Scores From 2/28

Basketball scores from Friday Night. Section Boy’s Basketball: 2A-Advancing to round two action, GFW with a 61 to 48 win over USC, Nicollet eliminates BLHS 81 to 35, Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey defeats MLGHEC/Truman 76 to 53 and Martin County West advances with a 69 to 63 win over Alden/Conger/Glenville/Emmons. 3AA-openning round scores, Montevideo defeats New […]

Wind Advisory for Most of Minnesota

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — Most of Minnesota is under a wind advisory today (Fri). The National Weather Service is predicting 25- to 35 mile-an-hour winds with gusts up to 50 miles an hour. Forecasters recommend tying down patio future and other outdoor objects. Some counties are banning outdoor burning to prevent the risk of uncontrolled […]

Nearly 400 Arctic Cat Workers to be Laid Off in Thief River Falls

(Thief River Fall, MN) Arctic Cat will permanently lay off hundreds of workers from one of its production facilities in Thief River Falls, part of parent company Textron’s plan to scale back operations. The cuts will take effect in May, leaving about 385 workers without a job, according to a notice filed with the Minnesota […]

Flu Deaths Rising in MN, Hospitalizations and Outbreaks Dropping

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota continues to rise, but the other indicators are on the decline. The weekly update from the Department of Health includes 42 more deaths, which brings the season total to 280. That’s ten more fatalities than the 270 all last flu season. Officials say […]

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Girl Dead, 5 Injured in Hennepin County Crash near Independence

(Learfield News/Independence, MN) — An 11-year-old girl is dead, and five others were injured after a crash Wednesday near Independence. West Hennepin Public Safety officials say a car with a family of six was stopped at a four-way stop sign when it was hit by another vehicle that failed to stop. Officers say the driver, […]

Fatal Head-on Crash in Stearns County

Two drivers died in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Stearns County early Monday evening near Cold Spring. The State Patrol says 35-year-old Greg Steil of Richmond and 52-year-old James Wilton of Fairchild, Wisconsin, died at the scene. The Patrol says Wilton was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 23 in Wakefield Township. Steil […]

DNR Encourages Anglers to Remove Fish Houses from Southern MN Lakes

(Learield News/St. Paul, MN) — The DNR is encouraging anglers in southern Minnesota to begin removing fish houses from the lakes with high temps this week in the 40s and 50s. The deadline is Monday, March 3rd for the southern two-thirds of the state, but officials say the warm weather is melting ice rapidly and […]

Accused CEO Killer Due in Court

(ABC News) Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione due back in court today (Friday). Luigi Mangione, charged in December’s deadly shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO, is due back in a Manhattan courtroom. It will be his first appearance since his arraignment, when he pleaded not guilty to murder charges, along with an enhancement count of terrorism. […]

Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor MN Border Patrol Agent

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in honor and remembrance of David Christopher Maland. Maland was shot while on duty as a federal border […]