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Pilot suffers minor injuries in plane crash near Willmar
WILLMAR, Minn. – A pilot is recovering from minor injuries suffered in a plane crash southeast of Willmar in Kandiyohi County. The sheriff’s office says the single engine plane landed on a driveway Saturday but was unable to stop and flipped over into a field. The 67-year-old pilot...
Plane crash in Kandiyohi County leaves one injured
KANDIYOHI COUNNT, Minn. — Sheriff's deputies responded to a plane crash on a private runway in Kandiyohi County on Saturday morning. This happened near the 8000 block of County Road 4 southeast.The single engine plane landed and was unable to stop before the runway ended. It entered a field and overturned. The pilot, a 67-year-old man from Atwater, received minor injures in the crash.
Algae Bloom Advisory Issued for Diamond Lake
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District, is alerting residents and visitors to Diamond Lake – north of Atwater – about the presence of red cyanobacteria algae bloom in the lake. It was detected in the lake and can pose health risks to humans and are potentially fatal to pets and other animals.
One person arrested after chase with police ending in Willmar
(Willmar MN-) One person was arrested after a short police chase in Kandiyohi County Friday. The sheriff's department says it began at 1:29 p.m. when they tried to pull over a vehicle for several traffic violations on Highway 71/23 at 37th Avenue Northeast, north of Willmar. The vehicle appeared to be pulling over, then went back into traffic and continued southbound at highway speeds for about 1 mile before finally stopping at the Highway 71-Highway 12 exit. The driver was arrested for fleeing police in a motor vehicle, no insurance, driving after revocation and other violation.
4 candidates to be new KCED director will be interviewed next week
(Willmar MN-) The Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Powers Board has selected four people to interview for the position of Executive Director. The finalists are Paul Borgerding, Jolene Foss, Patrick O’Rourke and Brianna Sanders. Paul Borgerding is currently employed as the Owner & General Manager of AP Rentals of...
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