Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO — A convicted sex offender in Chippewa County will have to serve in its entirety the sentence he received as part of a plea bargain. In a ruling released Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Daniel Morris Johnson, 51, seeking a reduction in his...

MONTEVIDEO — The man convicted of stabbing his co-worker to death in 2012 in Montevideo is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea to first-degree, intentional murder. Darek Nelson, 26, is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the Minnesota Correctional...

MONTEVIDEO -- A 21-year old Montevideo man has been charged in the murder of Thomas Dickson, who was found dead in his Montevideo apartment in December of 2013. According to the Montevideo Police Department, Harley Hatch has been charged with second degree manslaughter for allegedly...

MONTEVIDEO — A Montevideo man was arrested earlier this month for drinking at a bar while he allegedly left a young child sleeping inside a running vehicle, according to police. Christopher Robert Jasperson, 27, remained in custody at Yellow Medicine County Jail as of Tuesday evening....

Willmar births Boy to Stephanie Michelle and Thor Steven Nelson, Jan. 29 Boy to Rachel Helen and Nicholas Alexander Scharafanow, Jan. 29 Girl to Kaydee Lee Rodriguez, Jan. 31 Boy to Kimberly Ann and Jordon Dale Daugherty, Feb. 1 Girl to Heather Ann and Matthew Charles Wulf, Feb....

MONTEVIDEO – State Senator Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City, and Representative Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg, will host a listening session from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Trailways Café in Montevideo. The legislators will offer an update on 2015 session and hold an open...

The Aurora Solar Project, which is being developed by the Edina-based Geronimo Energy in Xcel’s service territory, includes solar arrays ranging in size from 1½ megawatts to 10 megawatts at each site for a total generation of up to 100 megawatts. The Minnesota Public Utilities...

Several area teachers seek help paying for materials for their classrooms through a charity website. DonorsChoose.org helps public school teachers meet their classroom needs through crowd funding. They write descriptions of their projects on the site and seek donations. The online...

MONTEVIDEO — A North Dakota man died Friday night in a snowmobile accident north of Montevideo, according to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Peter Decock, 34, of Fargo, N.D., was driving a snowmobile on 10th Street Northeast at the time of the accident, Chippewa...