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May 14, 2025

Renville Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in 2021 Fatal Shooting

(Learfield News/Olivia, MN) — A southern Minnesota man will be sentenced June 17th on a second-degree murder conviction in Renville County. A jury found 29-year-old Julian Valdez guilty Monday in the August 2021 fatal shooting of 31-year-old Pablo Gutierrez. Valdez reportedly shot Gutierrez because he was assaulting his stepbrother. This was the second trial for […]

May 13, 2025

Teen Fatally Shot in Willmar

(Learfield News/KWLM/Willmar, MN) A teen was shot to death in Willmar Monday night. At 11pm, police received a call of shots fired in the 1800 block of 7th Avenue SE. On arrival, officers located an unresponsive juvenile male. Medical attention was provided, but the juvenile was declared dead at the scene. The area was secured, […]

May 13, 2025

Driver Arrested After Chase in Willmar

A 49-year-old Willmar man is in custody in the Kandiyohi County Jail for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, obstructing legal process, and potential controlled substance charges related to a motor vehicle pursuit that occurred in Willmar shortly after 1 Monday afternoon. Agents from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force attempted to […]

May 13, 2025

Three Injured in Renville Co Crash

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Renville County Monday morning in Danube. The State Patrol says a semi and a van collided in the intersection of Highway 212 and County Road 1. The Patrol says the driver of the semi, 32-year-old Yevhenii Nykolenko of Arlington Heights, Illinois, suffered non-life-threatening injuries but was […]

May 12, 2025

High Fire Danger

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 80 counties in Minnesota effective today, May 12, due to extreme fire risk conditions. Click here for a map of the affected areas. A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and grow out of control under current and predicted weather conditions, including […]

May 12, 2025

Meeker County Missing Teen

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. The Sheriff’s Office says 15-year-old Alexavier Lee Flores was last seen on March 26, 2025 after being dropped off by the bus at his school in Grove City, MN. Through the investigation, there is information that Flores might be in […]

May 9, 2025

Update: Stearns County Missing Person Alert Canceled

Authorities in Stearns County have canceled an alert for a St. Augusta woman that was reported missing last week. The Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Rebecca Lynn Philippi was reported missing May 1 by family members and she was found deceased in Willmar on Tuesday (May 6). Authorities say Foul play is not suspected, and no […]

May 8, 2025

Suspect in Custody After Standoff in Montrose

Authorities in Wright County were involved in an active standoff with a suspect that barricaded himself in an apartment in Montrose this morning (Thursday). At about 5:30 this morning, while the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant at 157 Mindy Lane a suspect inside of the apartment had barricaded themselves inside and a gunshot was […]

May 8, 2025

Semi Driver Seriously Injured in Crash South of Hutchinson

A semi driver was seriously injured in a crash south of Hutchinson this morning (Thursday). The State Patrol says 58-year-old Jose Alvarez of Willmar was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Alvarez was traveling eastbound on Airport Road when he lost control of the vehicle and it rolled […]

May 8, 2025

Two Drivers injured in Yellow Medicine Co Crash

Two drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Yellow Medicine County Wednesday morning in Lisbon Township. The State Patrol says 69-year-old Darren Byrnes of Maynard and 49-year-old Dewayne Clark of Montevideo were taken to Montevideo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 59 and County Road 5 […]
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