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November 20, 2025

Give to the Max Day

(Learfield News/Undated) — Give to the Max Day 2025 is here (Thurs), Minnesota’s largest 24-hour online giving campaign. Hundreds of schools and nonprofits across the state are taking part. GiveMN Deputy Executive Director Jenna Ray says since 2009, Give to the Max Day has helped raise more than $400 million, thanks to the generosity of […]

November 20, 2025

Former Montevideo Bus Driver Sentenced for Disseminating Child Sex Abuse Material

MONTEVIDEO — A former bus driver in Montevideo received a stayed sentence of 48 months in prison for his conviction on a felony charge of dissemination of pornographic work. The West Central Tribune reports the judge ordered 40-year-old Paul James Norton of Montevideo to serve 360 days in jail as a condition of the stayed sentence. […]

November 20, 2025

MN’s Kindergarten Measles Vaccination Rate Among Nation’s Lowest

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota health officials report the state has one of the lowest measles vaccination rates for kindergartners in the country. According to the Department of Health, coverage dropped sharply from just over 92 percent before the pandemic to 86.5 percent, well below the national average. The decline has been most pronounced […]

November 19, 2025

Emmer Rips Democrats for ‘Misleading Public’ Over Epstein Files

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — There was overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress to advance a measure allowing the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. But House Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer accused the other party of “opposing President Trump and his successful agenda at every turn.” Emmer told reporters, “And where Democrats chase headlines and mislead the […]

November 19, 2025

Brown County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall Demolished

The oldest structure on the Brown County Fairgrounds is no more. The former exhibition hall was demolished Monday after standing for 116 years. Officials say the building had fallen into disrepair and costs to repair it were too high. A tree hit the building a few years ago during a storm. The exhibition hall was […]

November 18, 2025

Go Fund Me Set Up For Amber Czech

A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help pay for funeral and other expenses related to the death of a Hutchinson woman that was murdered at her job in Cokato last week. Twenty-year-old Amber Czech was allegedly struck in the head with sledgehammer by her co-worker, 40-year-old David Bruce Delong of Watkins, […]

November 18, 2025

Two New MN Senators to be Sworn In

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Senate will be back to all seats filled this morning (Tues). Swearing-in ceremonies are being held for Senator-Elect Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger of Woodbury and Senator-Elect Michael Holmstrom from Buffalo. Holmstrom will take the seat held by longtime Senator Bruce Anderson of Buffalo, who died in July. Hemmingsen-Jaeger was in […]

November 17, 2025

Former House Majority Leader Winkler Victimized in THC Company Fraud Case

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — Former Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler is the victim in a fraud case involving the co-owner of his THC beverage company. Hennepin County prosecutors are charging 46-year-old Christopher Schenk from Eden Prairie with stealing 76 thousand dollars from Crooked Beverage Company. Schenk is accused of writing fake emails under the […]

November 17, 2025

Teen Arrested for DWI Following Rollover Crash in Chanhassen

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — A 17-year-old boy is facing DWI charges after a rollover crash on Highway 7 Sunday morning in Chanhassen. Deputies say the teen lost control and rolled the vehicle. He was checked by medics at the scene, then taken to jail. Investigators say his blood alcohol level was over twice the legal […]

November 17, 2025

Willmar Hardee’s Closed

WILLMAR — The Hardee’s on First Street in Willmar will not reopen its doors. The West Central Tribune reports a sign on the front door seen Saturday reads that it is closed permanently. The fast-food restaurant had returned to Willmar in 2014, after having left over a decade prior. As of Sunday, the Hardee’s website listed […]
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