3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (186+ words) (Brooklyn Center, MN) -- Nearly two dozen people are under arrest following a massive law enforcement operation targeting four Brooklyn Center hotels. Police Chief Garett Flesland says the investigation began about a year ago and eventually grew to involve local, county,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (86+ words) Willmar Radio (Willmar MN-) The Willmar Area League of Women Voters is putting on another candidate's forum this evening at the Willmar Municipal Utilities Auditorium Incumbent Minnesota House District 14B Republican Dave Baker and challenger DFLer Julie Henslin are tonight's guests…...

4+ day, 32+ min ago   (160+ words) CoreCivic's proposal, also called a memorandum of understanding, includes paying Swift County $200,000 in September and another $540,000 every year thereafter. But the agreement is not binding. Hendrickx says he's concerned any change in the administration in upcoming election cycles could put…...

4+ day, 6+ 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…...

4+ day, 6+ 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…...

4+ day, 7+ 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, 1+ hour ago   (240+ words) (Silver Lake MN-) A South Dakota man was arrested in a drug bust in McLeod County last weekend. The CEE-6 Drug and Gang Task Force says at 1:03 p.m. Sunday agents spotted a vehicle near Silver Lake being driven by a man…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...

5+ day, 7+ 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…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (90+ words) Willmar mayor candidates met in League of Women Voters forum last week Willmar Radio (Willmar MN-) The candidates for Mayor of Willmar participated in the Willmar Area League of Women Voters candidate's forum last week Incumbent Doug Reese isn't running…...