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Coy Kreger In Critical Condition After Snowmobile Crash, Faribault Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Underage Drinking And DrivingKreger remains in critical condition at HCMC, and the crash is under investigation by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators Execute Search Warrant At Faribault Child Care CenterSeveral agencies executed a search warrant on a Faribault child care center Thursday in connection to a fraud investigation.

Sheriff: Alcohol Involved In Northfield Rollover CrashAlcohol was involved in a rollover crash near Northfield that ejected one passenger, and led to another being extricated from the wreckage.

Residents Petition Morristown City Council To Keep Police DepartmentSome members of a small community south of the Twin Cities are demanding action after the City Council voted to eliminate the local police department.

Police: Man, Child Found Dead Inside Faribault ResidenceAuthorities are investigating after an adult male and a child were found dead inside a residence in southern Minnesota Sunday afternoon.

Sheriff: 2 Women Badly Hurt In Rice County Rollover CrashAuthorities say two adult women were badly hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash in southern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon.

Police Release Sketch Of Rice Co. House Party ShooterLaw enforcement officials have released a sketch of the suspect in Saturday's house party shooting in rural Rice County. Authorities say hundreds of teenagers and young adults were at a party at a home in Webster Township when a fight broke out just before 3 a.m.

Sheriff: Good Samaritan Saves Driver From Submerged Car In LonsdaleA Good Samaritan likely saved a man's live Tuesday morning after his vehicle went into a holding pond near Lonsdale, according to the Rice County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff: Missing Ohio Woman's Car Found In Rice Co.The Rice County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a missing Ohio woman. A deputy found an abandoned car Monday night in a parking lot at Shagger Park on Cannon Lake. When they ran the plates, they discovered the car belonged to 24-year-old Chelsea Martinez from Columbus, Ohio.

Teens Re-Arrested After Faribault JailbreakIf you're going to attempt a jailbreak, wouldn't you have a plan for ditching your orange jumpsuit? Rice County authorities say two minimum-security inmates, both 18 years old, threw a fire extinguisher through a window and escaped from the county jail in Faribault early Wednesday morning.

3 Kids In Home During Lonsdale Drug BustThree people are in jail and three children are in protective custody after a drug bust Thursday in Lonsdale. The Rice County Sheriff's Office says agents from the Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force executed a no-knock search warrant at 11:25 a.m. at a residence -- where drugs, firearms and stolen property were suspected to be.

Authorities Investigating Northfield Drugging IncidentThe Rice County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged Northfield drugging incident earlier this month.

Police: Body Found In Lonsdale Was Missing 'U' StudentInvestigators say the body that was found early Monday evening in Lonsdale is that of a missing University of Minnesota student.

Faribault Firefighter Killed In Rollover CrashA 21-year-old firefighter has died after his pickup truck rolled into the Cannon River on Saturday morning, according to authorities.