Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "West Central Tribune staff report." Often, the "West Central Tribune staff report" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require…| West Central Tribune
Dillon Clemens and Jacob Cobb recently pleaded guilty to federal charges for drug trafficking. They had served time in the December 2010 murder of their mother at the family's Stevens County home.| West Central Tribune
Nickolas Steven Neal, 39, pleaded guilty in October to two counts of possession of a pornographic work. According to court records, he was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in 2015.| West Central Tribune
Officers recovered more than 22 pounds of marijuana, more than a pound of hallucinogenic mushrooms, and a 9mm pistol while serving simultaneous search warrants in Willmar last week. The four adults arrested have since been charged with various felony offenses.| West Central Tribune
Tom Cherveny is a regional and outdoors reporter for the West Central Tribune. He has been a reporter with the West Central Tribune since 1993. Cherveny can be reached via email at tcherveny@wctrib.com or by phone at 320-214-4335.| West Central Tribune
Local news stories from Willmar, Minnesota, and more. News, crime, government, traffic, fires, education news and more.| West Central Tribune