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Scheel appears on first-degree murder charges

ST. CLOUD — The man suspected of killing his grandparents in their Paynesville home made his first appearance Wednesday in Stearns County...

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April 24, 2018

Grand jury indicts Scheel on first-degree murder in Paynesville double homicide

ST. CLOUD — A Stearns County grand jury has indicted Gregory Allen Scheel on four counts of first-degree murder in the March 21 deaths...

news/crime-and-courts April 24, 2018 - 5:46pm

April 10, 2018

Paynesville grandfather bailed out grandson later charged in his murder

MONTEVIDEO — A Paynesville man charged in the homicides of his grandparents last month in Stearns County was free on bail at the time...

news/crime-and-courts April 10, 2018 - 9:48pm

March 31, 2018

Erica Dischino / Tribune

Two funeral attendees embrace after the service for held for Willie and Gloria Scheel at Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville Saturday morning. The Scheel’s were found dead Mar. 22 in their vehicle in Kandiyohi County after having been missing for several days.

Lives of Paynesville couple celebrated just as they had wanted

PAYNESVILLE - Friends, family and the Paynesville community celebrated the lives of Wilbert "Wilie" and Gloria Scheel exactly the way the couple...

news/crime-and-courts March 31, 2018 - 2:54pm

March 29, 2018

Community support grows for New London family injured in crash

NEW LONDON — The New London and Spicer communities are rallying around a local family following a car accident Wednesday that injured a...

news/accidents March 29, 2018 - 7:58pm

Prosecutors plan to seek maximum sentence for Scheel

ST. CLOUD — Stearns County prosecutors have said they plan to seek the maximum sentence allowed for Gregory Allen Scheel, 33, of Paynesville,...

news/crime-and-courts March 29, 2018 - 6:53pm

March 28, 2018

Update: Members of New London family injured in vehicle crash

PAYNESVILLE — The 16-year-old driver of a minivan and an 11-year-old passenger were airlifted Wednesday morning to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis with serious injuries following a head-on crash with a semitractor-trailer at 10:08 a.m. Wednesday on state Highway...

news/accidents March 28, 2018 - 10:09pm

Members of New London family injured in vehicle crash

PAYNESVILLE – The 16-year-old driver of a minivan and an 11-year-old passenger were airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious...

news/accidents March 28, 2018 - 3:09pm

March 26, 2018

Update: Police report details Paynesville double homicide

CLOUD – An elderly Paynesville man died of asphyxiation and his wife died from strangulation last week – allegedly at the hands of their...

news/crime-and-courts March 26, 2018 - 5:58pm

March 23, 2018

Carolyn Lange / Tribune
Investigators from multiple agencies continue their work Friday at the Wilbert and Gloria Scheel home in Paynesville. The Scheels were reported missing Wednesday, and a search warrant was first executed at the home Thursday after evidence led investigators to believe the disappearance was suspicious.

Deaths ruled homicides: Grandson of Paynesville couple arrested for murder

PAYNESVILLE — The grandson of a Paynesville couple found dead Thursday in Kandiyohi County has been arrested for second-degree murder...

news/crime-and-courts March 23, 2018 - 9:26pm

Carolyn Lange / Tribune
A Stearns County Sheriff's Office vehicle is parked Friday afternoon along Kandiyohi County Road 5 near Games Lake. Deputies operated a drone in the area but said they could not comment on their work. A news release issued later in the day confirmed that area is where the car was found Thursday that contained the bodies of Wilbert and Gloria Scheel. Investigators used a drone to map the area, the news release said.

Grandson arrested for murder of Paynesville couple

PAYNESVILLE — The medical examiner has ruled the deaths of an elderly Paynesville couple to be homicides, and their grandson has been...

news/crime-and-courts March 23, 2018 - 7:28pm

Carolyn Lange / Tribune

There is a strong police presence this morning around the Paynesville home of Wilbert and Gloria Scheel, who were found dead Thursday in rural in Kandiyohi County. Officers from the Paynesville and Belgrade/Brooten police departments, Stearns County Sheriff's Office and state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension appear to be working inside the house, as well as outside around the house and the garage. Authorities said their grandson, Gregory Allen Scheel, 33, was arrested.

Elderly couple found dead – grandson arrested

WILLMAR – An elderly couple that went missing Wednesday was found dead Thursday in their vehicle in Kandiyohi County. Their grandson was arrested...

news/crime-and-courts March 23, 2018 - 7:04am

March 22, 2018

Update 11 p.m.: Missing person report for Paynesville couple and grandson cancelled

Updated 11 p.m.: Missing person report for Paynesville couple and grandson cancelled The Stearns County Sheriff's Department has cancelled the...

news/crime-and-courts March 22, 2018 - 6:02pm

March 20, 2018

Schmitz

New London caregiver honored with legacy award

NEW LONDON — Ruth Schmitz, a nursing assistant at GlenOaks in New London, has been awarded the Sister Claudia Riehl Living a Legacy award...

business/announcements March 20, 2018 - 8:43am

February 23, 2018

Erica Dischino /Tribune
We waited until late February to freshen the landscape with a significant snowfall.

Willmar reports 6 inches snow, Monte 8, more on way Saturday

WILLMAR - A winter storm that arrived Thursday afternoon and continued into the early morning hours Friday delivered 4 to 8 inches of snow across...

news/weather February 23, 2018 - 11:31am