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Care Attendant Steals From Employer

A Pelican Rapids care attendant has been accused of stealing over $3,000 from the person she was caring for. In September, Otter Tail County investigators spoke with the victim, who employed 52-year-old Judy Lynn Hunter as a care attendant. The employer said she had discovered multiple check blanks and their carbon copies were missing from her checkbook, which her bank statements showed were written to Hunter. The check dates spanned from April 30, 2025, to September 12, 2025, and totaled $3,487.56. The victim noted discrepancies with how these checks were written and how the victim writes her own checks. She stated she has never given permission for Hunter to write checks from her checkbook. A subpoena showed that the checks in question were deposited into Hunter’s bank account. Hunter started working for the family through a formal agency, and then after the passing of the victim’s husband, continued to work for the victim through a private agreement. The agreement covered a rate per hour for services and mileage. Hunter made her first court appearance Monday morning.

Two Vehicle Crash

A St. Cloud woman and her two young passengers suffered minor injuries after a crash on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at the intersection of Highway 23 and Bel Clare Drive just after 2:00 p.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says 30-year-old Alysa Newman was westbound on Bel Clare Drive while 21-year-old Noah Drontle of Cold Spring was northbound on Highway 23. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Newman and her two passengers, four-year-old Abel Newman and one-year-old Scarlett Newman, all suffered minor injuries and did not need hospitalization.

Winter Storm Watch

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

AND GUSTY WINDS...

...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A major winter storm will move across the Upper Midwest late

Saturday into Sunday. Model guidance continues to illustrate a

remarkable precipitation footprint across the region which will yield

heavy snow accumulations on the order of 1 to 2 feet. Totals across

portions of western and central Wisconsin could exceed 2 feet. The

combination of heavy snow and gusty winds will reduce visibility and

create periods of blizzard conditions on Sunday across western and

southern Minnesota. Travel is expected to become very difficult or

impossible late Saturday night and Sunday. In addition, the amount of

water in the snowpack will make it wet and very heavy, leading to the

potential for infrastructure damage and a health hazard for those

shoveling. Including the cities of Long Prairie and Alexandria

227 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY

EVENING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow

  accumulations between 6 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as

  high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Todd and Douglas Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow

  could significantly reduce visibility.