— Kandiyohi County voters elected a new sheriff by a wide margin, making Eric Tollefson the chief law enforcement officer in the county next year. Tollefson received 12,192 votes, nearly 69%, while ...

The candidates both have significant law enforcement experience: Holien with more than 22 years and Tollefson with more than 26 years. It is also a race between two Kandiyohi County residents — ...

Tollefson has served the Sheriff’s Office for nearly 26 years, including 11 years as a detective and eight years as patrol sergeant. He is a fifth-generation native of Kandiyohi County. In his ...

Speakers from a wide area shared stories about immigrants being arrested by ICE agents. Kandiyohi County is one of a handful of counties that detain suspected undocumented immigrants for ICE, and had ...

— Incumbent Sheriff Eric Holien will be facing off against challenger Eric Tollefson, a sheriff's deputy, in November to see who will be elected as the next Kandiyohi County sheriff. Holien is running ...