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Crow River Begins First Crests in Delano, Rockford as Major Rain Comes Thursday

With the river pushing to historic levels this week, more flooding can be expected later this month as heavy rain arrives prior to the weekend.

April 19, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Cities upstream from St. Michael and Hanover along the Crow River are seeing historic water levels thanks to a combination of snowfall amounts throughout the 2022-2023 winter and recent rainfall […]

Tagged With: Delano, flooding, Rockford

Wright County to Lower Flags for Staff Member Killed in Murder/Suicide

The Rockford woman was killed in an act of domestic violence last month.

April 1, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County facilities will lower their flags to half mast from sunrise to sundown on Friday, April 2 in honor of a woman slain in an act of domestic violence. […]

Tagged With: murder, Regina Hughes, Rockford, Wright County

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

Minnesota Highway 55 Closed Between Buffalo, Rockford

The summer-long closure will cause headaches for commuters in Wright County.

July 9, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed Minnesota Highway 55 between Buffalo and Rockford Monday, July 9, as the state begins a seven-week reconstruction process on the roadway today. A detour […]

Tagged With: Buffalo, Highway 55, Rockford

Crow River Could Reach Highest Levels in 50 Years Sunday

June 20, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

All of that rain had to go somewhere, and it looks like the Crow River is going to reach some record levels Sunday, June 22, according to predictions from the […]

Tagged With: Crow River, flood, Rockford, severe weather

Minnesota Woman Killed in Highway 55 Crash at Rockford

April 17, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Heavy snowfall and accumulating snow on the roads helped contribute to a fatal accident at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 55 and Eaton Avenue Southeast in Rockford Wednesday night. According […]

Tagged With: April snow, fatal accident, Highway 55, Rockford

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