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A man died early Sunday morning after losing control of his ATV and hit a tree. The victim, whose name hasn’t been released pending notification of relatives, was treated at the scene and then died …
09 Apr 12
The Hutchinson School District has announced their “Students of the Month” for March. They are: Sophomore Mitch Schwerin, Juniors Ryan Duehn, Michael O’Fallon, Valerie Haekenkamp, Lisa Hruby, and Brianna Schmid, and Seniors Cora Howell and …
09 Apr 12
The Minnesota Twins and concessions and retail partner, Delaware North Sportservice, have announced new additions to the concessions at Target Field this seasons. In a news release Twins President Dave St. Peter says the team …
09 Apr 12
The Minnesota Department of Transportation this week announced its road construction projects for 2012. There are a total of 316 projects Mn/DOT will be undertaking around the state this year, at a cost of …
07 Apr 12
Officials are warning of an elevated fire danger through the weekend for much of Minnesota. Fire danger ratings from the Department of Natural Resources show a high to extreme fire danger statewide due to low …
07 Apr 12
The McLeod County Fire Chiefs Association, along with the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents of the county and surrounding area to use extreme caution while conducting controlled burns. Fire departments have been dispatched …
06 Apr 12
Nearly 3,000 Minnesota National Guard soldiers are scheduled to return home over the next three weeks after serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait over the last year, and some area soldiers are even now back on …
06 Apr 12
Back in 2009, a tombstone was found in a driveway of an abandoned farm site, south of Hutchinson, on Dale St., near County Road 7. The tombstone has the words “Unser Kind” (German for Our …
06 Apr 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 …
