(Willmar MN-) The City of Willmar will be performing maintenance on the Business Highway 71 bridge. The project will include surface repairs, crack / joint treatment, and the replacement of a guardrail. Read More

Two drivers were injured in a crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 71 south of According to the a 2011 Volvo XC70 driven by Kobe Patrick Howard, 24, of Willmar, entered Highway 71 at 210th Avenue ... Read More

(Willmar MN-) The Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar is hosting a blood drive on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will take place in KCHS Community Room on North Highway 71...just look for ... Read More

According to the State Patrol, the accident occurred after one of the vehicles lost a tire or rim as it was traveling on Highway 12. Read More

Motorists using the exit and entrance ramps on County Road 5 should look out for flagging crews as workers will be applying a protective surface treatment on Highway 23. Read More

WILLMAR - Four juveniles were injured in a hit-and-run crash involving a school bus Friday morning in Willmar. Four juveniles were on the bus at the time of the crash. All suffered what were described ... Read More

A Willmar teen was critically injured in a car-semi crash near Atwater Sunday morning. The State Patrol says it was reported 7:15 a.m. on Highway 12 east of Atwater. Authorities say a semi being ... Read More

Willmar 18-year-old receives life-threatening injuries Sunday morning in U.S. Highway 12 crash in Gennessee Township of Kandiyohi County ... Read More

(Willmar MN-) Three people were hurt, one critically, in a three vehicle crash near Montrose Monday afternoon. The state patrol says it was reported at 5:05 p.m. on Highway 12 at Aetna Avenue in ... Read More

As Memorial Day has arrived, improvements have taken place at Willmar's Flags of Honor Park on North Highway 71. In phase 1 of improvements, a new monument was erected along with pavers commemorating ... Read More

WILLMAR - The Minnesota Department of Transportation has completed over 3.3 miles of living snow fence on the north side of Minnesota Highway 23. Around half of the fence sits on either side of the ... Read More

(Hutchinson MN-) A Willmar man was seriously injured in a semi crash south of Hutchinson Thursday morning. The State Patrol says 58-year-old Jose Alvarez of Willmar was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis ... Read More

Willmar city limits north of County Road 23 / Willmar Avenue Southeast and just east of the Highway 71 Bypass. The Willmar City Council has deferred approving the purchase agreement for 30 days. Read More

(Willmar MN-) A two vehicle crash north of Willmar early this morning sent a Willmar man to the hospital. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department says it was reported at 2:18 a.m. on Highway 71 / 23 ... Read More

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the accident at roughly 8 a.m. Tuesday. An incident report states the man was driving his 1999 Ford F-150 eastbound on Highway 12 when it veered off the road ... Read More

The driver killed when his dump truck collided with a railroad overpass near Willmar on Tuesday morning has been identified as 67-year-old Terry A. Vreeman, of Spicer. The Minnesota State Patrol said ... Read More

According to an update from the Minnesota State Patrol, 67-year-old Terry Allan Vreeman died of injuries suffered in the crash reported Tuesday morning in Willmar. Read More

The driver killed when his dump truck collided with a railroad overpass near Willmar on Tuesday ... Vreeman, of Spicer. The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash happened at 7:15 a.m. on northbound ... Read More

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore operated by the West Central Minnesota chapter of the housing nonprofit is shown Friday, July 12, 2024. Located just off U.S. Highway 71 in northeast Willmar ... Read More

A Cokato woman was hurt in a chain-reaction crash near Montrose Thursday afternoon. The state patrol says it was reported at 4:10 p.m. on Highway 12 at Highway 25, just east of Montrose. An SUV and a ... Read More

The state patrol says it was reported at 9:43 a.m. on Highway 12 at 735th Avenue ... Hospital in Litchfield and Martinez was taken to CentraCare Rice Hospital in Willmar, both with ... Read More

Troopers say a Jeep Grand Cherokee was eastbound on Highway 55 and was turning northbound onto Highway 25 when it was struck by a westbound Ford F-150. The driver of the Grand Cherokee, 22-year-old ... Read More

Three people were hurt in a 7-vehicle traffic pileup on Highway 9 in Hancock. The state patrol said it happened Wednesday at 1:56 p.m. on Highway 9 at 6th Street, and roads were snow and ice covered ... Read More

The Kandiyohi Public Works Department said in a news release that all through traffic will be detoured until the beginning of November. Read More

Gianna K. Gasparini was reportedly speeding and missed a stop sign before the Grace Township crash that killed goaltender Jori Jones. Read More

WILLMAR - A Kandiyohi County sheriff's deputy is facing drunken driving charges related to a July 18 crash while driving his squad vehicle. Christopher Todd Flatten, 39, of Atwater, has been summoned ... Read More

According to a crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol, the fatal crash involved an unbelted occupant. More information will be released by the Minnesota State Patrol. Read More

One person was killed in a crash involving a motor vehicle and a semi loaded with turkeys southwest of Willmar this morning. The crash happened during the heavy rainstorm on Highway 23 near Kandiyohi ... Read More

According to a news release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, a deputy attempted to stop a motor vehicle for multiple traffic violations near the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and 37th ... Read More

Authorities have identified the two people killed in a collision in Kandiyohi County Thursday evening. Ashley Olson, 33, of Willmar, was driving eastbound on County Road 26 in a Ford Escape and failed ... Read More

A settlement conference has been rescheduled for 33-year-old Paulo Portillo of Willmar, accused of driving drunk, hitting and killing a Cokato man as he crossed a street in Willmar December 26th. Read More

The driver, a 35 year old male from Willmar was taken into custody and charges are pending for fleeing in a motor vehicle, 3rd and 5th degree drug possession as well as a previously issued arrest ... Read More

(Willmar MN-) The Highway 12 railroad overpass bridge just east of Kandiyohi County Road 55 in Willmar will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, May 6, according to the Minnesota Department of ... Read More

FORD COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) - The Kansas Highway Patrol presented Brad Nichols of Willmar, Minnesota, with an Honorary Trooper Award for saving a trucker's life in January. Read More

Summerlet is accused of confronting a woman he knew in the driveway of her home March 28th, then firing a gun at her from about 15 feet away. Summerlet eventually crashed in a yard at Willmar Avenue ... Read More

Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt said the 41-year-old New London man hit in a crash last week died two days later ... Read More

(Willmar MN-) No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 west of Willmar. The state patrol says at approximately 8:15 am Tuesday they responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 and ... Read More

PILLSBURY TOWNSHIP -- ( WJON News ) Three people were hurt in a crash near Kerkhoven Saturday night. Read More

on Minnesota Highway 23 from its junction with U.S. Highway 212 and Clara City. Highway 23 is closed from Willmar to its junction with Interstate 90, near the South Dakota border. Highway 23 is ... Read More

LITCHFIELD -- The U.S. Highway 12 and state Highway 22 intersection in Litchfield was reopened today. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the intersection was reopened to ... Read More