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15-Oct-2025

Aurhorities ID Man Who Died In Tree Cutting Accident

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died after a tree fell on him near Menahga last Thursday. According to a press release, lifesaving measures were performed on 41-year-old Ryan Michael Mcneil of rural Park Rapids, but he died at the scene. Mcneil was working for a private tree removal service and had climbed up a tree to cut off the top portion of it when the base of the tree broke. Mcneil fell to the ground, with the tree falling on top of him. The incident remains under investigation.

15-Oct-2025

Deadly Mototcyle Crash

The Minnesota State Patrol responded Tuesday morning to a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup in Sherburne County. The preliminary crash report indicates the collision occurred around 6:45 a.m. on Highway 169. The State Patrol says the motorcyclist was traveling south on Highway 169 when he collided with a pickup whose driver was attempting to cross the four-lane divided highway at an intersection just north of Elk River. The State Patrol identified the deceased motorcyclist as 25-year-old Jacob Hoel of Blaine. The pickup driver, identified as 22-year-old David Marsh of Farmington, was not injured. The State Patrol report indicates he was wearing a seatbelt and that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

15-Oct-2025

House Fire

Two families are now without a place to live after a home explosion in Hibbing, Minnesota, lead to a devastating fire on Sunday.  According to the Hibbing Fire Department, firefighters were called to a house explosion near 22nd and 9th Avenue East just after 6:30 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found a two-story home fully ablaze.   The fire was able to spread to a neighboring home. The fire department says the fire was under control by 9:15 p.m., but was not fully extinguished.  An online fundraiser for the family of the initial explosion and subsequent fire states that three people, two adults and a 4-year-old, lost everything in their home. One of the adults is currently in a metro area hospital "fighting for his life" according to the fundraiser.  A second online fundraiser for the neighboring family states that the couple living there were able to escape, but lost their two cats in the fire. The fundraiser also states the couple lost everything in the fire.

14-Oct-2025

Baler Fire

No one was hurt when a baler caught on fire on Saturday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a report around 3:00 p.m. about a baler on fire at 27677 Highway 4 in Spring Hill Township, which is about a mile east of the City of Spring Hill. Once they arrived at the location, deputies found a New Holland baler on fire in the field. Authorities say they spoke with the owner, 58-year-old Randy Bertram of Paynesville. Bertram told them he noticed the baler began smoking in the field while he was baling corn stalks. Bretram says he then moved the baler to a safe location where he was able to plow the ground around it to prevent the fire from spreading. The Lake Henry Fire Department responded to put out the fire.