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COTTONWOOD — A 20-year-old man was arrested for DWI in an incident involving a car fire, at 1:17 a.m. Monday at the intersection of 290th Avenue and Lyon County Road 10, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A 22-year-old man was cited for speeding at 6:37 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 280th Avenue and Lyon County Road 6, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. GARVIN — A 22-year-old man was arrested for DWI at 7:43 a.m. Sunday on the 100 block of Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A 24-year-old man was arrested in a ...

Crime for July 25

MARSHALL — Welfare fraud reported at 11:48 a.m. Thursday on the 2100 block of 260th Street is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — Theft of keys from a vehicle reported at 8:42 a.m. Thursday on the 900 block of West Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said.

Crime for July 24

GARVIN — A report is being sent to the county attorney for consideration of driving after revocation charges on a 64-year-old man in an incident reported at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday on the intersection of 120th Street and U.S. Highway 59, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — A 30-year-old woman was cited for no Minnesota driver’s license at 1 p.m. Wednesday on the intersection of Lyon County Road 74 and Minnesota Highway 23, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. LYON COUNTY — A 41-year-old man was arrested for DWI at 5:28 p.m. Wednesday on the ...

Crime for July 23

BALATON — A 58-year-old woman was cited for speeding at 7:31 a.m. Tuesday on the intersection of East Second Street and East U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. BALATON — A report is being sent to the county attorney for consideration of charges in a violation of an order for protection in an incident reported at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 block of East Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — Two instances of identity theft, reported at 1:33 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, are under investigation, Marshall Police ...

Crime for July 22

GARVIN — A school bus stop arm violation reported at 1:40 p.m. Monday on the 2500 block of Lyon County Road 54 is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — A hit-and-run incident reported at 1:32 p.m. Monday on the 1200 block of East Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A two-vehicle accident was reported at 7:33 a.m. Monday on the intersection of East Main Street and North Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. No injuries were reported, Police said.

Woman dies from falling tree limb in Hanska

HANSKA — A woman died Monday afternoon from injuries received after a falling tree limb struck her, said the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, the Hanska Fire Department and Alina Ambulance responded to a report of a woman struck in the head by a falling tree limb at 2:40 p.m. Monday on 112th Avenue, Linden Township, about 5 miles northeast of Hanska, the sheriff’s office said. At the scene, emergency responders began CPR and other life saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene because of her injuries, the Brown County ...