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December 9, 2024

5 Recent Cases of Avian Influenza in Minnesota

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The state Board of Animal Health is monitoring recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota. Three cases of bird flu were detected in late November in commercial turkey operations in Meeker County, affecting nearly 300-thousand birds. There were two cases in backyard flocks in Martin County. These are […]

December 9, 2024

Driver Injured in Renville Co Crash

A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Renville County Saturday morning in Brookfield Township. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Tyler Hoffman of Bertha was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Hoffman was driving southbound on Highway 4 when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed. The crash […]

December 6, 2024

More Info on Suspected Brian Thompson Killer

(Learfield News/New York City) We are learning more about the suspected gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan. It’s believed the gunman arrived in New York last month on a bus from Atlanta, passing through the Port Authority Bus Terminal. The suspect is believed to have checked into a hostel […]

December 6, 2024

Charges in Kandiyohi Co Stolen Vehicle Crash

A suspect is now charged with stealing a vehicle in Willmar in which he later crashed Tuesday night. Twenty-one-year-old Jester Walter of Willmar is charged with one felony count of Motor Vehicle Theft-Without the Owners Consent and one misdemeanor count of DWI. According to the complaint, the sheriff’s office responded to the reported theft of […]

December 5, 2024

Kandiyohi Co Stolen Vehicle Crash

Kandiyohi County authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old Willmar man crashed an allegedly stolen vehicle Tuesday night, south of Willmar. The Sheriff’s Office says at just after 9pm, they responded to a rollover crash near the area of County Road 5 and 105th Avenue SW. The vehicle rolled multiple times and the driver was taken […]

December 5, 2024

MN State Budget Forecast

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – The latest economic forecast warns soaring costs for special education and long-term care for aging Minnesotans will push the state budget into multi-billion-dollar deficits later in the decade unless lawmakers intervene. Republicans say spending cuts in all areas of state government must be on the table. Governor Tim Walz responds […]

December 4, 2024

Winter Weather Cancellations and Postponements – December 4

Winter Weather Cancellations and Postponements for December 4: -Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel is cancelling all Wednesday activities.            

December 4, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot in NYC

(FOX News) Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City this morning (Wednesday). He was in New York City for the annual investors meeting and was shot outside a hotel before the meeting. The shooting happened around 6:45 a.m. near West 54th Street and 6th Avenue outside the Hilton Hotel. According […]

December 4, 2024

No Injuries in New Ulm House Fire

A house in New Ulm was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday evening. At just before 6pm, the New Ulm Fire Department was called to a home in the 700 block of South Front Street. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the first and second floors of the home. Fire Chief […]

December 4, 2024

Hutchinson Christmas Tree Recycling

The City of Hutchinson will once again be recycling real Christmas trees this year. Recycling Christmas trees is an annual project that officials say is a benefit to the environment in that the renewable resource provides organic mulch and compost, so Christmas trees keep giving all year long. There will be ten drop-off sites located […]
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