Vehicle Break-ins at Wright Co Churches

Authorities are investigating after multiple vehicles were broken into in church parking lots in Wright County Sunday. The first report was just before 12:30pm at the Quarry Church in Monticello Township. Deputies learned through statements from the victim as well as from video from the church that an individual exited a newer silver Nissan Murano […]

Cargill grant helps Art Space in Granite Falls

The nonprofit Department of Transformation is renovating a building in Granite Falls to promote a rural arts and creative economy and recently received a boost to help that goal.  The West Central Tribune reports The Cargill Foundation last week awarded its YES! House project $250,000.  The project is a community space being developed in a […]

Watkins man injured in crash

A Watkins man was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Stearns County Friday morning and authorities believe alcohol was a factor and they say the driver’s cell phone alerted them of the crash.  The Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old James Rusthoven was initially southbound on County Road 9 approaching the stop sign at County Road 17, […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week – Day Two

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week! Today we share information about storms, hail and lightning. Plan ahead and be prepared for our upcoming severe weather season.   STORMS, HAIL AND LIGHTNING Thunderstorms affect relatively small areas, compared with most other storms. The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts for 30 minutes — but […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week – Day 1

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week! Today we will provide information on Alerts and Warnings. TYPES OF WARNINGS Weather Warning Terms The National Weather Service uses the words “advisory”, “watch” and “warning” to alert you to potentially dangerous weather. Understanding these terms and knowing how to react can be a life saver. Advisory An advisory is […]

Driver injured in Hutchinson crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Hutchinson this morning (Monday). The State Patrol says 41-year-old Deborah Ring of Dassel was taken to Hutchinson Health for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. She was driving a vehicle northbound on Highway 15. The driver of the other vehicle, 20-year-old Benjamin Anderson of Hutchinson, was traveling […]

Information sought on 1982 Cold Case

It was around 11 p.m. on April 3, 1982, when Theodore “Ted” Dengerud left his New London home to pick up his wife from her sister’s house. He didn’t know the area well and stopped to ask for directions. A short time later his vehicle crashed into a tree just west of Sunberg, MN. It […]

Man from Hoffman is hospitalized following crash near Long Prairie over the weekend

(Long Prairie, MN)–Officials say that two people are injured in a single-vehicle crash in Todd County over the weekend. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash took place on Sunday evening along Highway 71 near Long Prairie. Walter Guerrero, 39, of Hoffman was reportedly driving southbound on Highway 71 when his car left the roadway […]

Morning Sports April 5

Hutchinson Leader, Litchfield Independent Review, 8 other Newspapers to close

(Hutchinson, MN) — Ten Minnesota newspapers and a printing facility in McLeod County will cease operations later this month.  The Hutchinson Leader and the Meeker County Advertiser will publish their last editions on April 24th, followed by the Chaska Herald, the Chanhassen Villager, and the Jordan Independent on April 25th.  Shakopee Valley News, the Prior […]