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02-Sep-2026

Two SUV's Crash

A crash near Willmar sent two people to the hospital Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. along Highway 12. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, an SUV being driven by 74-year-old Deborah Peterson of Willmar was going north on County Road 9. At the same time, a second SUV being driven by 31-year-old Erica Melbie of Atwater was going west on Highway 12. The two vehicles crashed at the intersection. Peteron and Melbie were both transported to Willmar Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

02-Sep-2026

Two Vehicle Crash

Two people were hurt in a crash in Benton County Tuesday morning. The crash took place at around 7:20 a.m. on Highway 23. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV driven by 78-year-old Twyla Nielsen of Pelican Rapids was going north on 47th Avenue NE, and a car being driven by 39-year-old Kimberly Olson of Sauk Rapids was going east on Highway 23 when they collided at the intersection. Both Nielsen and Olson were taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

01-Sep-2026

Fatal ATV Crash

A 40-year-old man was killed in an apparent ATV accident over the weekend in southeast Minnesota. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 7:25 a.m. Saturday to an accident with injuries in the 3400 block of Chester Road Southeast in Marion Township. The accident involved a side-by-side ATV that rolled into a ditch. Its only occupant was ejected and pronounced dead. An investigation is ongoing. No other details were released.

01-Sep-2026

Gas Prices

Gas Buddy has released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast.  It is predicting that average gasoline prices on the last summer holiday weekend for 2026 will be $4.03 per gallon, 87 cents higher than in 2025, and the highest Labor Day price at the pump on record. It surpasses the previous record of #3.83 per gallon in 2012. Gas Buddy says, after Labor Day, seasonal tailwinds will likely bring some relief in the weeks ahead.  Gasoline demand, after peaking in mid-July, will continue to decelerate, giving the market needed breathing room. And, the change back to cheaper winter gasoline will happen in much of the nation after September 15th, also providing price relief.

01-Sep-2026

Sexual Contact Charge

A Hitterdahl man is facing charges after allegedly having sexual contact with a young girl while bathing with her. 36 year old Anthony Baumgartner, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 13, according to a complaint filed in Clay County District Court. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office began investigating in November 2024 after a report from social services about conduct that allegedly happened in 2019 or 2020 at a home in Hitterdahl. Investigators say Baumgartner was in a relationship with the child’s mother and lived in the home, where he frequently cared for the child. In a later forensic interview, the child described inappropriate contact that happened while the two were in a bathtub together, the complaint states. The child’s mother told authorities her daughter had disclosed the incident about a year earlier and said Baumgartner often bathed the child while the mother was at work. Detectives interviewed Baumgartner in March 2026. According to the complaint, he admitted sharing baths with the child several times and acknowledged there was an incident in which the child made physical contact with him, but he disputed parts of the account and said he did not intend for it to happen. Second-degree criminal sexual conduct carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.