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Spring Load Restrictions will go into effect on all McLeod County Highways today (Tuesday, March 6th) and will remain in effect until further notice. Officials say the restrictions protect the investments made in our highways …
06 Mar 12
A 20-year-old Willmar man was sentenced Monday to 39 months in prison for his role in a two-week crime spree last spring that included stealing, burning and crashing vehicles and setting fire to an occupied …
06 Mar 12
State Senator Gary Kubly of Granite Falls has died. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk says Kubly’s family told him the senator died Friday. The 68-year-old senator was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, …
05 Mar 12
Authorities say an accidental gas leak caused a house explosion that killed a man last week in West-Central Minnesota. 64-year-old Daniel Rustad’s body was found in the rubble of the house explosion on shores of …
05 Mar 12
Officials have determined a bomb threat found last week at New Ulm High School was a hoax. Superintendent Harold Remme says when a note was discovered Thursday afternoon, school officials responded immediately. The threat was …
05 Mar 12
The Hutchinson School District has announced their “Students of the Month” for February. They are: Freshmen Ryan McCormick and Erika Smith, Sophomores Clayton Burkstrand, Cody Sondergaard, and Joel Emigh, and Seniors Abby McKimm, Micayla Moore, …
05 Mar 12
This school year will be the last time students at South Elementary in Cosmos will attend that school. The Litchfield Independent Review reports the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School board this week approved a motion to move …
02 Mar 12
Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found in the rubble of a house explosion on shores of Big Kandiyohi Lake. The victim is identified as 64-year-old Daniel Rustad from the …
02 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 …
