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Authorities say there’s been a big break in the Cold Spring Police Officer murder case. WJON reports the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Stearns County Sheriff’s Office saying they have recovered the gun believed to be used …
07 Jan 13
LAKE EDWARD TOWNSHIP, Minn. (AP) – Authorities have released final autopsy results in the deaths of a couple in Crow Wing County. The sheriff’s department report says 57-year-old Kathleen Ponsness died of manual strangulation at …
28 Jun 12
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A University of North Dakota student found dead in a Grand Forks rail yard in March died of blood loss after his right arm got tangled in a train and …
28 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police say they’re looking for a 16-year-old mother and her baby because the girl failed to return the child to his foster home following a court-ordered visit. Authorities say they have …
28 Jun 12
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Duluth’s 148th Fighter Wing will soon be headed for Afghanistan. The Minnesota Air National Guard says about 300 unit members will deploy to Kandahar Air Field in support of Operation Enduring …
28 Jun 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Milk production continues to improve in Wisconsin, where dairy producers increased their output by 2 percent. Wisconsin produced 2.3 billion pounds of milk in May. That’s an improvement of 54 million …
28 Jun 12
A Level 3 Sex Offender living in New Ulm was arrested this week for violating his probation. 40-year-old Dino John Bastian was taken into custody after allegedly following someone. He will now likely face his …
30 Mar 12
Best Buy is closing 50 stores in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and is looking to cut costs by $800-million by fiscal 2015. The Hutchinson store is among those slated to close. The biggest U.S. …
30 Mar 12
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
