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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Eden Prairie man is charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the stabbing death of his pregnant wife and their prematurely born child. Thirty-year-old Yevgeniy Savenok remains jailed with bail set at …
18 May 16
People seeking federal, state, county and city offices have a two-week window beginning today (Tuesday) to file for candidacy. Hutchinson Mayor Gary Forcier’s seat is up for election as are two positions on the City …
17 May 16
A Willmar man has been named the 2015 Trooper of the Year for the Minnesota State Patrol. Sgt. Dennis Koenen, a 30-year State Patrol vet, was honored as part of the patrol’s annual awards ceremony, …
17 May 16
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in locating a missing Willmar woman. Last Thursday the sheriff’s office took a missing person’s report from the family of 20-year-old Marissa Kristine Quade. …
17 May 16
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s presenting a middle ground on a transportation funding plan but that it’s up to Republicans to meet him halfway. The Democratic governor presented two proposals …
17 May 16
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Security was tight as mourners gathered at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall for a memorial for megastar Prince, who worshipped there before he died last month. Traffic cones lined the streets …
16 May 16
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A Minneapolis charter school teacher has been named the 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Abdul Wright teaches eighth-grade language arts at The Best Academy in Minneapolis. He’s the 52nd recipient …
16 May 16
Two fires Sunday, one in Sibley County, the other in Meeker County, caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. At just after 9:30 Sunday morning, the Sibley County Sheriff’s office received a report of …
16 May 16
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