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The man allegedly admitted to causing the infant's fatal injuries.

(May 30th, 2023, Red Wing, MN) – Xcel Energy has provided the following information regarding an Incident at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) on 05/27/2023. Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Operators declared a Notification of Unusual Event (NUE) at 6:34 p.m. CDT on 05/27/2023. The Plant was...

The Sheldon Theatre is a community favorite in Red Wing. Every season they bring new shows to the community, and they continue to fill the theater. Last season, the community and visitors were able to experience a variety of shows and events. This year they have plans to bring even...

The death of a Pine Island man is being called suspicious after he was found outside his home with severe burns. KIMT News 3's Brandon Cote has the latest on this developing case.

A Red Wing man has been arrested and charged for an infant’s death. The Red Wing Police Department arrested Hunter McCutchen on May 25. “The Goodhue County Dispatch Center received a call on May 23 about a two-month-old baby not breathing in the 500 Block of Maple Street in Red Wing,” the department stated in a news release.

A 2-month-old baby's death has stunned the Red Wing, Minnesota, community, and an 18-year-old man named Hunter Matthew McCutchen is now being charged with several crimes. McCutchen faces four counts of manslaughter and one count of endangering a child with bodily harm or death, placing him in the middle of a legal maelstrom. On May 23, 2023, a distress call was put to the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office reporting an unresponsive child at McCutchen's home in Red Wing. This started the tragic events that would follow.

The death remains under investigation.

Red Wing’s iconic flower baskets have recently been hung on streetlight poles by City staff and are beautifying downtown Red Wing and the Old West Main district. They will get even more beautiful as the summer goes on and they continue to flourish and grow. Not everyone understands the...

A Pine Island man has discovered a treasure trove of old newspapers under his floorboards during a remodel. KIMT News 3's Sananda McCall tells us how he plans to use the scraps of history.

PINE ISLAND, Minn. - The Pine Island Fire Department discovered the 30 year old Jacob Blyer in front of his house with extensive burn wounds. Life-saving measures were executed by the first responders, but Blyer was announced dead shortly after the fire department arrived. The fire department was responding to...

Pine Island, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office says a deadly Memorial Day fire in rural Pine Island is under investigation. Captain Tim Parkin says deputies responded to a medical call at a home in the 9200 block of County Rd. 5 Northwest, which is about 15 miles northwest of Rochester, shortly before 6 p.m. Responding deputies found a subject with severe burn wounds outside of the home.

The Red Wing City Council last week approved an agreement with Xcel Energy to develop and construct an electric vehicle charging station in a designated area behind the old Bauer Built building at 1511 Old West Main. Xcel Energy recently approached the City to request the site for one of...

Red Wing’s class of 2023 donned caps and gowns 12 days early – not to practice for commencement but to parade through Burnside, Sunnyside and Twin Bluff schools. As seniors entered the buildings, younger students waved streamers, cheered and held up signs. Former teachers applauded and called out well wishes.

RED WING, Minn. -- A 27-year-old Red Wing man faces a set of manslaughter charges for his alleged role in the death of an 8-week-old baby boy.Hunter McCutchen is charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree manslaughter, and one count of child endangerment.According to the criminal complaint, the boy's mother called police on Tuesday shortly after noon, saying her baby was not breathing. Officers arrived to a "very traumatic" scene; McCutchen walked into the kitchen, holding the boy who was "not responsive and light blue in color."The baby was taken to the emergency room, where EMS staff...

The Cannon Falls community stepped up this past week to support one of its own: the Dairy King, its owner Emin Yilmaz and his family. Yilmaz was forced to close Dairy King this past winter in the aftermath of the tragic earthquakes that struck Turkey at the beginning of February. Yilmaz lost numerous family members in the earthquakes and he and his family spent the last few months in Turkey. They recently returned to the United States, but in a post on the Cannon Falls Open Forum Facebook page, Yilmaz made an emotional plea for help from the Cannon Falls community.

The names of 375 veterans are represented in the Field of Honor. The Red Wing community gathered at Bay Point Park to see the remarkable site over the weekend. The 375 names were read one by one. The Field of Honor is a tradition that has awed people for 16...

WABASHA, Minn. – A southeast Minnesota man accused of not paying nearly $800,000 in sales and income taxes has been sentenced. Nicholas Joe Graves, 42 of Mazeppa and formerly of Oronoco, took a plea deal and was ordered Tuesday in Wabasha County District Court to spend five years on supervised probation. He was charged in September 2022 with 26 felonies.

ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. (FOX 9) - Leo’s Landing marina has sat next to the St. Croix River rail bridge in Prescott, Wisconsin, for decades. The current owners bought it in the 1980s, but were informed this spring by the city that their permit to stay at their location expires at the end of the year.

The Mississippi Alumination volunteer group that traditionally puts on the annual 4th of July fireworks show in Red Wing has announced it will NOT be doing that this year. According to the group, the main reason being lack of volunteers and funding. City Council Administrator Kay Kuhmann says there is...

The Red Wing senior class of 2023 stepped into their caps and gowns days before graduation. “Not to practice for commencement but to parade through Burnside, Sunnyside and Twin Bluff schools,” representatives from Red Wing Public Schools said. This was an opportunity for seniors to walk the halls of...