A Rogers woman was found deceased in her driveway prior to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, leading to a daylong investigation in one of the community’s neighborhoods. According to the Rogers Police Department via a statement, RPD, Rogers Fire and North Memorial Ambulance responded to a call at a residence in the 21900 block of […]
Albertville Man Facing Multiple Charges after Standoff
The incident, which lasted more than 17 hours, ended peacefully in Monticello.
The Albertville man who shut down a Monticello school with a more than 17-hour standoff is facing multiple charges from a string of events that unfolded Monday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 26. Justin Michael Dellwo, 35, Albertville, has been charged with two counts of Felony Firearms Violations and one charge of Felony Fleeing a […]
BREAKING: Standoff in Monticello Closes Eastview Building
Wright County Sheriff's Office has been involved with an incident near the school much of the morning.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m. – the incident has been resolved and the man is in custody. He has not been identified by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Here’s the Sheriff’s Office’s latest statement on the incident: On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at approximately 8:06 p.m. deputies were dispatched to 64th Way Northeast in […]
Wright County COVID Dashboard: Cases Continue to Trend Down
With a week of restaurants, gyms and even games under our belts, things are holding up well in Wright County.
Info courtesy Wright County Communications Wright County Public Health released its weekly COVID-19 Dashboard Friday, Jan. 22 and numbers continue to improve from high marks around five weeks ago. The number of new confirmed cases over the past week (199) is the lowest weekly total in three months, but the other key numbers have remained […]
STMA Announces All Students Back to School by Mid-February
The School District is making a big shift, bringing back secondary students shortly after welcoming elementary kids in buildings.
Parents who have doubled as homeschool teachers can rejoice. St. Michael-Albertville School District is rolling students back into school buildings over the next five weeks. STMA Superintendent Ann-Marie Foucault emailed the announcement to parents Thursday night, letting families know secondary students would be phased back into school buildings throughout February. That’s on top of a […]
Winter Storm Arrives Thursday, Lingers through Friday Night
Commuters can expect icy conditions Thursday morning, but it's the drive home Thursday night that could be rough.
After downright balmy temperatures that turned backyard ice rinks into mush, a winter storm will wallop Wright County Thursday through Friday, dropping rain, then several inches of snow through Friday night. But it’s the blustery winds behind it – forecast to hit at least 50 MPH, that will make travel near impossible Thursday night into […]
Coronavirus Variants Pop Up in Minnesota
Vaccines are effective against strain, state epidemiologists report.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the new variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the United Kingdom was identified by genomic sequencing in positive specimens from five residents of four different counties in the Twin Cities metro area. Four of the cases were identified through the MDH Public Health Laboratory, […]
Restaurants Get Another Reprieve as Governor Turns MN Dial
Spectators will also be allowed at sporting events, including youth hockey.
While the United State Capitol descended into turmoil, the State of Minnesota seems to have emerged from its latest COVID-forced shutdown, as Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday, Jan. 6 that he would ease restrictions on dining establishments, bars, entertainment venues, and even sporting events. “Minnesota, we’ve asked a lot of you, and you have delivered,” […]
From the Editor: Two Decades of Service, One Great Guy
Former Chief Mills has been a class act, and a friend in the business.
To set the record straight – I knew Tate Mills before he really knew me. I was at his wedding. Friends of the bride. I remember that country wedding, and then remember our first visit when we finally became residents of STMA. Learning that this guy was now the lead of the hometown fire department […]
Stellis Health Docs, Nurses Get First Round of Coronavirus Vaccine
The local frontline workers were among the first Minnesotans to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
Frontline workers at Stellis Health are now getting the vaccine protection they need against COVID-19. Vaccinations started at the clinics – located in Albertville, Monticello and Buffalo, earlier this month. “We’re vaccinating frontline caregivers with the highest risk of being exposed to COVID-19 first so they can continue to provide critical care to others who […]