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Authorities say that they have found the person responsible for multiple home and vehicle break-ins in the City of St. Peter last year. 27-year-old Joshua Michael Pritchard has been charged with 1st-degree burglary for a …
04 Jun 12
The month of May has come and gone, and it will likely go down in the record books as one of the wettest, and warmest, in Minnesota’s history. Climatologist Pete Boulay says that May was …
01 Jun 12
Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a plane crash in the City of Hutchinson. The single-engine homebuilt airplane crash-landed at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport at around 3:45pm Thursday. The plane’s occupants, David Wayne Walters …
01 Jun 12
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says that preliminary crash reports show that four people were killed on Minnesota roads during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The deaths pushed the state’s annual traffic fatality count …
01 Jun 12
An Olivia woman was sentenced to 98 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday. 52-year-old Mary Jane Lara was arrested last June after agents with the Brown, Lyon, Lincoln, Redwood and Renville Drug …
01 Jun 12
A child was hospitalized early Thursday morning following a collision between a van and a car in St. Peter. The child was a passenger in the car, which rear-ended a mobility van at about 6:30am …
01 Jun 12
A Hutchinson woman has pleaded Not Guilty to accusations that she attempted to kill her 5-month-old son earlier this month. 24-year-old Katie Elaine Lewis has been charged with 3rd-degree assault, child endangerment, and domestic assault …
31 May 12
High school graduation ceremonies continue across the KNUJ area over the next few days, with nearly a dozen school districts holding their commencement ceremonies. Schools holding their graduations today (THU) include BOLD and St. Peter, …
31 May 12
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
