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April 15, 2024

Deadline Approaching for Congressional Art Competition

Seventh District U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is encouraging high school students from her district to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition as the deadline for submissions is approaching. Fischbach says the longstanding, non-partisan tradition is a wonderful opportunity for students from across the district to showcase their creativity and hard work (Photo is the 2023 […]

April 15, 2024

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in McLeod Co Crash

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in McLeod County Saturday night northwest of Brownton. The State Patrol says 45-year-old Jason Wehking of Eagle Bend was taken to Hutchinson ER for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Wehking was traveling northbound on highway 15 when he hit a deer that was crossing from […]

April 15, 2024

Renville County Board Opposes “Sanctuary State” Bill

(Learfield News/Olivia, MN) — The Renville County Board has passed a resolution opposing a bill at the Minnesota Legislature that would forbid local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with the federal government on immigration issues. Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable says his office considers the federal government a partner, and stopping cooperation with them is […]

April 12, 2024

Missing Man/St. Cloud Area

Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a missing man that was last seen in the St. Cloud area in February. Thirty-seven-year-old Shane Lewis Wozney was last seen February 11 and is deaf and his primary language is American Sign Language. He’s described as a White man, 5’11”, 180lbs, with brown hair and […]

April 11, 2024

One Injured in Chippewa Co Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Chippewa County Tuesday morning east of Montevideo. The State Patrol says 19-year-old Serena Williams of Miltona was taken to Montevideo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, 75-year-old Curtis Marks of Lester Prairie, was not injured. The crash happened at the […]

April 10, 2024

Suspect Arrested After 19-Mile Chase in Kandiyohi County

A 25-year-old New London man is in custody after leading authorities on a pursuit that began near Spicer and ended in Willmar that covered about 19 miles Tuesday. The pursuit was initiated by a CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force member that attempted to stop a motorcycle for excessive speed on Highway 23. At one […]

April 10, 2024

Update on Meeker County Attempted Abduction

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is reporting they’ve received surveillance footage of a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used in the attempted abduction on April 3, 2024. A 13-year-old child told sheriff’s deputies that a man in a red Ford pickup tried to abduct them on April 3rd in the Stella Lake area […]

April 9, 2024

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 […]

April 8, 2024

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 […]

April 5, 2024

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 […]