North Wright County Today

06/16/2026

Otsego man, swim instructor, "Mr. Blake," facing charges:

An Otsego man who promotes himself as an award-winning adaptive swim instructor is facing criminal sexual conduct charges in Wright County District Court after a complaint was filed earlier this month. Blake Beatnik LeSaint, 36, Otsego, owns and operates “Mr. Blake’s Swim Academy.” While the a...

06/16/2026

And a BRONZE to wrap up the year.
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06/14/2026

🏆 Congratulations to this year's Outstanding Citizen, Fire Chief Eric Bullen of the Albertville Fire Department (Albertville, Minnesota) 🧑‍🚒

06/12/2026

The PODCAST returns with a special guest, a look at AFCD, and of course, Mike complains about all the road work. PLUS - Meet Senate Candidate Leah Temple!

Welcome to Albertville. You can never leave. Yes, we talk road con...

06/09/2026

Get ready to rummage!!!

Albertville will celebrate its annual Friendly City Days festival June 10-14, and it kicks off with the city-wide garage sale starting Wednesday. Dozens of Albertville residents typically participate in the sale. A list of participants can be found here: AFCD Official Garage Sale List Fliers listing...

06/09/2026

Check out this cool program put on by Family Youth Community Connections - FYCC. See more events on their website at: https://www.myfycc.com/

06/08/2026

Stop us if you've heard this one before ...

With traffic already bottle-necked along Wright County Highway 19 due to the County Road 137/37 Closure, the Wright County Highway department is announcing another project and detour – this one coming right after the conclusion of Albertville Friendly City Days. Beginning Monday, June 15, Wright C...

06/08/2026

The OFFICIAL start to summer IS HERE!

It’s looking like a picture perfect weekend ready to roll with all of the thrills and spills that come with Albertville Friendly City Days. The rides. The food. The singing and dancing. And, of course, that Grand Ol’ Parade. Albertville Friendly City Days is coming closer to its 40th anniversary...

06/06/2026

The Monti-to-Albertville work zone is proving to be a tough ride for drivers. Please slow down and stay alert! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRn5t8WJz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[UPDATE] MONTICELLO — Just before 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Monticello Fire was paged to another crash on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 196.

Dispatch advised the crash involved a U-Haul truck and was initially reported as a head-on collision with possible entrapment. One vehicle was reported to be smoking, and at least one person was reported to have cuts to the arms and a head injury.

CentraCare Ambulance responded to the scene, and one 64 year old female patient was transported to Monticello Hospital. Monticello Fire was later canceled.

Note: Several traffic cameras in the area are currently offline due to ongoing road construction.

[UPDATE] Media Release: GMC U-Haul was WB on I-94 when it lost control going off road right and hit the impact attenuator/crash cushion on the end of the concrete barrier.

https://app.dps.mn.gov/MSPMedia2/IncidentDisplay/55674