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    November 22, 2018
    Jesus Diaz
    Diaz found incompetent to stand trial for kidnapping, false imprisonment
    WILLMAR, Minn. – Jesus Diaz, 74, who was charged with allegedly trying to pull a 10-year-old girl into the men's restroom at the Willmar Target...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 22, 2018 - 1:58pm
    November 8, 2018
    Caleb Aaron Blue and Lori Jean Harris Gafkjen
    Suspect accused of stabbing, leaving west-central Minnesota man in field said, 'It had to be done'
    WILLMAR, Minn. – In a packed Kandiyohi County courtroom Thursday morning, Nov. 8, two suspects were arraigned in connection with the death...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 8, 2018 - 6:38pm
    November 6, 2018
    David Medellin Jr. is shown in an undated photo shared by his family. His death has been ruled a homicide. Courtesy photo
    Court appearances scheduled for two arrested in alleged MN homicide
    WILLMAR – Two people were arrested Monday afternoon, Nov. 5, on suspicion of second-degree murder and second-degree murder -- liability for...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 6, 2018 - 9:21pm
    November 5, 2018
    David Medellin Jr. has been identified as the victim of a homicide. The 24-year-old Willmar man's family last heard from him Oct. 24. He was supposed to meet his fiancee but never showed, and repeated texts and calls went unanswered. Submitted photo
    Two to be charged with second-degree murder in death of central Minnesota man found in plowed field
    WILLMAR, Minn. – Second-degree murder charges are pending against two individuals who were arrested late Monday afternoon, Nov. 5, in the...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 5, 2018 - 9:48pm
    October 22, 2018
    Gregory Scheel
    Other charges dismissed against Paynesville man convicted of killing grandparents
    WILLMAR, Minn.— Gregory Allen Scheel will not be making road trips to Willmar or Montevideo for court appearances while serving two consecutive...
    news/crime-and-courtsOctober 22, 2018 - 6:52pm
    October 17, 2018
    Willmar man charged with three felonies in rape case
    WILLMAR, Minn. — The man charged in the kidnapping of a teenage girl from her Willmar home earlier this month now faces charges in a newly...
    news/crime-and-courtsOctober 17, 2018 - 6:22pm
    October 16, 2018
    Melissa Wentzel, Club Bethesda director, steers a trishaw bike while Mary Frick, Bethesda Club member, left, and Britta Diem, Willmar Community Center director, enjoy the ride. Erica Dischino / Forum News Service
    Willmar's trishaw fleet part of a rural Minnesota first
    WILLMAR, Minn. — The weather was brisk but Mary Frick was all smiles as she stepped off a trishaw after a quick spin down the sidewalk...
    business/healthcareOctober 16, 2018 - 7:00am
    October 9, 2018
    Jesse James Rhoades
    Charges: Alleged kidnapper choked Willmar girl until she blacked out
    WILLMAR, Minn.—A 21-year-old Willmar man charged in the alleged kidnapping of a teen girl from her home is accused of handcuffing her and...
    news/crime-and-courtsOctober 9, 2018 - 8:06pm
    September 27, 2018
    German Tot-Che, 31, of Brooten, Minn., has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct
    Charges: Woman allegedly raped by three men, teen in Willmar motel room
    WILLMAR — After roaming the streets of Willmar for hours Sept. 12 after an alleged sexual assault by three men and a teenager, a woman...
    news/crime-and-courtsSeptember 27, 2018 - 6:20pm
    August 17, 2018
    Chad Monson
    Minnesota man admits to illegal cache of weapons, explosives
    ST. PAUL — A 46-year-old Willmar man pleaded guilty Thursday, Aug, 16, to three federal weapons charges stemming from two searches of his...
    news/crime-and-courtsAugust 17, 2018 - 4:00pm
    August 8, 2018
    The Willmar City Council submitted a letter of interest this week to move the lighthouse to their landlocked burg in west-central Minnesota. The General Services Administration announced this summer it is looking to offload the Duluth Harbor South Breakwater lighthouse. Forum News Service file photo
    Duluth lighthouse unlikely to move, despite Willmar's interest
    DULUTH—The city of Willmar, Minn., is interested in relocating a Duluth lighthouse to the landlocked shores of Willmar Lake or Foot Lake...
    business/real-estateAugust 8, 2018 - 7:30pm
    July 28, 2018
    Jesus Diaz
    Willmar man charged with kidnapping after trying to abduct girl in Target bathroom
    WILLMAR — A 74-year-old Willmar man, who was convicted of trying to lure three girls into his vehicle in 2011, has been charged with felony...
    news/crime-and-courtsJuly 28, 2018 - 8:01pm
    July 20, 2018
    Orlo and Helen Almlie, of rural Lake Lillian, are transitioning ownership of their 100-head of stock cows and calves to Cullen Fischer, a 31-year-old man they met just a couple years ago. Carolyn Lange / Forum News Service
    Cattlemen at heart:Creativity gives next generation of farmers a boost
    WILLMAR, Minn. — When he looks at the herd of 100 Angus cows and their frisky spring calves grazing in a pasture of belly-high grass, Cullen...
    business/agricultureJuly 20, 2018 - 10:00pm
    June 13, 2018
    Southwest RSDP seeks board members
    WILLMAR — The Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership seeks applicants for its board of directors.
    newsJune 13, 2018 - 12:45pm
    Chad Monson
    Minn. man faces 18 federal weapons charges
    WILLMAR, Minn. — Federal weapons charges have been filed against a Willmar man who had been set to face a jury trial on similar charges...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 13, 2018 - 11:55am
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