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July 22, 2025

Dassel Man Pleads Guilty in Wife’s Shooting Death

(Learfield News/Litchfield, MN) — A man from Dassel is pleading guilty to the December 2023 shooting death of his wife. Meeker County prosecutors say 36-year-old Bryan William Demarais entered a Norgaard plea for the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Kayla Demarais. That means he acknowledges the state has enough evidence to convict him of the offense. […]

July 22, 2025

Driver and Infant Seriously Injured in Chippewa County Crash

A driver and infant passenger were seriously injured in a one-vehicle SUV crash in Chippewa County on Highway 40 east of Milan Monday afternoon. The State Patrol says the driver, 27-year-old Jose Ciru of Montevideo was taken to HCMC for treatment of life-threatening injuries. His infant passenger was taken to Children’s Hospital for treatment of […]

July 22, 2025

Semi/Train Crash in Renville County

Nobody was injured when a train crashed into a semi-tractor trailer in Renville County Monday afternoon, about 2 miles west of Hector. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 1pm, a semi, driven by 41-year-old Andrew Hanson of Atwater, was traveling south on County Road 16 and apparently failed to stop at the stop sign […]

July 22, 2025

Fatal Yellow Medicine Plane Crash

One person died when an airplane crashed in Yellow Medicine County Monday evening. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 5:30pm, the Granite Falls Airport received a report of a jet experiencing engine trouble while near the airport with two people on board. A short time later, a 911 call was received reporting that the […]

July 21, 2025

Motorcyclist Arrested after Chase in Meeker County

A 37-year-old Watkins man was arrested after Meeker County authorities received a report of a motorcyclist driving at speeds over 100 MPH, back and forth through Watkins on Highway 55 Sunday evening. At just after 6:30pm, a deputy observed the motorcyclist speeding near the intersection of Highway 55 and Meeker County Road 17. The driver […]

July 21, 2025

MN Lawmakers Call for Sen. Mitchell’s Resignation Following Guilty Verdict

ST. PAUL — Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers in Minnesota said Friday they expect a resignation from Democrat Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, following two guilty verdicts in her Detroit Lakes trial of burglary and possession of burglary tools on Friday (July 18). The West Central Tribune reports the guilty verdict comes over a year […]

July 21, 2025

Shots Fired in Possible Road Rage Incident in Wright County

(Learfield News/Otsego, MN) — Wright County authorities are investigating a shooting in Otsego as a possible road rage incident. The sheriff’s office received a report of gunshots from one vehicle towards another on Highway 101 Thursday night. Deputies found the person who reported the shooting and evidence indicating the vehicle had been struck twice by […]

July 21, 2025

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Pickup in Sibley County

A man died after he was hit by a vehicle as he walked in rural Sibley County early Friday morning just south of Gibbon. The Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Dino Bastian of rural Gibbon was walking south on County Road 2 when he was hit by a southbound pickup driven by 47-year-old Timothy Jon Albrecht […]

July 18, 2025

MN Appeals Court Rules Montevideo Couple Must Pay $100,000 Restitution

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week affirmed two separate rulings by the District Court in Chippewa County ordering a couple to make more than $100,000 in restitution to a Montevideo company. The West Central Tribune reports in separate decisions released Monday (July 14), the appeals court rejected arguments by 51-year-old Amanda Jean Smith […]

July 18, 2025

Testimony Continues in Senator Mitchell’s Burglary Trial

(Learfield News/Detroit Lakes, MN) — Testimony continues today (Fri 9am) in the burglary trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell in Becker County. The DFL senator from Woodbury was on the witness stand for nearly five hours on Thursday. Mitchell admitted she lied to police, repeatedly claiming she was there to retrieve her late father’s belongings. […]
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