Dale Morin

Former Kandiyohi County Deputy Chris Flatten pleaded guilty in Kandiyohi County District Court to a misdemeanor charge of impaired driving related to a crash in July of 2024. According to court records, officers noted Flatten exhibited signs of impairment after his squad car had crashed into a…

Woodland Centers has been offering mental health and substance use services to communities throughout west central Minnesota for decades.

Since 2019, Renville County has been offering a Circles program to build better support systems for community members going through traditional services.

The highway was closed for at least 90 minutes Tuesday night after a two-vehicle crash. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injury, according to Minnesota State Patrol.

Lily Jo Hansen, 20, of Grove City, was driving westbound when her vehicle collided with a westbound semitractor outside of Atwater. Hansen suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Ryan Christopher Riggs, 44, was transported to CentraCare — St. Cloud Hospital for treatment after a motorcycle crash Friday in Roseville Township.

According to a news release from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, the homeowner initially fought the fire with a garden hose until firefighters arrived on scene. No persons or animals were harmed.

A fire was reported around 7:52 a.m. Tuesday in northeast in Willmar. No injuries were reported. Willmar Fire Chief Frank Hanson said the cause of the fire was electrical.

Jerry Bernard Jones, of Willmar, was deemed incompetent to stand trial on assault and other charges. The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office has since filed for civil commitment.

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said the pilot had landed the single-engine airplane on a private runway, but was unable to stop it, causing the aircraft to overturn in a nearby field.