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July 23, 2024

Fatal Renville Co Crash

One person died in a one-vehicle crash in Renville County Sunday afternoon about 5 miles northeast of Hector. The Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Katie Dupre of Hector died at the scene. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by 40-year-old Nikolaus Beglau of Hector. He was airlifted to HCMC for treatment of unknown injuries. […]

July 22, 2024

When Do the 2024 Olympics Start? See Dates and How to Watch

The 2024 Paris Olympics are quickly approaching, one might say as fast as Simone Biles’ flips or Sha’carri Richardson in a 200 meter race. Around 10,500 competitors representing 206 countries will take part in one of the 45 sports featured in the Summer Games, according to the International Olympic Committee website. As the world counts […]

July 22, 2024

Bruce Springsteen Is Now a Billionaire

Bruce Springsteen is now a billionaire. According to a “conservative” Forbes estimate, the Boss is worth $1.1 billion. Springsteen has had a lucrative last few years. In December of 2021, he sold both his masters to Sony Music and his publishing to Sony Music Publishing in a deal that earned him in the vicinity of […]

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 […]
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