The Willmar City Council on Monday in a split 3-5 vote declined approving a motion to hire a recruiting firm to conduct a search for the new Willmar police chief. City staff will conduct the search.| West Central Tribune
Local news stories from Willmar, Minnesota, and more. News, crime, government, traffic, fires, education news and more.| West Central Tribune
The WILLMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT tag is for content related to the Willmar PD in Willmar, Minnesota.| West Central Tribune
A man from Wellington, Kansas, suffered non-life-threatening injury after two semitractors collided north of Litchfield. According to the State Patrol, a passenger was also injured.| West Central Tribune
Former Kandiyohi County Deputy Chris Flatten pleaded guilty in Kandiyohi County District Court to a misdemeanor charge of impaired driving related to a crash in July of 2024. According to court records, officers noted Flatten exhibited signs of impairment after his squad car had crashed into a…| West Central Tribune
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Minnesota alleges that a Willmar police officer unlawfully arrested Derrick Gilbert, 39, of Willmar, for "walking while Black." According to the suit, an officer initially arrested Gilbert on another Black man's warrant.| West Central Tribune
