A house received only minor damage after a dryer caught on fire on Tuesday night. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says they received a call about 9:00 p.m. about a fire in the 61700 block of 205th Street in Greenleaf Township near Litchfield. First Responders arrived and found that a gas clothes dryer inside the home was on fire. The Litchfield Fire Department was able to put out the fire. The owner of the house, 80-year-old Kenneth Jensen, was home and had attempted to extinguish the fire on his own. He was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Authorities say the fire was contained to the dryer and the area around it, and the house sustained minor smoke damage.
A Sauk Centre man was hurt after his pickup collided with a semi tractor on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Highway 71 in Todd County at about 9:50 a.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says 67-year-old Daniel Wiener of Sauk Centre was northbound on highway 71 when his pickup was struck by the semi near Todd County Road 2 in Kandota Township. Wiener was taken to Sauk Centre Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi, 62-year-old Dean Ryks of Belgrade, was not hurt.
On Sunday night at 8:43 PM June 14th, 2026, the Todd County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a tractor roll over in rural Sauk Centre (Kandota Township). The reporting party said a male was pinned under the tractor and was unresponsive. Deputies responded and observed a off duty nurse providing CPR to the victim. Despite life saving measures, the victim was pronounced deceased on scene. The Sheriff's Office was assisted on scene by the Sauk Centre Fire Department, Sauk Centre Ambulance, Minnesota State Patrol, Life Link III, and Petries Towing.
One person was hurt when their SUV went off the road and crashed in Royalton on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:10 p.m. near mile marker 158. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Subaru Outback being driven by 74-year-old Gerald Wolske of Pine River was going west on Highway 10 when he veered off the road and hit a sign and the cable median barrier. Wolske was taken to the St. Cloud VA Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was hurt in the crash.
A high-speed chase involving two motorcycles has landed one of the riders behind bars. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says sheriff's deputies tried to stop two motorcycles traveling at a high rate of speed at around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Deputies followed the bikes on Highway 10 north of Royalton before calling off the pursuit due to safety concerns. The riders eventually separated and traveled in different directions The sheriff's office says deputies reengaged one of the riders as they were exiting onto Haven Road south of Little Falls. The deputy followed the motorcycle at normal traffic speeds through a residential area near the golf course. The rider eventually abandoned the bike and fled on foot. A resident later provided authorities with security camera footage showing the suspect walking along the river. Law enforcement then set up a perimeter in the area. The suspect, 28-year-old Breanna Shermer of Motley, was then seen getting into a vehicle and trying to leave the area. Little Falls Police made a traffic stop and arrested Shermer. There's no word on the status of the other rider.
The FREE Annual Arts in the Park will be held Sunday, August 9th beginning at 12:00pm, Nelson Park (401 3rd Ave NW) Eagle Bend with music at 1:00pm. Arts, music, crafts, vendors, food, kids a...
First Presbyterian Church in Osakis will be holding their Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 21st from 1:00 - 3:00pm or until pies are gone at 101 West Oak Street, Osakis. Stop i...
If your non-profit group or organization has an event coming up that you would like publicized, send the information to KEYL/KXDL PO Box 187 Long Prairie, MN 56347 or you can drop it off Monday thr...
The FREE Annual Arts in the Park will be held Sunday, August 9th beginning at 12:00pm, Nelson Park (401 3rd Ave NW) Eagle Bend with music at 1:00pm. Arts, music, crafts, vendors, food, kids a...
First Presbyterian Church in Osakis will be holding their Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 21st from 1:00 - 3:00pm or until pies are gone at 101 West Oak Street, Osakis. Stop i...
If your non-profit group or organization has an event coming up that you would like publicized, send the information to KEYL/KXDL PO Box 187 Long Prairie, MN 56347 or you can drop it off Monday thr...