Range war on the prairie: Rural Minnesota residents fight gun range Neighbors say the site is a hazard to public safety; Meeker County calls their lawsuit claim bunk. March 5, 2021 10:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
They haven t always slept well since. We ve had such a nice, peaceful life, Rick Kirkpatrick said of the home where they ve lived for 32 years, on a gravel road among farm fields about 2 miles outside this central Minnesota town. Nobody bothers me here.
That may be changing. The Eden Valley Sportsman s Club is ready to open a full-service shooting range across the road from the Kirkpatricks home. It includes a pistol range as well as trapshooting.
Meeker County Jail
(KNSI) – A 36-year-old Litchfield man wanted for multiple violations of a domestic abuse no-contact order is behind bars after police say he led them on a miles-long pursuit Wednesday night.
The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says about 6:10, a deputy saw Dustin Nelson’s pickup truck and tried to pull him over. They say Nelson refused and took off, leading police on a 23-mile long chase until they saw they lost sight of him in a wooded area off Highway 24 in Forest City Township.
For two hours, deputies tracked Nelson until he was found roughly two miles away on County Road 34 southwest of Mud Lake. The Minnesota State Patrol, Eden Valley Police Department, CEE-VI Task Force, and Litchfield Police Department all helped in the search.