Litchfield

Excitement builds as drive-ins across Minnesota prepare for a season of outdoor movies, with Verne Drive-In kicking off on April 18. Don't miss it!

Without the railroad there likely would be no Litchfield. Litchfield is a town of 6,624 people located in central Minnesota along highways 12 and 24. The earliest settlers in the area arrived in the 1850s and they formed the town of Forest City.

Litchfield is a town of 6,624 south of St. Cloud in Central Minnesota located along Highways 24 and 12. It was founded in 1869 when the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad, later the called St. Paul and Pacific and then the Great Northern, came through the area.

Minnesota snow plows haven't been needed a lot yet in the state but when they are, they will be ready. I was joined by Truck Equipment Sales Manager Tim Erickson from Towmaster in Litchfield. He says Towmaster assembles snow plows with the accessories which includes the addition of the plow and wings.

All the warm weather has people excited for summer activities, but one activity like the drive-in won't be opening anytime soon. "Look for some exciting announcements in mid-April."

A Litchfield man was arrested on drug charges following a brief car chase last week.

Minnesota snow plows haven't been needed a lot yet in the state but when they are, they will be ready. I was joined by Truck Equipment Sales Manager Tim Erickson from Towmaster in Litchfield.

A Litchfield woman was hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning.

Two motorcyclists from Litchfield were hurt in a crash in western Minnesota Sunday afternoon.

A Litchfield man was seriously hurt in a car versus pedestrian crash Friday night.

On Facebook, user Jennifer Rogers shared a photo of her and Neal McCoy at Shady's No. 7 on Lake Ripley in Litchfield.

A Litchfield man on his way to work Wednesday morning spotted what he thought was a large dog. It wasn't.