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10-Nov-2026

Car Crash With Injuries

A passenger was hurt when the vehicle they were riding in was part of a crash on Sunday. At around 2:20 p.m., the Meeker County Sheriff's Office received a call about a crash with injuries in the 32500 block of County Road 34. After they arrived at the scene, the sheriff's office says deputies learned that a vehicle driven by 61-year-old Thomas Cox of Litchfield pulled out in front of a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Carson Glienke of Belgrade. A passenger in Glienke's vehicle, 20-year-old Juliana Foxhove of Primghar, Iowa, was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.   The Minnesota DNR, Litchfield Fire, Litchfield Rescue, and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.

10-Nov-2026

Fatal Head On Crash

One driver died in a head-on collision in Meeker County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday on Highway 7 near Cosmos. A van was going east on the highway while a pickup was going west when they collided. The driver of the van, 65-year-old David Teawalt of Minneapolis, died in the crash.  The driver of the pickup, 40-year-old Andrew Jones of Aberdeen, South Dakota, was taken to the Hutchinson Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted by the Cosmos Fire Department, Cosmos Ambulance, and Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

09-Nov-2026

Red Lake Woman Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing Her Young Children

A federal judge sentenced Jennifer Stately of Red Lake to life in prison Friday for killing two of her young sons in March 2024 and setting their home on fire. 37 year old  Jennifer Stately, was sentenced on five counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim imposed the sentence. A federal jury found her guilty Feb. 25 after a two-and-a-half-week trial, as VNL reported in February. According to a court docket entry, Tunheim sentenced Stately to life in federal prison on all counts, to be served at the same time. The entry also lists five years of supervised release on all counts and a $600 special assessment. It says the judge held a hearing on objections to the presentence report before sentencing. It also says Stately was returned to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Stately attacked and killed two of her young children at their home on the Red Lake Indian Reservation on March 15, 2024, and set the home on fire. After the fire, she fled and was missing for several hours. An AMBER Alert was issued, and a motorist spotted her in Todd County, about 150 miles south of the home, according to the release. She was arrested there. Red Lake Department of Public Safety Director Kendall Kingbird Sr. said in the release: “The memory of our two young community members will forever be in our thoughts and prayers of the Red Lake Nation.” He thanked the agencies involved in the case. The FBI led the investigation, with help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Todd County Sheriff’s Department, the Long Prairie Police Department and the Red Lake Tribal Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Garrett Fields prosecuted the case.

09-Nov-2026

Semi Rollover

A semi-truck driver was injured early Saturday morning after losing control of his vehicle and rolling along Interstate 94 in Otter Tail County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened around 2:34 a.m. near milepost 43 on westbound Interstate 94 in Oscar Township. Authorities say a 2019 Volvo semi was traveling west when the driver lost control, causing the truck to roll. The driver, identified as 50-year-old Ryan Sigurd Fosso of Raymond, Minnesota, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls for treatment. The State Patrol reports Fosso was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Alcohol is not suspected to have been a factor. Road conditions were dry when the crash occurred. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, Rothsay Fire Department and Ringdahl Ambulance assisted at the scene. The Minnesota State Patrol says information about the crash is believed to be complete.