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June 18, 2026

Man Treated for Smoke Inhalation in Meeker County Fire

A Meeker County man was treated for smoke inhalation after his gas clothes dryer caught on fire Tuesday night south of Litchfield. The Sheriff’s Office says 80-year-old Kenneth Jensen was treated at the scene. On arrival, the Litchfield Fire Department was able to remove the dryer from the residence and put the fire out. The […]

June 18, 2026

Hutchinson Man Reports Check Fraud

Police are investigating after a Hutchinson man reported earlier this month that a check he had placed in his outgoing mail to pay a bill was stolen, altered and cashed. He told police that the intended recipient never received the check. He said the check was originally written to a credit card company in the […]

June 17, 2026

Mangione Plans Psychiatric Defense in Murder Case

(Learfield News/New York, NY) — Attorneys for Luigi Mangione say they plan to use a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial. Court filings indicate the defense will argue Mangione was experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the alleged killing of Minnesota-based United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson in December […]

June 17, 2026

Russian National Convicted in MN Crash Back in Federal Custody

(Learfield News/Washington D.C.) — A Russian national convicted in a deadly Minnesota crash is back in federal custody. The Department of Homeland Security says ICE arrested Georgii Gabiev on June 9th in New York. Gabiev pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the March 2024 crash that killed Chippewa County truck driver Tim Tarnowski north […]

June 16, 2026

AG SPRAYER TOUCHES POWER LINE IN RENVILLE COUNTY RESULTING IN TRACTOR FIRE

The Renville County Sheriff’s Office was called at 1:47 pm  to a tractor fire in a field near Renville County Road 14 about two miles north of Olivia in Bird Island Township.  Authorites said the tractor was connected to an agriculture sprayer with the sprayer’s boom resting on a power line.  The investigation says that […]

June 16, 2026

Wright County Man Accused of Sending Sexual Content to 15-year-old

OTSEGO, Minn. (FOX 9) An Otsego man who runs a swim school for kids with special needs faces felony charges after police say he sent explicit material to a 15-year-old girl over several months. FOX 9 reports that according to a criminal complaint filed in Wright County District Court, 36-year-old Blake Beatnik Le Saint is accused of […]

June 16, 2026

Governor Walz Visits Austria

(Learfield News/Vienna, Austria) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is in Austria for a series of high-profile meetings and events. Walz will attend the opening of the Austrian World Summit as a special guest of former California Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. His schedule also includes meetings with Austria’s chancellor and the country’s federal president. The […]

June 16, 2026

Munsinger Gardens in Full Bloom

(Learfield News/St. Cloud MN — Summer is in full bloom at St. Cloud’s Munsinger Clemens Gardens. Botanical Society Co-Chair Jill Florek says recent rainfall has helped the flowers flourish after earlier dry conditions slowed growth. The popular attraction features roughly 150,000 annuals and perennials spread across 21 acres and welcomes visitors from around Minnesota and […]

June 15, 2026

Pedestrian Hit by Pickup in Litchfield

A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Litchfield Saturday afternoon. The State Patrol says 15-year-old Isaiah Harbour of Fergus Falls was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pickup, 64-year-old David Bauer of Litchfield, was not injuried. The Patrol says the incident happened […]

June 15, 2026

Fatal Renville County Crash

A driver died in a collision involving an SUV and a semi Friday afternoon in Renville County. The State Patrol says the driver of the SUV, 33-year-old Blaine Minkel of Hector, died at the scene. The driver of the semi, 50-year-old Zachary Tewes of Rossie, Minnesota, was taken to HCMC for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. […]
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