Man, 84, Saved From Sinking Truck In Western Minn.
TYSON LAKE (WCCO) — An 84-year-old man’s life was saved in a dramatic rescue in western Minnesota. On Tuesday afternoon, Harlan Schwerin crashed his pick-up truck into Tyson Lake in Yellow Medicine...
View ArticlePolice: ATV Flips, Injures 3 Teens
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A farm-duty ATV flipped over in Yellow Medicine County Saturday, sending three of its passengers to the hospital, authorities said. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticlePatrol: Fatal Crash In SW MN Kills Girl, 16
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 16-year-old girl from Sacred Heart, Minn., died Friday after a two-car crash in Yellow Medicine County, authorities say. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Meagan...
View ArticleSheriff: Missing Man Found Dead In Grain Bin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man thought to have been missing in western Minnesota was found dead Monday in a grain bin, according to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were called at...
View ArticleTrain Crashes With FedEx Delivery Truck In Yellow Medicine County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A FedEx delivery truck and a freight train collided Friday afternoon in Yellow Medicine County, Police say. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s office responded to a 911 call that...
View ArticleTornado Reported In Western Minn., Rural Farms Damaged
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) —Officials in southwestern Minnesota say at least three rural farm sites sustained damage Monday afternoon when a tornado reportedly touched down. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill...
View ArticleTornado Damages Farms In Western Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A tornado has damaged at least three farms in rural Minnesota, but no injuries are reported. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten said in a statement the tornado was reported...
View ArticleTornado That Damaged Minn. Farms Caught On Video
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The National Weather Service’s office in Sioux Falls, S. D., has posted a video of the tornado that damaged rural farms Monday in western Minnesota. In a YouTube post Tuesday,...
View Article2 Suspects In Assault Case Lead Police On 45 Minute Chase in SW Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in southwestern Minnesota were involved in a pursuit of two suspects in an assault case that ended just before the South Dakota border. According to the Yellow Medicine...
View ArticleMan, 21, Charged With Strangling Man, 64, To Death During Sex
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 21-year-old man is accused of strangling a 64-year-old to death in western Minnesota in 2013, according to recently filed charges. The victim, Thomas Dickson, was found dead just...
View ArticleBird Flu Found In Hawk In Western Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A hawk in western Minnesota is the first wild bird in the state to test positive for the bird flu virus since the beginning of an outbreak that’s killed more than 15 million...
View Article1 Dead After Head-On Collision With Semi-Truck In Yellow Medicine County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One person is dead after colliding with a semi-truck, head-on in Yellow Medicine County Friday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the victim was in a 1998 Ford...
View ArticleState Patrol: Sacred Heart Man Dead In Yellow Medicine Co. Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 37-year-old man from Sacred Heart is dead after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Yellow Medicine County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the fatal accident happened...
View Article1 Dead In Yellow Medicine Co. Semi-Tanker Accident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person died after passing out inside a semi-tanker truck Thursday evening. According to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office, just before 5 p.m. officers responded to a...
View ArticleYellow Medicine Co. Man Rescued After Being Trapped Under Tree
A Yellow Medicine County man was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital after a tree fell on him.
View ArticleSheriff: Burglar(s) Enters Yellow Medicine Co. Garages, Steal Firearms &...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a western Minnesota burglary. According to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies...
View ArticleSemi Rollover Injures Driver, 83; Spills 1K Gallons Of Liquid Manure
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An 83-year-old man was seriously injured after rolling a semi-tanker truck Wednesday morning in Yellow Medicine County – spilling 1,000 gallons of liquid manure in the process. The...
View ArticleSmall Town Wood Lake Continues ‘Mini World Fair’ Tradition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For more than 80 years, a small town in western Minnesota has held its own fair. About 350 people live in Wood Lake, Minn. But during the third week of August, thousands more come...
View ArticleTurbine Project Faces Opposition Across State Border
CANBY, Minn. (AP) — A project that calls for dozens of skyscraper-sized turbines in southwestern Minnesota is stirring fierce opposition across the state border in South Dakota. Minnesota Public Radio...
View Article94-Year-Old Woman Found Dead After Apartment Fire
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (WCCO) — A 94-year-old woman was found dead after officials responded to a fire in her Granite Falls apartment. According to Yellow Medicine County officials, fire personnel...
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