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April 24, 2024

Brown Co Asks Public for Info on Suspicious Wildfires

(Learfield News/Brown County, MN) — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information regarding suspicious wildfires over the past two months. Officials say between March 1st and April 22nd they’ve received 16 fire calls on or near CRP acreage, wildlife management areas, and other naturally-vegetated land. Five of the 16 fires occurred […]

April 24, 2024

More Info Released on Stearns Co Incident

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about an incident in Meire Grove Monday. Authorities say they responded to a possible domestic incident at an apartment building and on arrival, they spoke with the caller and established probable cause for misdemeanor domestic assault. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Anthony Joseph Vankirk, was also […]

April 23, 2024

Pursuit/Crash in Wright County

A driver was injured Sunday night after a pursuit in Wright County that began in Otsego and ended with a crash in St. Michael. The Sheriff’s Office says a deputy responded to a traffic complaint of a motorist who was driving erratically and located the vehicle in Otsego and initiated a traffic stop but the […]

April 23, 2024

Active Incident in Stearns Co

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office took an individual into custody Monday after what they called an active incident in Meire Grove. The Sheriff’s Office says no injuries to the officers or suspect were reported and no other suspects are being sought in reference to the incident. Authorities say the investigation is on-going and no further […]

April 22, 2024

Woman Arrested for Possession/Meth Crimes Involving Child

A 41-year-old woman from Gibbon was arrested after a search warrant was executed and investigators discovered evidence that methamphetamine use was occurring inside the home and a 4-year-old child was potentially being exposed to the drug use. The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began in late March. The Sheriff’s Office says during a […]

April 22, 2024

Gov Appoints Two to the MN Supreme Court

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointments of Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy as associate justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court (Photo: L-Gaïtas R-Hennesy). Gaïtas will be replacing the Honorable Margaret H. Chutich and Hennesy will be replacing the Honorable G. Barry Anderson. Anderson is retiring […]

April 22, 2024

MOA Celebrates Earth Day with Largest Ever Ladybug Release

(Learfield News/Bloomington, MN) — The Mall of America (MOA) is celebrating Earth Day today (MON) with their largest-ever release of ladybugs into the Nickelodeon Universes Park plants. An annual spring tradition, M-O-A distributes ladybugs among their 30,000 live plants and trees to serve as a natural pesticide. This year, the mall invites the public to […]

April 22, 2024

Gov’s Office to Announce Appointments to the MN Supreme Court

[ST. PAUL, MN] – The Governors office will announce two new appointees to the Minnesota Supreme Court today (Monday). In January, Justice G. Barry Anderson announced his retirement after serving for almost 20 years on the Minnesota Supreme Court and Justice Margaret Chutich announced her retirement after serving on the Minnesota Supreme Court for eight […]

April 22, 2024

Driver and Passenger Injured in McLeod Co Crash

A driver and her 3-year-old passenger were injured in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County Friday east of Plato. The State Patrol says 37-year-old Laura Berg of Bird Island and her 3-year-old passenger were taken to Glencoe Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The Patrol says she was westbound on Highway 212 attempting to […]

April 19, 2024

MN Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame will induct six new members tonight (Friday) in ceremonies at the New Ulm Conference Center on south Broadway New Ulm. Going into the Hall of Fame this year will be a rock band Crow, Pamela McNeill, John Mons, Friedrich “Fritz” Otto Reuter, Brian Wicklund and Winthrop native Dan Witucki. […]
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