Redwood County, MN

A Benson man led three area law enforcement agencies in a high-speed chase Tuesday evening. At about 10:28 p.m. on June 22, the Renville County Sheriff’s Office reported to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office that a stolen vehicle was apparently headed toward Redwood County. The vehicle was last observed at the intersection of Highway 71 and County Road 2.

Police say a man is in custody after the driver of a stolen vehicle led officers on a high-speed chase in Redwood County Tuesday evening. At about 8:30 p.m., the Renville County Sheriff’s Office informed Redwood County of a stolen vehicle spotted near Highway 71 and County Rd 2. Redwood deputies began searching the area and eventually located the vehicle at the Oyate C Store near Jackpot Junction.

(Redwood Falls MN-) A Benson man is under arrest after a high speed chase that began near Jackpot Junction Casino. At 8 last night the Redwood County Sheriff's office was told a stolen vehicle had been last observed near Highway 71 and County Road 2. Redwood County Deputies began searching the area and located the vehicle at the Oyate Convenience Store near Jackpot Junction Casino. The driver of the vehicle fled from deputies and lead officers on a high speed pursuit. The vehicle was eventually stopped at a residence in Wanda. The driver, identified as Tanner William Jarvis of Benson, was arrested and transported to the Redwood County Jail. Redwood County So was assisted by RWFPD during the pursuit.

According to the release, the stolen vehicle was seen near U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 2, deputies searched the area and located it at the Oyate C Store near Jackpot Junction Casino. The driver fled from deputies in the vehicle, according to the news release, and was stopped at...

Redwood Falls law enforcement agencies pursued a Benson man in a high-speed chase Tuesday evening. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office reported to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office that a stolen vehicle appeared to be heading towards Redwood County at about 10:28 p.m. on June 22. The vehicle was last observed at the intersection of Highway 71 and County Road 2.

Some 40% of people living in Redwood County are fully vaccinated as of June 22, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

A former Redwood Falls man with a history of convictions for violent crimes shot and killed a St. Cloud State University professor in an apparent random shooting in St. Cloud Sunday morning. Dr. Edward Anthony Ward, a business school professor in St. Cloud since 1990, was shot while standing in...

A Redwood County resident has reportedly died of COVID-19, according to the daily report from the Minnesota Department of Health. The death was one of four recorded Friday and involved a person in his or her early 50’s, said state health officials. It’s the 39th reported death in Redwood County. Just 115 new infections were reported Friday.

A person has died of COVID-19 in Redwood County, according to the daily report from the Minnesota Department of Health. The death was one of four recorded Friday and involved a person in their early 50’s, said state health officials. The lastest deaths put Minnesota’s death toll at 7,531. It’s the 39th death in Redwood County.

The developer working to turn the old Redwood Area Hospital into housing units gave the City of Redwood Falls an update this week on how progress is going. David Schooff, president, broker, and owner of the Mankato-based Coldwell Banker Commercial Fisher Group, told the city council the old hospital facility “is not the easiest property to turn from a hospital into housing,” but that things are going well overall as the financial and infrastructure details are coming together.

It’s official now: the Redwood County Board has turned the site for the upcoming Redwood County Veterans Cemetery over to the State of Minnesota. With that step in place, the state has sent out a request for bids to companies who might be interested in doing the actual site construction, according to Redwood County Administrator Vicki Knobloch Kletcher.

A Redwood Falls man has been charged in an apparent stabbing. Christopher Michael II Benton, 22, was charged with felony counts of 2nd-degree assault in Redwood County Court. According to a criminal complaint, Redwood Falls police responded June 9 to a report of a knife assault just before 8 p.m. at an address on the 100 block of Driftwood Dr.

Altimate Medical is proud to partner with Carris Health Foundation – Redwood to provide local patients with mobility issues high quality care close to home by donating an EasyStand Evolv standing frame to the Rehab Department. “The EasyStand standing frame facilitates my patient’s ability to increase bearing weight through their...

There are certain things that just seem unthinkable, and you’d think abusing our senior citizens would be one of them. And yet it happens in Redwood and Renville Counties as much as anywhere else in the world. Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and KLGR’s Joshua Dixon...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDoT) announced Friday it will be providing KLGR-area counties and cities millions of dollars in road improvement grants for the coming year or two. About $185 million was set aside for projects, with some specified by the state House and Senate, and the rest to...

A victim was stabbed in Redwood Falls Wednesday evening. On June 9, at about 7:54 p.m., Redwood Falls Police officers were dispatched to 109 Driftwood Lane on a report of a fight between several people in the front yard. Reportedly, one person had been stabbed. The first officer on scene...

Some 39% of people living in Redwood County are fully vaccinated as of June 8, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

A Morton man injured by gunfire in Redwood County Sunday was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital for treatment. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Austin Beran, age 22, of Morton. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence south of Belview at 12:30 a.m. for a report of a gunshot victim. Deputies found Beran with a single gunshot wound, and provided life-saving measures until an ambulance arrived on the scene.