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06-Nov-2026

Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

A Sauk Rapids man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a boy multiple times between September 2025 and April 2026. Twenty-three-year-old Micah Coleman has pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 14 years old. Prosecutors will seek an aggravated sentence due to multiple acts of abuse and Coleman being in a position of authority. Investigators learned on April 6th that a boy disclosed to a woman that Coleman had been abusing him at his Stearns County home. According to the criminal complaint, the boy shared details about the abuse with a forensic interviewer at the Child Advocacy Center the following day. Coleman faces additional charges for allegedly abusing a separate boy between January 2024 and December 2025. Those allegations of abuse came to light after an adult who knew Coleman learned of his arrest for sexually abusing the first boy. The newer charges of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under 14 are still moving through the court system. State Sentencing Guidelines Call for a 12 Year Prison Term Coleman will be sentenced in the first case on January 25th.

 

 

 

 

05-Nov-2026

One Vehicle Rollover

A Foley woman was hurt when her vehicle hit standing water near Heim's Mill, left the road, and rolled. The crash happened on Monday afternoon on Stearns County Road 1 near the canoe access. Sheriff's deputies and other emergency responders arrived to find an SUV had gone off the road and came to rest about 50 feet into a tree line and was near the riverbank. The driver, 54-year-old Teresa Ondarko, was the lone occupant and was trapped inside the vehicle. Sartell Firefighters were able to extricate Ondarko from the vehicle before she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The sheriff's office says Ondarko was northbound on County Road 1 and was approaching the curve just north of Heim's Mill when she came upon the standing water and lost control. The Stearns County Highway Department responded to the scene and learned that a drain in the area had been plugged by leaves and the heavy amount of rain that had fallen.

05-Nov-2026

Two Vehicle Accident

A 35-year-old Park Rapids woman suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 29 in Otter Tail County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash happened at 10:54 a.m. at Highway 29 and Spaghetti Road in Deer Creek. 35 year old Rhonda Lewis,was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado east on Highway 29 when it collided with a 2005 Toyota Tundra heading west, according to the State Patrol. Lewis was taken to Astera Hospital. The State Patrol said she was wearing a seat belt. The Tundra’s driver,21 year old Owen Ecker, of Alexandria, had non-life-threatening injuries. He was also taken to Astera Hospital. The State Patrol said he was wearing a seat belt. A passenger in the Tundra, 19 year old Noah Ecker, of Alexandria, also had non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a seat belt as well. Road conditions were wet, and the State Patrol said alcohol is not suspected in the crash. Deer Creek and Wadena fire departments, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, and Henning and Astera ambulances all responded to the crash.

05-Nov-2026

Two Vehicle Crash

Six teenagers were hurt, one of them seriously, in a two-car crash in Benton County early Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of 15th Avenue NE and 125th Street NE in Graham Township east of Little Rock Lake. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old boy was driving a Mustang north on 15th Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. with four passengers. At the same time, a Chevy Impala driven by a 16-year-old girl, was westbound on 125th Street. The sheriff's office says the driver of the Mustang slowed at the intersection but did not stop and was hit broadside by the Impala. Authorities say a 16-year-old passenger in the Mustang was ejected from the vehicle and was seriously hurt. All five occupants of the Mustang were taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment. The 16-year-old driver of the Impala was treated at the scene and was released to her parents. The crash remains under investigation.

04-Nov-2026

Election Results

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