The world-famous Darwin Twine Ball, which has made the small town of Darwin, Minnesota, a destination and is the the world's largest ball of twine created by one man, was started by Francis A. Johnson 75 years ago this month.
Two felony charges and 10 other lesser charges have been filed in Meeker County District Court against the Dassel man who barricaded himself in his home Monday and Tuesday after reports that he had threatened a family member. SWAT teams from several agencies responded, and he eventually surrendered. Officers found evidence in the home that they believe indicates the man fired in the direction of law enforcement.
DASSEL, Minn. -- A 31-year-old Minnesota man who was riding a snowmobile alongside railroad tracks in Dassel died after he lost control, slid into a moving train, and was pulled underneath.
DASSEL - A 10-year old girl from North Carolina died Thursday after a sledding accident at her grandparents' home in rural Dassel. According to the Meeker County Sheriff's office, emergency crews were called to the Craig and Barbara Kay residence...
LITCHFIELD, Minn. - Nels Clarence Bonde, 24, of Dassel, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years and 10 months in prison on a first-degree assault charge for stabbing a woman during a May 4 incident at a rural Litchfield residence.
DASSEL, Minn. -- An 8-year-old rural Dassel boy was taken by ambulance to Meeker Memorial Hospital and later transported to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon after he was accidentally shot in the head at his home.
