GRANITE FALLS (KMHL) - A plane crashed near the Granite Falls airport Friday morning. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office said it received a 911 call reporting the crash just east of the airport in a field shortly after 7:00 a.m. Authorities say the pilot of the plate was Steven Lindquist, 67, of Granite Falls. Sheriff's officials say he was flying a small 1971 American Aviation AA-1A plane. Sheriff's officials say Lindquist was treated at the scene with cuts to his head - and was airlifted to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. The pilot's condition isn't known at this time [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) - For the second consecutive night storms battered communities in southwest Minnesota. Minneota was one of the hardest-hit communities for the second straight day. On Wednesday, storms left street flooding in the community, but Thursday's storms had an even stronger punch. Strong winds from a large complex of thunderstorms swept across the region late Thursday afternoon knocked down power lines, several trees and even damaged a few buildings. Lyon County emergency management was asking that people not travel in rural parts of the county, especially in the Minneota area due to downed power lines in the area. Minneota and [...]

STORDEN (KMHL) - Severe storms that moved through southwest Minnesota Wednesday evening caused structural damage, including a gas leak, in the Cottonwood County community of Storden. The Cottonwood County Sheriff's office confirmed the information for Marshall Radio Wednesday evening. Authorities say the damage, included a gas lead, and they were evacuating people from the immediate area of the gas leak. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado was reported in Storden by emergency personnel just before 6 PM Wednesday night. There are no known injuries reported from the storm. Law enforcement in Renville County also reported storm damage near Buffalo [...]

Updated: MARSHALL (KMHL) – The Marshall High School is informing parents it has received a threat of a shooting at the school today. In a phone message to parents, high school principal Brian Jones says there is an increased police presence in the building, and they are currently interviewing students and staff. He said the threat was found inside the building yesterday. In the message, Jones said to parents the threat of the shooting was written on the wall of the girls’ bathroom. The high school has cancelled their Snow Week Coronation assembly, this afternoon the threat was deemed not credible [...]

GRANITE FALLS (KMHL) – Five people were injured in a crash that occurred along state Highway 23 west of Granite Falls on Sunday. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe and a 2006 Nissan Armada collided at the intersection of State Highways 23 and 274. Authorities say one of the passengers in each of the vehicles was seriously injured in the accident. Authorities say a seven-year-old boy who was riding in the Tahoe and a 54-year-old passenger in the Armada were taken to the Granite Falls hospital with life threatening injuries. Three others were also injured in the crash. [...]

MORTON (KMHL) – A 19-year-old Marshall woman was injured n a one-vehicle rollover accident on U.S. Highway 71 north of Morton last night. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says the crash was reported to them shortly after 9:30 last night. Authorities say the driver, Maryan Ali, of Marshall, was discovered inside the vehicle which had flipped onto its roof and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Ali was taken to the Redwood Falls hospital where she was treated for her injuries. Authorities say the road was covered with snow and ice at the time of the accident.

MARSHALL (KMHL) - To assist with future planning opportunities, the City of Marshall hired Baker Tilly to perform a scientific random-sample survey of the City’s registered voters. The intent was to gauge the community’s support for a variety of potential improvements to the City’s parks and recreations facilities and to measure reaction to possible methods for paying the cost of such enhancements. A telephone survey was conducted by the firm in early October this year. The survey included a random sample of 303 registered voters living within the boundaries of the City of Marshall. Interviews consisted of 33 questions, with an [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) - Ralco is announcing the opening of a new distribution center along Highway 23 in Marshall. According to a press release from the company, the facility will be a 37,500-square-foot center and will help consolidate two Ralco properties into one. The company says the goal is to allow more space for employee offices and product containment all in one location. "While the locations don't seem far apart, Ralco trucks transfer 10-20 loads per day between Ralco's East Complex and the old distribution center on Lake Road," said Ralco's Logistics Manager, Dave Einerson. "The elimination of those loads will save [...]

ANAGOON, ALASKA (KMHL) – A former longtime area school district superintendent passed away this week in Alaska. Bruce Houck, who served for several years as the superintendent at the RTR, Lynd and Hendicks School Distircts passed away at his home in Alaska on Tuesday at the age of 61. Houck was currently serving as the Superintendent of the Chatham School District in Alaska. Officials say Houck died of natural causes in his sleep and no foul play is suspected.