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Delbert Huber’s trial for the October 2011 killing of Timothy Richard Larson has been moved to September. In a court hearing Wednesday, The West Central Tribune reports the 81-year-old rural Paynesville man agreed to move …
17 May 12
Wright County Public Health reports that pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has been confirmed in 77 people since the beginning of the year. Officials say most of the diagnosed cases are in school age children but adults …
16 May 12
A two-vehicle crash southeast of Bird Island sent two people to the hospital Monday evening. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two vehicle crash just after 5:30pm at the intersection of …
16 May 12
A 39-year-old Paynesville man was arrested on charges of criminal vehicular operation and driving while impaired after a two-vehicle crash east of Paynesville Monday evening. Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner says deputies responded to a crash at County …
16 May 12
Republican State Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City voted in favor of building a new Vikings stadium to help preserve the Republican’s majority in the legislature. The Litchfield Independent Review reports that’s what he told …
16 May 12
District Judge Michael Thompson has concluded that, in the interest of justice, standby counsel needs to be appointed for 81-year-old Delbert Huber, the rural Paynesville man facing first-degree murder charges for shooting and killing an …
15 May 12
Phase II of Ridgewater’s Technical Instruction Addition and Renovation project was among the projects included in the $496 million bonding bill signed by Governor Mark Dayton Friday afternoon. Ridgewater’s project is funded for $13.851 million, …
14 May 12
Next year’s 66th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener, May 10-11, 2013, will be held in the Park Rapids Lakes Area, a popular destination for outdoor recreation. Located in northwest Minnesota, the Park Rapids area is home …
14 May 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 …
