Local Voices. Statewide Stories.

July 22, 2024

Investigation of “Suspicious Incident” in Meeker Co

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what they’re calling a suspicious incident from Friday morning. Authorities say between 6am and 7am, an 18-year-old woman was running near Darwin-Dassel County Park when a stranger approached her and chased her. A press release says the man was in his 20s, with blonde hair, and about 6’1”tall. […]

July 19, 2024

List of Minnesota Services Currently Affected by the Global IT Outage

A global IT outage caused by a faulty Microsoft update has led to systems across the globe to go dark, making it one of the biggest internet outages in history. Here is a list of the Minnesota companies that have been affected by the outages: The American Swedish Institute said around 9:45 a.m. that it couldn’t process memberships or […]

July 19, 2024

Kandiyohi County Deputy Injured in Crash

(Atwater, MN) — A Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash Thursday near Atwater. Authorities say an on-duty deputy was driving a squad car when the deputy left the road and overturned. The deputy’s name was not released. The deputy was pulled from the squad car and air-lifted to St. Cloud […]

July 18, 2024

Minnesota Jobs Metrics Tick Down, but Remain High

The state’s unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.9% from May to June, and the labor force participation rate ticked down two-tenths of a percentage point to 67.8% over the month, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota lost 3,200 jobs from […]

July 18, 2024

Groundbreaking For New Citizen’s Alliance Bank

The exciting new addition coming to Montevideo in the fall of 2025, Citizens Alliance Bank. Together Citizens Alliance Bank and Citizens Alliance Agency employ 208 people in 16 communities throughout West-Central Minnesota and Western Montana.                                        

July 18, 2024

Hutchinson Man Sentenced in 2022 Rape

A Hutchinson man has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in Danube in 2022. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Frietag was sentenced in Renville County District Court Tuesday to 85 months after pleading guilty earlier this year to 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.. As part of a plea agreement, five […]

July 18, 2024

Minneapolis City Council to Vote on New Police Contract To Include Big Raises

The Minneapolis City Council is expected to vote today on new contracts for the city’s police. If passed, Minneapolis police could be some of the highest paid across Minnesota within a matter of years. This is all to boost the department’s numbers. Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the department is down about 40% than what would […]

July 18, 2024

Man With Warrants Threatened to Jump From Roof in Redwood Falls

(Learfield News/Redwood Falls, MN) — A man from Belview threatened to jump off a building in downtown Redwood Falls on Tuesday. Police Chief Jason Cotner says 29-year-old Joshua Panitzke had outstanding arrest warrants in Sibley and Hennepin counties and officers found him and his crew working on a roof. Panitzke’s supervisor informed him of the […]

July 18, 2024

Willmar Man Pleads Guilty in Drug Overdose Death

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — A man from Willmar has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the drug-related death of another man in Willmar earlier this year. Nineteen-year-old Xavier Soto, will be sentenced October 29th and could face a prison term of 6 to 9 years. Investigators say Soto in late January sold pills to the […]

July 18, 2024

Lt. Gov to Join 4H Students at Farm in Litchfield

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is scheduled to visit a farm in Litchfield today (Thursday) to spend time with 4-H students preparing for the Minnesota State Fair. The 4-H Youth Development Program has six million participants annually and enrolls approximately 65,000 youth ages 5-19 in Minnesota each year, representing the largest youth […]
1 … 102 103 104 105 106 … 121

Local Voices. Statewide Stories.

Copyright © 2024 Ingstad Media, Inc. All rights reserved.