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MCLEOD COUNTY

Dean Nathaniel Christopherson, 54, of Silver Lake, died after his vehicle rolled over on Minnesota Highway 7 in Hale Township on Sunday.
Heather Louise Johnson, 39, of Silver Lake, died after the pickup she was driving went off Minnesota Highway 7 and rolled. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Travel advisories are now lifted in Kandiyohi and Meeker counties as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Highway 14 and all state highways south of Highway 14 in Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, and Redwood counties remain closed.
With a winter storm underway, and blizzard conditions forecast for Thursday, the message from the Minnesota Department of Transportation is "stay home." District 8 Superintendent Lonnie Hoffman says weather conditions may be life-threatening for travelers who become stranded on the side of the road or in a ditch.

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified three police officers and two sheriff's deputies involved in a police shooting Dec. 15, 2022, in New Auburn.
Craig Brian Holmgren, 64, was taken to an emergency room in Hutchinson for non-life threatening injuries after his truck left the roadway along Minnesota Highway 7 and rolled in Acoma Township.
The Border-to-Board grants will bring high speed service to unserved and underserved areas.
The Toys for Tots campaign in Kandiyohi, McLeod and western Stearns counties is marking its 10th anniversary this year, while the national program, run by the Marine Corps Reserve, is marking 75 years of providing holiday cheer for children. In the region, it is shaping up to be a big year with coordinator Steve Gralish hoping to provide four to five toys per child.
A Willmar woman escaped serious injury in the two-vehicle accident at intersection in Lester Prairie.
Alcohol was detected in the 21-year-old driver of a vehicle that crashed Saturday night in McLeod County. The driver was injured but a passenger was not.

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The Minnesota State Patrol report says there was snow and ice on the road Thursday afternoon when a Buffalo Lake woman was injured in a rollover in McLeod County.
The first winter storm of 2021 has arrived. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for most of west central and southwestern Minnesota, including Kandiyohi and surrounding counties
The blizzard warning and no travel advisories have been lifted in west central Minnesota. A wind chill advisory remains in effect through midday Thursday.

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