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Monticello Man Drowns on Wright County Lake

Chad Holland, who owned his own small business, went under while trying to save other swimmers. He never reemerged.

June 21, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A small business owner from Monticello died last Sunday, June 13, when he entered the waters of Cedar Lake to assist some swimmers near his pontoon, went under, and never […]

Tagged With: Cedar Lake, Chad Holland, drowining, Monticello

Monticello Man Sentenced for Role in Minneapolis Arson

A 22-year-old Monticello man who investigators said helped propel a fire during the Minneapolis riots in 2020 has been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison.

May 28, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A 22-year-old Monticello man who investigators said helped propel a fire during the Minneapolis riots in 2020 has been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison. Alexander S. Heil, […]

Tagged With: arrest, Heil, Monticello

Rogers Police Investigating Accident after Car Backs over Girl

The girl is recovering at a Twin Cities hospital after suffering serious injury.

April 5, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A Rogers girl is recovering in a Twin Cities hospital after she was backed over by a vehicle driven by a young driver Easter Sunday near at a home near […]

Tagged With: accident, injury, Rogers, Rogers Police Department

Murder-Suicide Victims Identified in Rockford

The couple was found dead of gunshot wounds on Friday, March 19.

March 24, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has identified two people killed in an apparent murder-suicide last Friday, March 19. At about 8:30 p.m. Friday, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to […]

Tagged With: murder-suicide, Powers, Rockford

BREAKING: Shooting Reported at Allina Clinic in Buffalo

A suspect has reportedly opened fire at the Crossroads Campus Drive location.

February 9, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

UPDATE: One victim has died from wounds sustained in Tuesday morning’s shooting at a clinic in Buffalo. The person’s name has not been released. He or she died at Hennepin […]

Tagged With: Allina Clinic, Buffalo, shooting

Rogers Police Close Off Neighborhood for Death Investigation

A woman was found unconscious in her driveway early Feb. 2.

February 2, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Rogers Crime Scene

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 […]

Tagged With: death, driveway, Rogers, woman

Albertville Man Facing Multiple Charges after Standoff

The incident, which lasted more than 17 hours, ended peacefully in Monticello.

January 29, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Dellwo, Monticello, standoff

From the Editor: Two Decades of Service, One Great Guy

Former Chief Mills has been a class act, and a friend in the business.

January 4, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

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 […]

Tagged With: Albertville Fire Department, Otsego, Tate Mills

Sherburne County Asking for Help in Search for Elk River Woman

October 26, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Sheriff Joel Brott and the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office are attempting to locate a missing woman who left a residence in Mora on Oct. 23 driving a red 2004 Buick […]

Investigation Leads to New Felony Charge against Otsego Truck Driver that Drive into Protest

After being arrested and eventually released in May, the man who drove onto a crowded Interstate 35W bridge will be in court this November.

October 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

booking photo

An Otsego man will face multiple charges stemming from his act of driving into a protest scene in May, after a months-long investigation and multiple interviews with the truck driver, […]

Tagged With: Bogdan Vechirko, George Floyd, Minneapolis protests, protest

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