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At least 1 dead after crash involving semi, vehicle carrying 3 children in southern Minnesota
VAIL TOWNSHIP, Minn. — At least one person is dead after a crash in southern Minnesota that involved three children under 4 and a semi truck.It's unclear who was killed or injured in the crash, but the Minnesota State Patrol classified it as fatal. It happened on Highway 68 at County Road 6 in Redwood County just after 12:30 p.m. Monday.The patrol said a semi truck and a pickup truck collided in the intersection. A 25-year-old woman from Wheaton was driving the pickup, and three children ages 4, 2 and 1 were her passengers.A 63-year-old man from Redwood Falls was driving the semi.The patrol is expected to release more information about the crash on Tuesday.Another southern Minnesota crash left two young children hospitalized over the weekend. The single-vehicle crash in Webster Township on Saturday killed 30-year-old Nathan Thomas of Dundas, according to the Rice County Sheriff's Office. The 33-year-old woman who was driving was critically injured and taken to Hennepin Healthcare. Two boys, one 2 months old and the other just under 2 years old, were taken to the same hospital for "urgent medical care," the sheriff's office said.
Schmidt medals in the 110-meter hurdles
Seniors Garret Schmidt and Alex Johnson competed in their final high school track and field contest at the State Meet in St. Michael June 6-7. Garret earned a medal and Alex gave it his all to throw himself into the finals, but fell just short. Junior Justin Messner gave it...
Dollars for Scholars
GFW Dollars for Scholars awarded scholarships at the Evening of Excellence Awards Night on May 20th. Twenty-five seniors of the 2024 graduating class, and five GFW Alumni, enrolled in post-secondary education were awarded scholarships. A total of $62,500 was awarded to senior students and $7,500 to post-secondary students. For a...
Hutchinson Monarchs run-rule Dirtbags again
The Hutchinson Monarchs baseball team evened their record at 2-2 by beating the Wichita Dirtbags 14-2 in an eight-inning run-rule Jayhawk Collegiate League game Wednesday night at the Westside Athletic Field in Wichita. It was the second eight-inning run-rule win for the Monarchs over the Dirtbags in three days. Hutchinson...
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