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December 18, 2025

Driver Collides with Construction Equipment in Carver County Crash

(Cologne, MN) A driver was seriously injured in a Carver County crash when authorities say the driver went around barricades and the vehicle collided with a parked piece of construction equipment early Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says at about 12:30am, a deputy was patrolling a stretch of closed Highway 212 west of Cologne due […]

December 18, 2025

President Trump Rips Immigrants, Somalis in Minnesota in Address to Nation

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — President Donald Trump used part of his primetime address to the nation last night to attack immigrants and Somalis in Minnesota. Trump says reverse migration needs to happen in our state. He said, “Look at Minnesota where Somalians have taken over the economics of the state and have stolen billions and […]

December 18, 2025

Menards to Pay $630K to MN in Settlement

(Learfield News/Saint Paul, MN) – Attorney General Keith Ellison says Menards will pay over 630,000 dollars to Minnesota as part of a 4.25 million dollar multistate settlement. The deal resolves claims that Menards misled customers with its “11 percent OFF” rebate ads and engaged in price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigators say the ads […]

December 17, 2025

New Nicollet County Sheriff

Come the first of the year, Nicollet County will have a new sheriff. At Tuesday’s County Board meeting, the Board passed a resolution appointing Aaron Petersen as Nicollet County Sheriff, effective December 31. Chief Deputy Petersen has been with the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office since 2004 and has been a licensed peace officer since 2006. […]

December 17, 2025

Police Arrest Teen for Making Online Threats to SE Metro Schools

(Learfield News/Apple Valley, MN) — A 16-year-old boy is under arrest in connection with online threats targeting high schools in the Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan school districts. The Apple Valley Police Department announced the arrest following a multi-agency investigation into the threats, which prompted heightened concern across south metro schools. Police confirmed no weapons […]

December 17, 2025

MN Senate GOP Leader Rips Walz Executive Orders on Gun Violence

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson claims Governor Walz’s executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence will do nothing to keep people safe. Johnson said in a statement, “addressing mental health, intervening before a crisis turns violent, and active safety protocols are real solutions that Republicans support to keep our kids […]

December 16, 2025

Two Arrested in Maynard/Montevideo Meth Bust

Two suspects were arrested and charges are expected after agents from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force executed multiple warrants in Maynard and Montevideo related to methamphetamine trafficking. During the operation, agents recovered approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. A 28-year-old Maynard man and an 18-year-old Montevideo man were arrested on 1st-Degree Controlled Substance charges […]

December 16, 2025

Two Injured in Kandiyohi County Crash

Two drivers were injured in a crash in Kandiyohi County Monday morning north of Willmar. The State Patrol says 87-year-old Charlotte Sieck of Willmar and 63-year-old Carlotta Eischens of New London were taken to Willmar Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says the crash happened near the intersection of Highway 71 and 60th […]

December 16, 2025

ATV Breaks Through Ice on Lake Francis

(Learfield News/Meeker County, MN) – Two men escaped injury after their ATV broke through the ice on Lake Francis in Meeker County Saturday night. Deputies say 20-year-old Nicholas Eckhoff of Dassel and 20-year-old Gabrial Laplante of Litchfield ended up in waist-deep water around 9:44 p.m. Both made it safely to shore and declined medical care. […]

December 16, 2025

Meeker County House Fire

A house west of Dassel was damaged by fire Sunday morning. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says at shortly after 9am, they received a report of a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Simon Avenue. Deputies arrived to see heavy smoke coming out of the second-story window. Fire crews were able to […]
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