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December 9, 2025

Woman Dies After Being Hit by Train Near Litchfield

A Cosmos woman is dead after being hit by a train in Meeker County Monday afternoon near Litchfield. At just after 12:30pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train. The Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Raihna Mathews was found dead at the scene. Deputies learned the train was westbound […]

December 9, 2025

Winter Weather Cancellations – December 9

-Paynesville Schools:  Paynesville Elementary Schools will be closing at Noon today, Secondary Schools at 12:10 pm.  No Afternoon Preschool, and All Events and Activities have been cancelled -Hutchinson’s Boys and Girls Basketball Games with Big Lake and St. Cloud Apollo have been Postponed.  SCA and BL are both Closing School due to the Weather.   UPDATE:  […]

December 9, 2025

Willmar Man Charged in Meeker County Shooting

A Willmar man has now been charged after he allegedly admitted to shooting a woman in Meeker County Thursday afternoon near Grove City. According the the criminal complaint, 21-year-old Tyler Colby Wagstaff is facing four felony counts that include Attempted 2nd-Degree Homicide and 2nd-Degree Assault. The victim told deputies the suspect arrived at her home […]

December 9, 2025

Trump Announces $12 Billion Aid Package for U.S. Farmers

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) — President Trump has unveiled a 12-billion-dollar aid package aimed at supporting American farmers. Speaking during a White House roundtable, Trump emphasized that the funding was not a response to farmers struggling under his tariff policies but rather a corrective measure to what he described as harmful policies from the Biden administration. […]

December 9, 2025

Meeker County Switching Emergency Notification System

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new mass notification system for Meeker County to ensure residents and businesses will continue to receive timely and accurate emergency notifications during emergencies. The new system, RAVE, will replace the current system, CodeRed by OnSolve, beginning January 2026. The CodeRed by OnSolve Emergency Notification System previously used […]

December 8, 2025

Woman Injured in Renville County Firearms Incident

A 31-year-old Olivia woman is recovering after Renville County authorities received a report Friday morning that she had suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the leg. The Sheriff’s Office says the incident was reported to have occurred in a parking lot at Southern Minnesota Sugar Beet Cooperative in Renville and the caller was driving the […]

December 8, 2025

Names Released in Fatal Kandiyohi County Crash

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in a fatal crash that happened Saturday. The driver of the pickup has been identified as 56-year-old Ross Strom of Aitkin. His condition remains unknown following hospitalization. The driver of the other vehicle has been identified as 74-year-old Robert Knutson of Spicer. His […]

December 8, 2025

Watkins Man Indicted for 1st Degree Murder in Killing of Coworker

(Learfield News/Buffalo, MN) – A man from Watkins is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the alleged sledgehammer killing of a co-worker in Cokato last month. The Wright County Attorney’s Office says a grand injury indicted 40-year-old David Bruce Delong for murder in the first degree with premeditation in the death of 20-year-old Amber […]

December 8, 2025

BCA Identifies Man and Deputies in Wright County Shooting

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — State investigators have released the names of those involved in a Wright County use-of-force incident last week. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says 18-year-old Dwayne Trunnell of Monticello was shot after advancing toward deputies with a knife on November 25th. Deputy Benjamin Skweres, a five-year veteran, fired his weapon, […]

December 8, 2025

One Injured in Kandiyohi County Crash

A passenger was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Saturday evening east of Willmar. The State Patrol says 43-year-old Esteban Ortiz of Windom was taken to Willmar Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 41-year-old Asanett Hernandez of Windom. He was not injured. The Patrol […]
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