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January 8, 2026

Stewart Dansby

Stewart Dansby, 86, of Clara City passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Centra Care Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 10th at 1:00 pm at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Arrangements with Wing-Bain Funeral […]

January 8, 2026

Jerry Stensrud

The Zahrbock Funeral Home of Madison announces the death of 85-year-old Jerry Stensrud of Madison who passed away on Tuesday, January 6, at Prairie Winds assisted living. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Faith Lutheran Church, Madison, MN.  Rev. Dawn Quame will officiate at the service. Visitation will […]

January 8, 2026

Carver County Jail Won’t House ICE Detainees

(Learfield News/Chaska, MN) — The Carver County Sheriff’s Office will not pursue a contract with ICE to house its detainees. Sheriff Jason Kamerud says following careful review, they determined that ICE’s requirements were beyond what their facility can accommodate and would take more than half of the jail space. He says their priority remains maintaining […]

January 8, 2026

Willmar Man Facing Federal Charges in Overdose Death

A Willmar man is facing new, federal charges related to the 2022 overdose death of a Willmar woman. Twenty-four-year-old Hudeife Muhamed Mire was arraigned Tuesday (Jan. 6) in U.S. District Court of New York on charges of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. Mire will be arraigned in Minnesota on federal charges of Conspiracy to Distribute […]

January 8, 2026

Walz Blasts ICE After Deadly Mpls Shooting, Prepares National Guard

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is condemning the Trump administration after a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Minneapolis woman during an operation Wednesday. The victim is identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Walz said Minnesota doesn’t need “any more help from the federal government,” calling the incident […]

January 7, 2026

MN Republicans to Testify About Fraud for U.S. House Committee

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — Minnesota lawmakers will testify about the state’s fraud problem today (Wednesday) before a U.S. House committee in Washington. One of the first to be called will be House Fraud Prevention Committee Chair Kristin Robbins. The Maple Grove Republican says, “I want them to understand the scope of the fraud. I think […]

January 7, 2026

Three Crashes in Renville County

The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says they were called to three crashes Tuesday. The first was a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 212 about one mile east of Bird Island. The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hwy 212 when the driver lost control and entered the ditch and the vehicle and trailer rolled just after […]

January 7, 2026

Fatal McLeod County Crash

The driver of an SUV died in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County Tuesday morning near Lester Prairie. The State Patrol says 63-year-old Melinda Koosman of Buffalo died at the scene. The Patrol says she was westbound on Highway 7. A Freightliner Straight Truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 7 when they collided at Cable […]

January 6, 2026

Rita Anderson

Rita Anne Anderson, age 89 of Granite Falls, Minnesota, was called home to be with Jesus on January 4, 2026. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Father John Hayes will officiate and burial will be in the church […]

January 6, 2026

MN Child Care/Two Thousand Agents

(ABC News/Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota one of 5 Democratic-led states set to lose billions of dollars in funding for child care assistance for low-income families. That comes as the Trump administration continues to investigate claims of fraud in several childcare facilities from a right-wing viral video posted online. State authorities have investigated the allegations for years […]
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