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November 12, 2024

Gas Prices Continue to Drop in MN

(Learfield News/St. Louis Park, MN)—Gas prices continue to drop in Minnesota. The average price for unleaded fuel is $2.95 a gallon, a drop of 3 cents since last week and 19 cents a month ago. The average price in the Twin Cities is slightly higher, at $2.98 a gallon. Gas prices are cheaper in Wisconsin, […]

November 11, 2024

State Veterans Day Ceremony

(Learfield News/Arden Hills, MN) — Around 500 people are expected at the State of Minnesota Veterans Day ceremony this morning (Monday, 10 am) in Arden Hills. Commissioner Brad Lindsay says an official from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness will discuss continued efforts to combat the problem. Lindsay says Hennepin County recently reached “functional zero” […]

November 8, 2024

Teen Suffers Minor Injuries in Stearns Co Crash

A 16-year-old driver suffered only minor injuries after a one-vehicle rollover crash in Stearns County early this morning, just south of Freeport. The Sheriff’s Office says Ethan Fischer said he was driving northbound on County Road 11 when he swerved to avoid a deer. The vehicle went off road and entered the steep ditch and […]

November 8, 2024

AG Ellison Condemns Racist Text Messages Sent to Black Voters

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is condemning a series of racist text messages that some Black residents received following this week’s election. He described the messages as disturbing and threatening, stating they have “no place in our society.” Recipients reported that the messages informed them they had been assigned to […]

November 8, 2024

Carver Co Sheriff Warns of Scams

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office says they’re getting dozens of reports from citizens saying they’re receiving calls from people claiming to be with the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say they have “spoofed” their number to make it appear like its coming from a legitimate Sheriff’s Office number. The Sheriff’s Office says these are fake calls with […]

November 7, 2024

FRAVEL FOUND GUILTY

The jury has convicted Adam Fravel of murder.  The jury reached a verdict this (Thursday) morning and found Fravel guilty of murder in the death of Madeline Kingsbury of Winona last year.  Fravel was facing four potential charges – first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse with past pattern of domestic abuse, first-degree murder premeditated, murder […]

November 7, 2024

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Comes to 20 MN Towns

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The one-thousand-foot Holiday Train is coming to 20 Minnesota towns for the winter season. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is a “pop-up concert experience” that will feature 14 decorated train cars and free musical performances. From December 10th through the 16th, the Holiday Train will make stops in La Crescent, Winona, […]

November 7, 2024

Heavy Fog a Factor in Sibley Co Crash

Sibley County authorities say heavy fog was a factor in a rear-end crash south of Arlington Wednesday morning that injured two drivers. The Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Jennifer Wolter of Arlington and 70-year-old Darlene Weckworth of rural Arlington were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the Wolter vehicle […]

November 7, 2024

Kandiyohi County Deputy To Plead Guilty To DUI

(Learfield News/Kandiyohi County, MN) — A Kandiyohi County deputy accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his squad car has agreed to a plea deal. Christopher Flatten was found in the vehicle on July 18th in Gennessee Township. Witnesses said Flatten ran a stop sign, swerved and then crashed, rolling the vehicle several times. The […]

November 7, 2024

Dense Fog a Factor in Redwood Co Crash

A Redwood Falls woman was injured in a crash Wednesday morning where dense fog was a factor. The State Patrol says 32-year-old Amanda Hopkins-Madden drove her vehicle north in Redwood County on County Road 6 when she missed an intersection at Highway 19 due to thick fog and went into a field. She was taken […]
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