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A Gaylord contractor accused of forging documents and failing to pay a subcontractor has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated forgery. 71-year-old Karl Richard Kuphal entered the plea on Friday. He reportedly admitted to forging 2 …
28 Feb 12
A Glencoe woman is dead and a Silver Lake man is charged with killing her last week at her residence. 42-year-old David Muniz Bustos is charged with 2nd degree murder in the stabbing death of …
27 Feb 12
The New Ulm and Monticello K-Mart stores will be closing their doors for good in the coming months. The announcement came last week that the two stores would be part of the latest round of …
27 Feb 12
A final vote is expected to be made tonight on whether nearly 60 elementary students will go to school in Cosmos or Atwater next year. For at least the last two years the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City …
27 Feb 12
Weekly activity reports from conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are littered with evidence of various types of refuse being discarded along Minnesota roads and waterways. “We’re seeing everything from wooden fish …
24 Feb 12
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced several recent promotions in its Division of Enforcement. Conservation Officer Alex Gutierrez was promoted to second lieutenant and named the new metro Regional Training Officer (RTO), overseeing …
24 Feb 12
A 20-year-old Willmar man pleaded guilty to theft charges in Meeker County District Court this week. The West Central Tribune reports 20-year-old Chase John Hodapp pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony charges of theft in …
24 Feb 12
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen was named to a new statewide transportation finance advisory committee this week by Gov. Mark Dayton. Madsen, of rural Lake Lillian, is one of just three county commissioners selected to …
24 Feb 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 …
