North Wright County Today

Local news for St. Michael, Albertville, Otsego and Hanover

BREAKING: Buffalo Family Searching for Missing Teen

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UPDATE – (Friday, Oct. 26) – Matthew Kiernan was found safe Thursday, Oct. 25 according to family members, about five hours after the story broke that he was missing. The Kiernans are thanking everyone in their assistance in finding Matthew last night. ORIGINAL POST The Kiernan family of Buffalo, Minnesota – the Wright County seat […]

MEET the CANDIDATES: Albertville Mayor Jillian Hendrickson Seeks Fourth Term

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Current Albertville Mayor Jillian Hendrickson is seeking re-election on November 6. If elected, Hendrickson will serve her fourth consecutive term in the city’s top seat. Hendrickson is a 12-year resident of the city of Albertville and is deeply rooted in the community. She and her husband, Ryan, met in Albertville and now have two young […]

Meet the Candidates: Four Vie for Three STMA School Board Seats

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Four St. Michael-Albertville school board candidates are seeking your vote on November 6. This election will bring three new faces to the six-member board, since none of the incumbent board members up for re-election decided to run. The four candidates are Carol Steffens, Larry Sorensen, Tim Lewis and Eric Boone. We asked each candidate a […]

Candidate Forums Begin Tonight in STMA with Sheriff, School Board

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The St. Michael-Albertville Women of Today will host the first of a pair of candidate forums tonight, Monday, Oct. 22 at St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West. The evening will begin at around 5:45 p.m., when residents can join the candidates for a “meet and greet session” before the first forum, which will feature the two […]

VIDEO: Amazing Shootout Sends STMA Girls Soccer to State AA Tournament

Tuesday's test of wills versus Moorhead lasted more than three hours.

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There was no lack of drama in the Section 8AA Girls Soccer Championship, thanks in large part to Moorhead High goalkeeper Emily Soukup, who somehow fought to keep her team alive even when it looked like, at point-blank range, the No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville Knights would be running to the State AA Soccer Tournament next […]

Two Killed in Bethel University Volleyball Bus Crash, St. Michael Grad OK

Driver, passenger in car died at scene

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The Bethel University Volleyball team bus was in a serious vehicle accident outside of Whitewater, Wisconsin, on Saturday, October 13. The Sheriff’s Office in Rock County, Wisconsin, has reported that just after 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, two young adults in a separate car died after their car crossed the centerline on a rural road […]

Half-Naked Buffalo Woman Steals Deputy’s Vehicle, Flees

Law enforcement personnel were able to stop the thief after a high-speed chase.

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The Wright County Communications Center received a 911 call from a residence located in the 2700 block of 90th St NE in Monticello Township at 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The caller stated that a partially clothed female had come to the front door of his residence asking to use the phone, and then ran […]

Meet the Candidates: Deringer, Kaczmarek Square Off for Wright County Sheriff

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Two longtime members of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office are looking to lead their department into the next decade, following the footsteps of retiring Sheriff Joe Hagerty. Sean Deringer and Mike Kaczmarek have nearly 50 years of experience in Wright County, working in nearly every facet of the department that serves what is, perennially, the […]

Wright County Announces Opening for County Road 18

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Wright County Highway 18, the borderline between St. Michael and Albertville, will finally be opened to traffic late next week. That’s according to an update from the Wright County Highway Department. Pavement has been poured and concrete cured at the roundabouts throughout the stretch of what is also known as 50th Street. The county said […]

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