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January 10, 2025

MN Sends Red Cross Volunteers to Assist in LA Wildfire Response

(Learfield News/Undated) — American Red Cross volunteers from our state are part of the wildfire response effort in the Los Angeles area. Regional executive Brice Johnson says they are opening evacuation shelters and making sure people have a safe place to stay. Johnson says they sent 11 volunteers from Minnesota in the last couple days […]

January 10, 2025

Local Groups Raise $45K to Begin Redwood Falls Police K9 Program

(Learfield News/Redwood Falls, MN) – The Redwood Falls Police Department is preparing for its first K9 officers after a local group raised $45,000 to get the program started. Chief Jason Cotner says the grassroots group PROTECT began last summer (2024). He says despite being dedicated to first responder agencies, “they had learned one of the […]

January 9, 2025

California Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Area

(ABC News/Los Angeles, CA) Thousands of firefighters continue to battle at least 5 major wildfires across the Los Angeles area as well as several smaller blazes. Thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100,000 people evacuated.  As many as 340,000 are without power as of 4 a.m. this morning (Thursday). Los […]

January 9, 2025

Former President Carter Funeral

(Various/Washington, DC) Washington DC prepares to bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter today (Thursday) as the government takes part in a national day of mourning. Today, Carter’s casket arrives at the Washington National Cathedral for a national funeral service that includes the US Marine Orchestra, the Armed Forces chorus, and generations of dignitaries tasked […]

January 9, 2025

Winthrop Man Sentenced in Sibley Co Murder

A Winthrop man has been sentenced to serve more that three decades in prison for the 2022 murder of a rural Winthrop man. On Thursday, a Sibley County Judge sentenced 48-year-old Travis Bauer to 30 ½ years in prison for shooting and killing Dennis Weitzenkamp. A jury found Bauer guilty of 2nd-degree murder in October. […]

January 8, 2025

MN and USDA Award $9.5 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure

(Learfield News) Minnesota has partnered with the USDA in awarding 11 state projects 9.5 million dollars in funding to help strengthen local and regional food systems. State Ag Commissioner Thom Peterson says the focus is on the middle areas. He says, “Whether we are doing oat processing in southern Minnesota or boosting our aging dairy […]

January 7, 2025

Update: Fatal Kandiyohi Co Crash

Authorities have released the name of the truck driver that died when the vehicle collided with a railroad bridge in Kandiyohi County Tuesday morning on the east side of Willmar. The State Patrol says 67-year-old Terry Vreeman of Spicer died from injuries he sustained in the crash. Vreeman was driving a straight truck northbound on […]

January 7, 2025

Minneapolis Approves Terms of Consent Decree for Police Reforms

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The Minneapolis City Council and the U.S. Department of Justice are in agreement on a 170-page consent decree to overhaul the city’s police department. It outlines sweeping reforms four-plus after the police killing of George Floyd. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke says, “the Justice Department’s investigation found that the police used […]

January 7, 2025

Vaccination Rates For MN School-Aged Kids Declined Again

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Vaccination rates for school-aged children in Minnesota continue to decline, raising concerns among state healthcare professionals. In 2024, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, reached an eight-year high. Authorities warn that if a sufficient percentage of children are not immunized, students and those in daycare facilities will be […]

January 6, 2025

Klobuchar says Security Stepped Up for Certification of Election Results

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — Senator Amy Klobuchar says the U.S. Capitol will be secure today (Mon) for the certification of the 2024 presidential election. The Minnesota Democrat tells CNN’s “State of the Union” in the years since the January 6th insurrection, officials have upgraded security measures in Washington, D-C. Klobuchar said, “we have, as you […]
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