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August 19, 2024

Three Arrested in Willmar After Shot Fired

Two 19-year-old men and a 22-year-old man from Willmar were arrested and are facing charges after allegedly firing a gun and speeding away from the scene early Friday morning. At about 2:35am, Willmar Police were dispatched to the 1900 block of Becker Ave SE on the report of gunshots. While officers were checking the area, […]

August 19, 2024

Man Who Held Hostages At St. Cloud Bank Sentenced

(St. Cloud, MN) — A Waite Park man who pleaded guilty to holding bank employees hostage during a bank robbery in St. Cloud over three years ago is going to prison. Ray McNeary has been sentenced to more than six years behind bars. Judge Jeffrey Bryan also sentenced McNeary to five years of supervised release […]

August 16, 2024

Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Others to Break Ground on I-94 Lane Expansion

(Learfield News/Albertville, MN) — Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan joins state and local leaders this afternoon (Friday) to break ground on what’s dubbed the “I-94 Gap Project” — a lane expansion between Albertville and Monticello in the far northwest metro. Backers say it’s badly needed due to increased congestion in that highly-traveled corridor between Saint Cloud […]

August 15, 2024

Fire Destroys Bird Island Residence

A residence was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon in Bird Island. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says at just before 12:30pm, they received a report of a residential fire in the 800 block of Oak Ave in Bird Island. When emergency crews arrived, they found the residence fully engulfed in flames. Crews were able to […]

August 15, 2024

Large Escort for Wall That Heals Arrival

The “Wall That Heals” is set to arrive in Hutchinson next week and will be getting quite an escort. The traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial arrives in Glencoe on Tuesday and will then be escorted to the public viewing site in Hutchinson. Veteran and host Dave Skoog: The semi and escort are scheduled to leave Glencoe […]

August 15, 2024

One Injured in McLeod Co Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County Wednesday afternoon, east of Hutchinson. The State Patrol says 34-year-old Amanda Thrawl – Maertz of Silver Lake was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released. The driver of the other vehicle, 39-year-old Jacob Jarmon of Maple Lake, […]

August 15, 2024

Name Released of Man Who Died in Grain Bin

(Learfield News/Lamberton, MN) — The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died after falling into a grain bin early Tuesday morning as 61-year-old Eric Kronback of Lamberton. Deputies went to a Lamberton residence to help search for a missing person. En route, they were informed the man had been found inside a […]

August 15, 2024

McLeod Co Fair Begins

County fairs are winding down across the state and one of the final festivals begins today. The McLeod County Fair begins today (Thursday) and runs through Sunday. Click here for more information on the four-day event.            

August 14, 2024

Fischbach Easily Fends Off Challenge in 7th District Republican Primary

(Learfield News) Republican Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach easily won yesterday’s (Tues) primary election in western Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District with 65 percent of the vote to rural Kensington business owner Steve Boyd’s 35 percent. Fischbach says she’s been working for three-and-a-half years to represent the people of the 7th District and says, “We’ve been traveling the […]

August 14, 2024

One Injured in McLeod Co Vehicle/Deer Crash

One person was injured when a vehicle hit a deer in McLeod County Tuesday night near Brownton. The State Patrol says 73-year-old Joan Paulson of Silver Lake was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 75-year-old Robert Paulson of Silver Lake. He was not […]
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