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August 23, 2024

Watson Man Sentenced to Prison for Online Threats to U of M

(Learfield News/Montevideo, MN) — A Chippewa County man has been sentenced is 21 months in prison for threatening to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus in January. Forty-two-year-old Joseph Rongstad of Watson pleaded guilty to two counts of threats of violence this summer. Investigators said Rongstad made threats to shoot U of M […]

August 23, 2024

Driver Injured in Wright Co Crash

A driver was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Wright County Thursday afternoon, west of Rockford. The State Patrol says 35-year-old Alexander Pacovsky of Minnetonka was taken to North Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Pacovsky was traveling westbound on Highway 55 when he lost control of the vehicle at Gabler […]

August 22, 2024

Walz Formally Accepts VP Nomination at DNC

(Learfield News/Chicago, IL) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave a rousing speech to close out day three of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Walz told the cheering party faithful at the United Center, “It’s honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States.” Members of his Mankato West […]

August 22, 2024

Hutchinson Man Guilty of Criminal Sexual Conduct

GLENCOE, MN—A Hutchinson man has been convicted of criminal sexual conduct. On Monday, the McLeod County jury found 26-year-old Alexander Lee Endres guilty of two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree. The jury returned the guilty verdicts following a jury trial that spanned six days. The jury found Endres sexually abused a […]

August 22, 2024

Princess Kay of the Milky Way Crowned

Rachel Visser a 19-year-old college student from Hutchinson, representing McLeod County, was crowned the 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday evening at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Visser will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for the nearly 1,800 Minnesota dairy farm families. She is the daughter of Barry and Shannon Visser and attends the […]

August 21, 2024

Renville County 14 Closing For RR Crossing Replacement

(Olivia, MN) – Renville County State Aid Highway 14 in Olivia will be closed at U.S. Highway 212 starting Monday (August 26). Officials say the closure is to allow the replacement of the railroad crossing and is a joint project between the Twin Cities and Western Rail Road and Renville County. It’s anticipated that the […]

August 21, 2024

Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Arrives in Hutchinson

The “Wall That Heals” arrived in Hutchinson Tuesday. The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was escorted from Glencoe to Hutchinson by a throng of motorcycles, fire trucks, and police. The traveling memorial and education center is being set up at 1150 Benjamin Avenue SE in Hutchinson and will be open […]

August 21, 2024

Ex-Mpls Officer Released from Federal Prison

(Learfield News/Littleton, CO) — One of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in the killing of George Floyd is out of prison on supervised release. A U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokesperson says 41-year-old Thomas Lane was released Tuesday from a low-security federal lockup facility in Littleton, Colorado. Lane was sentenced to two and a […]

August 21, 2024

Man Rescued After Trench Collapse in Sibley Co

A man was rescued after a trench collapsed on him Tuesday morning in Sibley County, about four miles north of Winthrop. The Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Nicholas Harvey of Buffalo was installing drain tile when the walls of the trench gave way submerging him up to his waist in dirt and mud and trapping him. […]

August 20, 2024

King of the Castle giveaway kicks off Wednesday in Hutchinson

Day Inn & Flank Bar & Char-Wednesday, August 21st 4-8pm NAPA Auto Parts of Cokato-Thursday, August 22nd 9-1pm Custom Interiors Carpet One-Friday, August 23rd 9-1pm Runnings of Litchfield-Saturday, August 24th 9-1pm Join us at these locations for a chance to WIN BIG! Register on-site for your shot at winning a 2025 Ice Castle and $500 […]
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