Carolyn Lange
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A reporter for 35 years, Carolyn Lange covers regional news with the West Central Tribune.
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WILLMAR — A suicidal man who allegedly pointed his handgun at two Willmar police officers last summer — and was subsequently shot and wounded by the officers — was charged Tuesday with three felonies. Matthew David Smith, 45, of Willmar, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault - fear, and one count of threats of violence. Following a court appearance where Smith arrived in a wheelchair, Judge Michael Thompson released Smith on his personal recognizance.
SPICER — A Spicer woman was injured Tuesday when the jeep she was driving collided with a semi near Lake Lillian. The accident happened around 11:56 a.m. at the intersection of state Highway 7 and Kandiyohi County Road 8., in east Lake Lillian Township. According to the State Patrol, Lavon Rae Ziebell, 65, of Spicer, was driving a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee south on County Road 8 when she struck a 2005 Freightliner truck that was traveling west on Highway 7.
HOLLOWAY – The names and medical conditions of the victims in a crash Monday afternoon between a school van and a semi have been released. According to the Swift County Sheriff’s Office, all seven students on board the Hancock Public School van, and the driver of the van, were injured. Related stories:
WILLMAR — Wes Nelson has spent his entire career helping farmers maneuver through the ever-changing — and always complicated — federal farm programs administered at county offices of the federal Farm Service Agency.
DANUBE — Isaac King, 18, of Willmar, was injured Sunday morning in a one-vehicle accident in Renville County. A passenger in the vehicle, Alysa Thram, 18, of Danube, was not injured. The accident happened at around 8:25 a.m. on Renville County Road 1, about seven miles north of Danube. According to the Renville County Sheriff's Department, King was driving a 1998 Chevrolet S10 north on County Road 1 and lost control of the vehicle on ice. The vehicle entered the northbound ditch and rolled before coming to a complete stop.
DANUBE – Isaac King, 18, of Willmar, was injured Sunday morning in a one-vehicle accident in Renville County. A passenger in the vehicle, Alysa Thram, 18, of Danube, was not injured. The accident happened at around 8:25 a.m. on Renville County Road 1, about seven miles north of Danube.
WILLMAR — It is a busy week for advocates seeking money for the state Highway 23 four-lane project. On Wednesday, members of the Highway 23 Coalition went to St. Paul to meet with legislators to make the pitch for state funding and today they will meet with two congressmen in Cold Spring to seek federal transportation funding. The high-profile meetings are part of an aggressive plan the coalition launched to secure money to fill the gaps in the four-lane highway between Willmar and Interstate 94.
WILLMAR – It is a busy week for advocates seeking money for the state Highway 23 four-lane project. On Wednesday, members of the Highway 23 Coalition went to St. Paul to meet with legislators to make the pitch for state funding and today they will meet with two congressmen in Cold Spring to seek federal transportation funding.
WILLMAR — Crews were busy Tuesday cleaning up roads after heavy, wet snow was dumped on the region Monday. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 4- to 8-inch range in west central Minnesota. According to the National Weather Service, Willmar had 8.6 inches of snow. Many schools closed for a second day, which may have helped keep the number of traffic accidents in check. State, county and municipal departments kept snowplows going all day in an effort to combat stretches of slippery, compacted snow and ice.
WILLMAR — Snowfall amounts were generally in the 4-8 inch range in west central Minnesota, following a storm Monday that lingered into Tuesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, Willmar had 8.6 inches of snow. Other snowfall amounts in the area include: * Montevideo 8.1 inches * Madison 8 inches * Spicer 7 inches * Bird Island 6.4 inches * Lake Lillian 5 inches * Granite Falls 4 inches