderson of Buffalo Dies

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — State lawmakers are mourning the loss of state Senator Bruce Anderson. The Republican from Buffalo served in Senate District 29 since 2012. Before that, Anderson served in the Minnesota House from 1995-2012. Anderson had a long military career serving in the Navy during the Vietnam War and in the Minnesota […]

July 22, 2025

One Injured in McLeod County Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County Monday afternoon north of Lester Prairie. The State Patrol says 43-year-old Phathoumma Thammavongsa of Lester Prairie was taken to Glencoe ER for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says she was driving an SUV northbound on County Road 9. A pickup, driven by 55-year-old […]

July 22, 2025

Semi/Train Crash in Renville County

Nobody was injured when a train crashed into a semi-tractor trailer in Renville County Monday afternoon, about 2 miles west of Hector. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 1pm, a semi, driven by 41-year-old Andrew Hanson of Atwater, was traveling south on County Road 16 and apparently failed to stop at the stop sign […]

July 22, 2025

Fatal Yellow Medicine Plane Crash

One person died when an airplane crashed in Yellow Medicine County Monday evening. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 5:30pm, the Granite Falls Airport received a report of a jet experiencing engine trouble while near the airport with two people on board. A short time later, a 911 call was received reporting that the […]

July 21, 2025

Motorcyclist Arrested after Chase in Meeker County

A 37-year-old Watkins man was arrested after Meeker County authorities received a report of a motorcyclist driving at speeds over 100 MPH, back and forth through Watkins on Highway 55 Sunday evening. At just after 6:30pm, a deputy observed the motorcyclist speeding near the intersection of Highway 55 and Meeker County Road 17. The driver […]

July 21, 2025

MN Lawmakers Call for Sen. Mitchell’s Resignation Following Guilty Verdict

ST. PAUL — Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers in Minnesota said Friday they expect a resignation from Democrat Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, following two guilty verdicts in her Detroit Lakes trial of burglary and possession of burglary tools on Friday (July 18). The West Central Tribune reports the guilty verdict comes over a year […]

July 21, 2025

Shots Fired in Possible Road Rage Incident in Wright County

(Learfield News/Otsego, MN) — Wright County authorities are investigating a shooting in Otsego as a possible road rage incident. The sheriff’s office received a report of gunshots from one vehicle towards another on Highway 101 Thursday night. Deputies found the person who reported the shooting and evidence indicating the vehicle had been struck twice by […]

July 21, 2025

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Pickup in Sibley County

A man died after he was hit by a vehicle as he walked in rural Sibley County early Friday morning just south of Gibbon. The Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Dino Bastian of rural Gibbon was walking south on County Road 2 when he was hit by a southbound pickup driven by 47-year-old Timothy Jon Albrecht […]
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