CRIME & SAFETY
Second crash caused by Hwy 52 backup
HAMPTON, Minn. - State Patrol has confirmed a second crash occurred, caused by the backup of a deadly crash Monday afternoon. A deadly crash north of Cannon Falls had a stretch of Hwy 52 backup up for more than five hours. A car and semi collided head-on. The secondary crash...
Man killed in industrial accident at Dodge Center manufacturing plant
DODGE CENTER, Minn. - A man was killed after being crushed by a 5,000 pound cement mixing drum. According to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to Con-Tech Manufacturing on State Highway 56 in Dodge Center at 10:10 a.m. on Monday with a report a man had been crushed.
Days before trials, suspected drug dealer arrested on new charges
A man with multiple prior drug convictions and pending charges allegedly was caught with cocaine at a Faribault gas station following a drug task force investigation. Deonte Lajuan Nelson. 46, of Kenyon, was charged with felony counts of drug sales and possession Wednesday in Rice County District Court. He also was charged with a misdemeanor for alleged possession of brass knuckles. He was arrested Monday afternoon after the Cannon River...
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