Wright County News

Two Winsted men have been charged with felony forgery charges in unrelated cases recently, according to separate criminal complaints filed in Wright County.

Archives NEWS Bicycles, tools stolen from unlocked garage Several items were taken from an unlocked garage Thursday night.

Last update: October 31, 2009 - 4:53 PM Two people from Doran, Minn., were killed Friday when their pickup truck spun out of control and struck another vehicle head-on on snow-covered roads in west-central Minnesota, according to the State Patrol.

The Minnesota State Patrol asked for help Friday to identify a vehicle involved in a Thursday night crash that killed a man walking on Interstate 94 in Wright County.

BUFFALO - A 67-year-old Buffalo woman was shot in the leg Wednesday as she was driving on Minnesota Highway 55 near Buffalo, Wright County Sheriff Gary Miller said.

Two jailed after driver shot in Buffalo. Last update: October 28, 2009 - 11:29 PM Two people were booked into the Wright County jail Wednesday after a woman was shot while driving on Hwy.

A Delano man and a Watertown woman have been arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Watertown and Delano area during the past month, according to Carver County Sheriff Byron 'Bud' Olson.

A 36-year-old Richfield man charged with making terroristic threats during an argument with another man in Wright County has been arrested at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after skipping out before his trial was to begin this month, authorities in Minnesota said Friday.

A Jordanian national was arrested at O'Hare International Airport on a warrant from Minnesota, where he was wanted for allegedly making "terroristic threats." Officials say 36-year-old Ismail Alqawasmi was taken into custody Thursday evening by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after the warrant turned up in a name check.

A 13-year-old boy is in serious condition after he jumped on top of a car, and slid underneath, lodging himself between the driver's side tire and wheel well around 6 p.m. in Otsego.

With the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted levy election only two weeks away, the three questions on the ballot have many voters asking questions of their own.

The Riverview Community Bank in Otsego was robbed on Friday Oct. 9. At 12:09 p.m. the Wright County Sheriffa TMs Office took a robbery call from the bank located on Quaday Avenue.

OTSEGO - Wright County deputies are investigating a bank robbery that was reported Friday.

BUFFALO, Minn. - The Wright County Labor Council is teaming up with Faith in Action of Wright County to organize a day of community service Saturday, October 3: "Neighbors Strengthening Wright Communities." Volunteers will gather from 8:30-10 a.m. at Sturges Park in Buffalo, then go to an assigned work project, undertaking repairs, maintenance and ...

Nuclear power has serious problems that need to be dealt with before we should even think about building a new plant.

Wright County authorities are investigating an underground teenagers' fight club in Monticello that sent at least one fighter to the hospital a week ago.

A teenager's trip to the hospital has led Wright County authorities to investigate an alleged teenage underground fight club.

Investigators in Monticello are doing their best to bust up a fight club between teenagers.

LITTLE FALLS - The Initiative Foundation awarded 14 grants worth $52,500 to Minnesota communities.

Some Wright County businesses have been tagged in recent tobacco compliance checks, including two out of three establishments checked in Montrose.