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LITCHFIELD -- A Litchfield Police officer shot a male suspect at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday in an incident in the 300 block of South Litchfield Avenue. The suspect was airlifted...

WILLMAR -- A 30-year-old Willmar man made his first appearance Friday on a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge for allegedly sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy in January. Unconditional bail was...

EDEN VALLEY -- Camaron Alexander Steil, 19, of Eden Valley, was sentenced Monday to a year in jail, with 275 days stayed, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine...

Three felony criminal sexual conduct charges against Tiodoro Vasquez Resendez, 34, of Willmar, were dismissed Jan. 5 because DNA evidence established that he was not the perpetrator of the crime...

WILLMAR -- An 18-year-old Atwater man made his first appearance Thursday in Kandiyohi County District Court for allegedly driving drunk and causing a Nov. 15 rollover crash that injured several...

WILLMAR -- An 18-year-old Atwater man made his first appearance Thursday in Kandiyohi County District Court for allegedly driving drunk and causing a Nov. 15 rollover crash that injured several...

Abandoned dogs WILLMAR -- A call to police Friday night alerted authorities to two dogs that were not being cared for because their owner is in jail. According to a...

Emmanuel Briones, 25, of Willmar, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison, which was stayed, a $1,500 fine and 10 years of probation on a felony charge of fourth-degree...

WILLMAR -- Brian Leland Koplin, 44, who is currently in the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility, was sentenced Monday to 62 months in prison, plus a 10-year conditional release period, on...

Carlos Rueben Espinoza, 22, of Willmar, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of criminal damage to property. As part of a plea agreement, another felony charge for possessing a pistol...

WILLMAR -- Aaron Michael Schueller, 19, of Willmar, was sentenced Tuesday to 110 days at Prairie Lakes Youth Programs, probation until his 21st birthday and 100 hours of community service...

ATV goes through Lake Elizabeth ATWATER -- An ATV driver said his vehicle went through the ice Friday night on Lake Elizabeth, south of Atwater. The driver told the Kandiyohi...