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December 10, 2024

Donations Down at Salvation Army Red Kettles in Minnesota

(Roseville, MN) — Salvation Army red kettle donations are down across the state. Spokesman Dan Furry says he thinks it’s mostly attributed to the fact that they have fewer people ringing the bells. He says a red kettle without a bell ringer raises nothing. All donations stay in the community where they are given. To […]

December 10, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter Charged in New York and Pennsylvania

(Learfield News/Altoona, PA) — The man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan is facing murder and other charges in New York and Pennsylvania. Prosecutors in New York City are charging 26-year-old Luigi Nicolas Mangione with the murder of Thompson and possession of forged documents and a weapon. He’s charged with five counts […]

December 9, 2024

Wrong Way Driver Arrested for DWI/Fleeing in Chaska

A driver was arrested in Chaska last week after he was initially driving the wrong way on Yellow Brick Road and caused an officer to stop in the middle of the road to avoid a crash Thursday night. The driver drove around the officer’s squad and then pulled into the Arby’s drive-thru where he began […]

December 9, 2024

Deep Winter Greenhouse Project Chooses 5 MN farms

The University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) will partner with five farms in Greater Minnesota to conduct research and outreach on the newest farm scale deep winter greenhouse design. This project, supported by a Minnesota Department of Agriculture program, brings together small- and medium-scale fruit and vegetable growers in Minnesota with University […]

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 […]