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May 30, 2025

Hormel Canned Beef Stew Recall

(Learfield News/Austin, MN) — Austin-based Hormel Foods is recalling over 250,000 pounds of canned beef stew. Federal health officials have issued this nationwide recall due to potential contamination with wood fragments. The affected products include 20-ounce cans of “Dinty Moore Beef Stew,” which have a “FEB 2028” best-by date printed on them. Although there have […]

May 30, 2025

Driver Injured in Car/Deer Crash in Sibley Co

A driver was injured when her car hit a deer in Sibley County Thursday night east of Winthrop. The State Patrol says 24-year-old Samantha Leighton of Arlington was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Leighton was traveling westbound on Highway 19 about one mile east of Winthrop when she […]

May 29, 2025

Ridgewater to Launch New eSports Activity

HUTCHINSON and WILLMAR, MN – Ridgewater College is introducing a new eSports activity on the Hutchinson campus. Launching this fall, school officials say the eSports club will give students the opportunity to join competitive gaming teams, participate in tournaments, and develop skills in game strategy, teamwork, and digital media in a newly created gaming lounge. […]

May 29, 2025

Layoffs Likely at General Mills

(Learfield News/Golden Valley, MN) — General Mills, based in Golden Valley, is anticipated to implement widespread layoffs as part of a $130 million “transformation” initiative. The company filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, stating that it has approved a multi-year global transformation plan. The initiative is expected to cost the […]

May 28, 2025

Hutchinson Approves Chicken Ordinance

The Hutchinson City Council Tuesday night approved an ordinance that will allow residents to raise chickens within city limits. Although Councilor Pat May said he would vote no, he asked if the ordinance could be amended to grant permits immediately after the not yet produced educational video is ready for viewing, instead of three months […]

May 28, 2025

Marshall Guard Unit Pre-Deployment Ceremony

MARSHALL, Minn. – In advance of their deployment, the Minnesota National Guard is inviting the public to attend a pre-deployment ceremony in Marshall today honoring the Soldiers of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 151 Field Artillery Regiment. This summer, approximately 70 Soldiers from the battery will deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent […]

May 28, 2025

Driver Injured in Wright Co Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Wright County Tuesday morning in Montrose. The State Patrol says 56-year-old Zachery Berdt of Minneapolis was taken to Buffalo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says the driver and two-passengers in the other vehicle were not injured. The crash happened on Highway 12 at […]

May 27, 2025

Serious Injury in Wright Co Crash

A woman from Buffalo was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Wright County Monday evening northeast of Montrose. The State Patrol says 79-year-old Joyce Rolstad was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment of life-threatening injuries. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 81-year-old Duane Rolstad of Buffalo. He was not injured. […]

May 27, 2025

Hundreds Attend Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Snelling National Cemetery

(Learfield News/Fort Snelling, MN) — Hundreds gathered at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday for this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony. Governor Tim Walz said budgets that fund veterans and the Minnesota National Guard are always a top priority for the legislature. Walz said for the past four years in a near unanimous vote, the first […]

May 27, 2025

Update: Man With Felony Warrants Located/Arrested

Authorities in Lac qui Parle County say a man with felony warrants has be located and arrested. The Sheriff’s Office says on Sunday night, 25-year-old Wesley James Anderson was taken into custody without incident. Authorities put out a call last week for the public to help locate Anderson.        
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