Fires
WILLMAR -- Fire destroyed a vehicle Saturday night at the junction of Kandiyohi County highways 90 and 9 north of Willmar.
The occupants of the vehicle, including two children, managed to escape without injury. The vehicle was engulfed in flames by the time Willmar firefighters arrived.
PAYNESVILLE -- An early morning fire destroyed a barn Sunday on a farm southeast of Roscoe. Eleven sows and 60 piglets that were in the barn also died in the fire.
The fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday by a passerby who called the Stearns County Sheriff's Department. By the time the Paynesville Fire Department and Paynesville Ambulance arrived, the building was engulfed.
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A nearby barn also was damaged by heat and flames.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The property owners are Ronald and Marlene Schlangen.
Arrests
WILLMAR -- A 27-year-old suspect was arrested early Sunday morning in connection with an attempted assault involving a baseball bat.
Charges pending against the man include second-degree assault and terroristic threats. He was taken into custody by Willmar police after the incident was reported at about 3 p.m. Sunday at SuperAmerica.
RAYMOND -- In a separate incident, two suspects in a burglary were arrested shortly after midnight Friday in Raymond. The burglary was reported Friday evening in Willmar.
Vandalism
Willmar police and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department investigated a rash of weekend vandalism to parked cars in Pennock and on the west side of Willmar in the neighborhood of 11th Street Southwest and Becker Avenue.
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Windows were smashed on some of the vehicles. Most of the damage took place Friday night or early Saturday morning.
