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December 15, 2025

Stewartville Schools Announce Late Start After Campus Shooting

(Learfield News/Stewartville, MN) — Officials at Stewartville Schools say classes will begin late today (Mon) and police will maintain a presence on campus in response to Friday’s shootings. Olmsted County authorities say the wrestling team was boarding a bus for Grand Forks around 5am when a gunman shot a student and then died of a […]

December 12, 2025

Bentleyville Wins 1st Place in USA Today’s Best Public Holiday Lights Display

(Learfield News/Duluth, MN) — Bentleyville in Duluth is the first-place winner in the USA Today Best Public Holiday Lights Display again this year. The tour of five-million lights along the shore of Lake Superior has won four years in a row. This year, Bentleyville is celebrating 22 years of spreading holiday magic. The Tour of […]

December 12, 2025

Lindell Officially Launches Campaign for MN Governor

(Learfield News/Chaska, MN) — My Pillow founder Mike Lindell is officially throwing his hat in the ring for the Republican race for governor in 2026. Lindell told supporters, “If you will stand with me as the next governor of Minnesota, our future will be amazing.” He claims the billions of dollars in state government fraud […]

December 11, 2025

Walz Sends Letter to Homeland Security Secretary about ICE Detaining Citizens

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after he says U-S citizens were unconstitutionally detained during an ICE operation. The governor is asking Noem to review and respond to multiple arrests of United States citizens during ICE raids in Minneapolis. Walz says the series of […]

December 11, 2025

Operation Merry Meals: Holiday Support for Military Families

(Learfield News/Oak Park Heights, MN) — The Minnesota National Guard and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon (BTYR) are joining forces this Friday for Operation Merry Meals, delivering holiday groceries to veterans, service members, and military families in need. This year’s effort includes 300 grocery bags, 225 turkeys, 225 hams, 400 pounds of salmon, and 450 meat […]

December 9, 2025

MnDOT’s Name a Snowplow Contest Returns

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s sixth annual Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included Plowy McPlowFace, We’re Off To See The Blizzard and Don’tcha Snow. MnDOT encourages people to submit witty, unique and Minnesota or winter-themed snowplow name ideas through the agency’s […]

December 9, 2025

Trump Announces $12 Billion Aid Package for U.S. Farmers

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) — President Trump has unveiled a 12-billion-dollar aid package aimed at supporting American farmers. Speaking during a White House roundtable, Trump emphasized that the funding was not a response to farmers struggling under his tariff policies but rather a corrective measure to what he described as harmful policies from the Biden administration. […]

December 8, 2025

Watkins Man Indicted for 1st Degree Murder in Killing of Coworker

(Learfield News/Buffalo, MN) – A man from Watkins is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the alleged sledgehammer killing of a co-worker in Cokato last month. The Wright County Attorney’s Office says a grand injury indicted 40-year-old David Bruce Delong for murder in the first degree with premeditation in the death of 20-year-old Amber […]

December 8, 2025

BCA Identifies Man and Deputies in Wright County Shooting

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — State investigators have released the names of those involved in a Wright County use-of-force incident last week. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says 18-year-old Dwayne Trunnell of Monticello was shot after advancing toward deputies with a knife on November 25th. Deputy Benjamin Skweres, a five-year veteran, fired his weapon, […]

December 5, 2025

Dozen Arrests Made in Immigration Surge in Twin Cities

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say a dozen people were arrested in immigration raids this week in the Twin Cities. The undocumented immigrants detained are from Somalia, Mexico, and El Salvador. Court records show eight of them have criminal convictions for DUI, domestic violence, criminal sexual conduct, and […]

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