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🌱 Willmar police reports include injury concerns after Saturday crash

Willmar, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Willmar! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Willmar police reports include injury concerns after Saturday crash
  • Three ways to celebrate the holidays in Willmar
  • Willmar's defense faces its biggest test at state

Also on today's calendar: Ladies Day at Elmquist Jewelers and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Colder with periods of sun, temps: high: 39, low: 25.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Records published Nov. 10, 2026 (wctrib.com) — A two-vehicle crash with possible injuries was reported Saturday evening at Fifth Street and Kandiyohi Avenue Southwest in Willmar. Other weekend police reports included a crash involving an unlicensed juvenile driver and a resident's report that someone had opened a credit card account in their name.
   

2. Best family holiday fun in Willmar (bestofthemidwest.com) — Willmar families have three holiday outings ahead, starting with Holidaze on Nov. 21, featuring Santa photos, a market and a lighted parade. Celebrate the Light of the World brings more than 800,000 lights to Robbins Island from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, while Kandi Kane Lane offers ornament-making and other activities beginning Nov. 30.
   

3. Football: Willmar Cardinals hope to contain potent Hill-Murray offense (wctrib.com) — Willmar's unbeaten Cardinals return to the state football tournament Thursday, facing Hill-Murray at 6 p.m. at Blaine High School. In their first state appearance since 2018, the Cardinals bring Class AAAA's stingiest defense against its highest-scoring offense, with a semifinal berth at U.S. Bank Stadium on the line.
   

4. Highs on Monday were well above average, some locations in the mid 60s (tncontentexchange.com) — Willmar reached 63 degrees Monday, joining several central and west central Minnesota communities in an unusually warm start to the week. The report expects above-normal warmth through Veterans Day before colder air arrives Thursday and Friday, bringing high temperatures down into the 30s.
   

5. Bill Willcox (marshallradio.net) — Bill Willcox, a longtime Redwood Falls resident whose surviving children include Tracy Prokosch of Willmar, died Oct. 29 at 86. An Army veteran, he worked in television repair and later for the Postal Service. His memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Redwood Valley Funeral Home, with visitation one hour beforehand.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Willmar

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Willmar

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.