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December 11, 2024

Delano Public Schools Mourns Loss of Senior Killed in Motorcycle Crash

(Learfield News/Delano, MN) — Delano Public Schools is mourning the loss of a high school senior killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV collided with a cycle driven by 17-year-old Kurtis Wasik Sunday afternoon at the intersection of County Roads 13 and 30. Deputies say first […]

December 11, 2024

Hutchinson School District Levy Certified

The Hutchinson School Board held their Truth in Taxation meeting this week and certified the 2025 levy. The levy is an increase of $417,000 over the 2024 levy, or just over 4 percent. Director of Business and Finance Becky Boll says on a residential property worth $300,000, the home owner would see an estimated $15 […]

December 10, 2024

Bertha “Bert” (Mueller) Pederson

Bertha “Bert” (Mueller) Pederson, also lovingly known as Tootie, age 90, of Arlington, Minnesota passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. Funeral service will be on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington. Burial to follow at Arlington Public Cemetery, Arlington. Lunch will follow the burial in church basement. Visitation […]

December 10, 2024

Gustavus Hockey Player Sentenced in Teammates Death

A Gustavus Adolphus hockey player has been sentenced to probation for one year for causing a two-vehicle crash that killed her 19-year-old passenger and teammate last year. Twenty-year-old Gianna Gasparini of Lakeville pleaded guilty Monday in Chippewa county Court to a gross misdemeanor of reckless driving in connection with the crash that killed Jori Lynn […]

December 10, 2024

Help MnDOT Name More Snowplows!

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s fifth Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included names like Taylor Drift, Plowy McPlowFace, and The Big Leplowski. MnDOT encourages people to submit their most witty, unique and Minnesota or winter-themed snowplow name […]

December 10, 2024

Gopher Mens BB falls in Indiana

Dawson Garcia made 9-of-15 field goals and scored a game-high 22 points for Minnesota (6-5, 0-2 Big Ten), but Indiana (8-2, 1-0 B1G) shot 56.6 percent and had five players reach double figures, as the Hoosiers opened Big Ten play with an 82-67 win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Garcia scored 20-plus points for the […]

December 10, 2024

Local Results and Schedule – December 10

Results from December 9- Girls Basketball- DC 59 Lester Prairie 44 ACGC 50 HLWW 40 Central NYA 69 Sibley east 32 BLHS 61 Renville Cty West 45 Schedule for December 10- Boys BB-Monticello at Hutchinson Boys BB-DC at Kimball KARP Boys BB-Annandale at Blake Boys BB-St Peter at GSL Boys BB-Maple lake at HLWW Boys […]

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 […]