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April 15, 2026

Gov Signs 3 Bills Including Bill to Honor Melissa Hortman

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Governor Tim Walz signed three bills into law Tuesday. One of the new laws honors late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman by renaming Minnesota’s Community Solar Garden Program after her. The governor said Hortman was a leader in solar energy and put Minnesota on the path to a clean energy future. […]

April 14, 2026

ACGC Superintendent Stepping Down

(KWLM/Grove City MN-) Atwater Cosmos Grove City Schools Superintendent Kip Lynk is stepping down. Lynk tells KWLM he’s been offered a job where he can work from home: Lynk says the school district is working with The Minnesota School Boards Association to find candidates: Former Superintendent John Regan resigned in the Spring of 2023, and […]

April 14, 2026

Storms Bring Tornadoes, Large Hail and Damaging Winds to Southern MN

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — The first bout of severe weather in southern Minnesota included tornadoes, large hail, and strong winds. The National Weather Service says a tornado was on the ground near Amboy in Blue Earth County around 6:25 Monday evening, and it damaged a farm building. A trained spotter shot video of a twister […]

April 14, 2026

Victoria Woman Charged in Fatal Crash

A Victoria woman has been charged in connection with a head-on crash Saturday night on Highway 212 in Eden Prairie that killed a Hopkins man. Fifty-year-old Amanda Lyn Merriman is charged with one felony count of criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a death while operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner while under […]

April 13, 2026

Kandiyohi County Sheriff Announces Run for Re-election

Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson has announced he’s running for re-election. In a news release, Tollefson said his time as sheriff has been “the most rewarding” of his entire law enforcement career. Tollefson was elected sheriff in 2022 and has been with the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 30 years.        

April 13, 2026

Severe Weather Awareness Week

This is Severe Weather Awareness Week (April 13-17), with daily focuses on weather alerts, severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, and extreme heat. The statewide tornado drills take place on Thursday at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., when outdoor warning sirens and NOAA Weather Radios will sound to simulate a tornado warning. Officials say it’s a great […]

April 13, 2026

Mother Sentenced After Two Children Ingest Hallucinogenic Mushroom Chocolate

(Buffalo, MN) — A Minnesota mother has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after two young children became ill from ingesting a chocolate bar containing hallucinogenic mushrooms. Forty-year-old Cassie Tauriainen of Buffalo pleaded guilty to fifth-degree drug possession after her five-year-old daughter and one of her daughter’s classmates consumed the chocolate. The children became […]

April 13, 2026

Fatal Kandiyohi County Crash

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) A Kerkhoven man died after a multi-vehicle crash west of Willmar Friday morning. The State Patrol says at around 7:20 a.m., two vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of Highway 40 just east of the entrance to the Willmar airport. No one was injured, however, conditions were very foggy at the time, […]

April 10, 2026

MN House Republicans Roll Out North Star Comeback Plan

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota House Republicans are proposing what they call the largest tax cut in state history. GOP Speaker Lisa Demuth says the North Star Comeback Plan is a $3.8 billion dollar tax cut proposal. Demuth told Capitol reporters, “It includes one-time property tax relief, ending the taxes on tips and overtime, […]

April 10, 2026

Nine-Year-Old Boy Sets Fire at St. Cloud School

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — St. Cloud police are identifying the student accused of starting a fire last month at Westwood Elementary as a nine-year-old boy. Authorities say the fire was intentionally set in a school bathroom and caused enough smoke damage to force the school’s closure. Because Minnesota law prohibits prosecuting children under age […]
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