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August 15, 2025

Grand Jury Brings State Charges Against Vance Boelter

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A grand jury has handed down state charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused in the deadly attack that killed Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Boelter now faces eight state charges, including two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and four counts […]

August 14, 2025

Fire Destroys Meeker County Church

Fire destroyed a church in Meeker County early this morning (Thursday) northeast of Cosmos. The Sheriff’s Office says at about 1:30am, they received a report from a passerby driving on Highway 4 saying he saw a glow from the area of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cosmos on 145th Street. The passerby then checked […]

August 14, 2025

Update: Car/Body Recovered from River Believed to be From 1967 Benton County Missing Person Case

(Sartell, MN) — A dive team discovered a submerged car in the Mississippi River near Sartell. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the car was pulled from the river and during the processing of the car human remains were discovered inside. Along with the human remains investigators were able to positively identify the car by […]

August 13, 2025

Two Arrested After Stearns County Chase

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — Two people are in jail after a high-speed chase through Stearns County early Tuesday. Deputies say a stolen Jeep Wrangler from Fargo was spotted near St. Joseph and sped away when officers tried to stop it. The chase went through several towns before spike strips forced the driver off the […]

August 13, 2025

“Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Never Forget” Mobile Museum at McLeod County Fair

This year’s McLeod County Fair in Hutchinson will be the site of a special mobile museum that travels the country, making limited stops. The “Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Never Forget” mobile museum will be set up just east of the grandstand and will be there during the fair’s four-day run from Thursday through Sunday. Project […]

August 13, 2025

YME Bond Referendum Approved by Voters

Voters in the Yellow Medicine East School District approved a $74.3 million bond in a special referendum vote on Tuesday. Unofficial results show voters supported building new facilities with 1,319 “yes” votes to 548 “no” votes. The district will now move forward with plans to build a new high school/middle school, a new elementary building […]

August 13, 2025

Man Charged in Renville County for Possession of Child Pornography

A man that was arrested in Bird Island accused of possession of child pornography has been charged. Forty-five-year-old Travis Jon Olson of Cottonwood has been charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography. The Sheriff’s Office said on Friday (Aug 8), they became aware of a man, later identified as Olson, who had […]

August 12, 2025

Suspect Arrested After Threatened Assault

A suspect was arrested Sunday evening after allegedly threatening someone with a firearm in Maynard. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says at about 4:40pm they received a report that a vehicle drove by a residence on Cynthia Street and the driver, who was known to the victim, brandished a firearm in his direction. Authorities say […]

August 12, 2025

Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Maynard

A 26-year-old man is in custody at the Yellow Medicine County Jail suspected of stabbing a family member in a Maynard residence. According to a news release from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, a caller reported to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday that a man at a gas station near the U.S. Highway […]

August 12, 2025

DPS Simulating Nuclear Incident in Monticello

(Learfield News/Monticello, MN) The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will simulate a nuclear incident today (Tuesday). DPS will be joined by other state, county, and city agencies to participate in a simulated emergency at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The annual exercise tests the capabilities of federal, state and local agencies in the event an […]
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