4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (216+ words) Willmar Radio (Willmar MN-) A review hearing takes place today for a Willmar man who was acquitted of assault charges for stabbing a nurse in the emergency room at CentraCare Rice Hospital On June 29th, Doll found 33-year-old Darrick Whelan not…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (100+ words) Willmar Radio (Falcon Heights, MN) -- More than 1.9 million people attended the 2026 Minnesota State Fair. Fair officials say Labor Day attendance of 159,101 brought the 12-day total to 1,923,325, which is 17,344 behind last year. The fair also drew more than 38,000 entries in agricultural…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (236+ words) (Willmar MN-) A Willmar man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for his part in a drive-by shooting. In Kandiyohi County District Court Tuesday, 20-year-old Elijah Ridener was sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay his victims…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (140+ words) (Perham, MN) -- Authorities are investigating a deadly workplace accident at a manufacturing plant in northwest Minnesota. Perham police and ambulance crews responded to Swan Machine around 5 a.m. Friday, where a 47-year-old woman died following what police describe as a work-related incident....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (180+ words) (Monticello, MN) -- A Monticello man is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his sister's boyfriend. Prosecutors say Steven Stahlberg killed 57-year-old Daniel Ferdelman last week following a dispute inside the home they shared. Court…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (287+ words) (Cold Spring MN-) An area business owner was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says 64-year-old Stephen Gretsch of Albany died when the 2008 Harley Davidson Road King he was driving left Stearns County Road 50 on…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (176+ words) (Pelican Rapids MN-) Investigators believe alcohol use played a factor in a head-on crash that killed a Pelican Rapids woman Sunday afternoon. It was reported at 450 p.m. on Highway 59, about 3 miles south of Pelican Rapids. A car driven by 25-year-old Jacob…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (208+ words) (Elbow Lake, MN) -- A western Minnesota church is mourning the death of its longtime pastor following a cruise ship accident in Italy. Fifty-eight-year-old Steve Junker of Elbow Lake suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he fell into a pool…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (182+ words) (Minneapolis, MN) -- University of Minnesota officials are stepping up security following two violent incidents near campus, just as students begin fall classes today. Two men were wounded in an early Sunday shooting in Dinkytown. Both are expected to survive, and…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (186+ words) (Falcon Heights, MN) -- Minnesota State Fair attendance is running slightly behind last year as officials prepare to release the final count. More than 200 thousand people attended Sunday, bringing the 11-day total to about 1.76 million, roughly 26-thousand fewer than at the…...