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February 5, 2025

Hutchinson VFW Post 906 Donates $80K to State Veterans Homes

(Hutchinson, MN) — The Charles McLaughlin V-F-W Post 906 in Hutchinson is donating $80,000 to Minnesota’s State Veterans Homes. The homes in Bemidji, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne, Minneapolis, Montevideo, Preston and Silver Bay will each receive $10,000. The funding will be used to create a memorial wall on the grounds of the three newest locations, […]

February 5, 2025

AG Files Racketeering, Wage Theft Charges Against Owner of Paynesville Dairy

(Learfield News/Paynesville, MN) — The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has charged the owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville with felony racketeering and wage theft. The criminal complaint alleges that Keith Schaefer and others systematically deprived employees of their wages, including not paying for overtime or the full amount of regular hours worked. Schaefer is […]

February 4, 2025

POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED DRUG SMUGGLING INTO EVALUATION CENTER

New Ulm Police are investigating after receiving a report from the Brown County Evaluation Center Sunday of a patient who ordered food from McDonald’s via Door Dash. Evaluation Center staff examined the order and found a clear, plastic bag with what appeared to be methamphetamine between the burger and a bun. The 36-year-old Redwood Falls […]

February 3, 2025

Kandiyohi County Fire

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after attempting to rescue pets in a home destroyed by fire last week in Kandiyohi County. The two were taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment. According to a press release, the two tried making entry into the house Thursday afternoon in Colfax Township to recover their pets but […]

February 3, 2025

Vehicle Breaks Through Ice Near Canby

A vehicle broke through the ice on a lake in Yellow Medicine County Sunday morning near Canby. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 9am, a vehicle broke through the ice on Del Clark Lake, fortunately, the driver was able to exit the truck safely and return to his group without injury. The vehicle settled […]

January 31, 2025

Semi Driver Injured in Renville Co Crash

A semi driver was injured in a crash in Renville County Thursday night. The State Patrol says 41-year-old Garrett Jaymon of Bronx, New York was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Jaymon was traveling eastbound on Highway 212 in Hector Township when the semi left the roadway, entered the […]

January 30, 2025

SEARCH WARRANTS IN REDWOOD COUNTY UNCOVER DRUGS, STOLEN ITEMS AND A FIREARM

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office along with several other agencies conducted search warrants in rural Redwood County Tuesday which uncovered multiple stolen items, controlled substances and a firearm. Authorities say a 42-year-old rural Walnut Grove man and a 50-year-old rural Walnut Grove woman were arrested. They face fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance charge and […]

January 30, 2025

Hutchinson Man Died in Apparent Farm Accident

GROVE CITY — Meeker County officials say the death of a Hutchinson man at a rural Grove City farm on Jan. 17, 2025, was the result of an apparent accident. The West Central Tribune reports Sheriff Brian Cruze said in an email that a driver of a semitractor-trailer was reported missing while corn was being loaded […]

January 30, 2025

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Stearns Co Burglaries

An Eden Valley man was arrested in connection to burglaries that were reported in Stearns County Tuesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says they received two burglary complaints and a suspicious person complaint in Melrose Township and neighboring Millwood Township just outside the city of Melrose. Investigators learned the 32-year-old suspect was seen leaving a residence […]

January 29, 2025

Fatal Crash Near Cedar Mills

One person died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and a straight truck northeast of Cedar Mills Tuesday morning. The State Patrol says 66-year-old Roxanne Stordahl of McIntosh died at the scene. She was driving the SUV westbound on 230th Street. The driver and passenger of the straight truck, […]