Hutchinson News Archives - Page 39 of 64

July 17, 2024

MN Ban on Young Adults Carrying Handguns in Public Ruled Unconstitutional

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s “extremely disappointed” that a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional. Ellison calls it “reasonable safety legislation,” noting “Just days ago, a 20-year-old tried to take the life of the former President of […]

July 17, 2024

St. Cloud Murder Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — A man who pleaded guilty for his role in the 2022 St. Cloud fatal shooting of 39-year-old Michael Batsche has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Paul Coleman pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree murder in March. His co-defendant, 44-year-old Alphonso Cotto, was sentenced to over 22 […]

July 16, 2024

Change in Parking for “Rockin’ Robbins”

WILLMAR, MN – Due to standing water, and soft ground, there will be no parking on Robbins Island in Willmar this evening (Tuesday) for the first Rockin’ Robbins concert. Officials say only handicapped parking will be allowed. Concertgoers are encouraged to take the free Park & Ride shuttles from four convenient locations: Willmar Middle School, […]

July 16, 2024

Stearns Co Death Investigation

Stearns County authorities are investigating the death of a man they say jumped from Veterans Bridge in St. Cloud Friday whose body was later found in 14 feet of water. At about noon, authorities responded and a St. Cloud Police Officer confirmed someone was floating south on the surface of the water before losing sight […]

July 15, 2024

One Injured in Kandiyohi Co ATV Crash

A New London woman was injured in an ATV crash in Kandiyohi County early Saturday morning northeast of New London. The Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Paula Schaeffer was taken to CentraCare Hospital in Willmar for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say she and 57-year-old Christopher Schaeffer were riding their ATV’s when the crash happened in […]

July 15, 2024

Glencoe Woman Injured in Motorcycle/Tractor Crash

A Glencoe woman was injured when her motorcycle hit a tractor that was crossing a highway in Sibley County Friday afternoon. The State Patrol says 55-year-old Sandra Frederickson was taken to HCMC for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says a tractor was crossing Highway 25 from the north ditch to the south ditch when […]

July 15, 2024

Granite Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Assault

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A man from Granite Falls has agreed to plead guilty to charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct after prosecutors say he held his girlfriend captive for four days in her dorm room at Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul, raping, beating, and waterboarding the victim before she escaped. The Star […]

July 14, 2024

Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump

(ABC News/Butler, PA) Former President Donald Trump says he was shot in the ear after a gunman perched on the roof of a nearby building opened fire at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday — a harrowing incident that the FBI called an assassination attempt. The shooting, which set the country on edge on […]

July 12, 2024

Eden Lake Township Fire

Fire destroyed a building in Eden Lake Township, north of Eden Valley early Wednesday morning. At about 3am, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the homeowner at 16218 County Road 9 saying they woke up to loud popping noises outside their house and they saw flames and black smoke coming from […]

July 12, 2024

Investigation Concludes in 1980 Stearns Co Newborn Death

The investigation into the death of a newborn baby girl found alongside a road in St. Augusta in Stearns County has concluded. On April 3rd 1980, a deceased infant, identified as Baby Jane Doe, was located about five feet from the roadway. In 2020, the Sheriff’s Office and BCA examined evidence collected during the original […]