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(Willmar MN-) Former Kandiyohi County Deputy Christopher Flatten is suing The Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety in an effort to get his driver's license back. Earlier this month Flatten pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk driving after crashing his county patrol vehicle near Atwater July 18th. He was injured, and while in the hospital, an investigator wanted to test Flatten for blood alcohol content but he refused, and was charged with refusing to be tested.

(Montevideo MN-) Montevideo businessman Scott Van Binsbergen is getting ready to take over the Minnesota House seat being vacated by the retirement of longtime State Representative Dean Urdahl. Van Binsbergen, a Republican, was elected by more than 71% of the voters in District 16A which includes all of Chippewa and Renville Counties, the western half of Meeker County and the southern third of Kandiyohi County. Van Binsbergen will not be in the minority party when he takes office in January...the house is now equally split with 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans. Some would call it tied...Van Binsbergen calls it "balanced"...

(Willmar MN-) A Willmar man who pleaded guilty to 3rd degree murder for the drug-related death of a man in Willmar earlier this year will be sentenced today (9). 19-year-old

(Willmar MN-) A judge has upheld her earlier ruling that a Willmar woman charged with prostitution is mentally incompetent to stand trial. 55-year-old Ying Hi, owner of Massage Therapy of

(Renville MN-) A new murder trial date for a Renville man has been set for this coming spring. Last month the Minnesota Supreme Court ordered that 28-year-old Julian Valdez be

(Willmar MN-) Motivational Speaker Tom Thelen will be the keynote speaker at a conference that deals with suicide prevention in Willmar Thursday. The event, put on by Pact 4 Families

(Hibbing MN-) A man from Biscay was killed when he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Hibbing last night. The state patrol says shortly after 10

(Willmar MN-) Willmar officials continue to seek public input on an Open Access Fiber Network. Willmar Operations Director Kyle Box says the Connect Willmar Initiative involves running a fiber optic

(Willmar MN-) Reality TV celebrity and business executive Willie Robertson will be in Willmar this weekend for a wild game feed and church services at The Assembly of God Church. Robertson is CEO of Duck Commander duck calls and Buck Commander outdoor clothing and food products. He and his family were also featured in the show Duck Dynasty which aired on A-and-E from 2012 to 2017. Robertson says Duck Commander is the top selling duck call in the world, but it was far from an overnight success...

(Willmar MN-) Two people were hurt in a crash near Hawick Friday night. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department says it happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of 145 Street