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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
Minnesota Senator Gary Kubly of Granite Falls remained hospitalized Thursday at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he was taken by ambulance Wednesday after suffering cardiac-like symptoms. His wife Pat tells the West Central Tribune …
02 Mar 12
Minnesota Senator Gary Kubly was in critical condition late Wednesday, suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The West Central Tribune reports Senate Democratic spokesman Amos Briggs Wednesday night said Senator …
01 Mar 12
An unidentified body was found Tuesday in the remains of a house on Big Kandiyohi Lake that was destroyed by an explosion followed by a fire. The Blomkest Fire Department was called to respond to …
01 Mar 12
Winter has finally arrived with a force in Minnesota. Scores of schools canceled classes today (Wednesday) as the state is seeing its heaviest snowfall of the season. As of 8am, Hutchinson had 5 1/2 inches …
29 Feb 12
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild today announced the stops for the 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour, which will visit 18 cities in three states from June 24-26, …
