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A recently reopened ethanol plant in Buffalo Lake is closed again, and Purified Renewable Energy’s top executives have been fired amid allegations of wrongdoing in an unfolding bankruptcy case. MNN reports former chief financial officer …
23 Apr 13
Due to the current weather the McLeod County Parks will officially open on Wednesday, May 8th. They were tentatively set to open May 1st. Park hours are 8:00 a.m. to one hour past sunset. All …
23 Apr 13
After one day of jury selection in Kandiyohi County District Court, nine people have been selected as jurors in the first-degree murder trial of Timothy John Huber. The 47-year-old Huber is charged with first- and …
23 Apr 13
The Timothy Huber murder trial is scheduled to begin today (Monday) in Kandiyohi County District Court in Willmar. Jury selection is first. KWLM reports the trial is scheduled to last 3 weeks. The 47-year-old Huber, …
22 Apr 13
The Highway 4 reconstruction project in Cosmos began today (Monday). According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the detour follows Highway 4 north to Highway 7, then east to Meeker County Road 1, north to …
22 Apr 13
The employees of a meat-processing plant in St. James have filed a lawsuit against the company over allegations they were not paid for all the hours they worked. The complaint says that workers at Armour …
22 Apr 13
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is in the area this week. Today, donors can give blood in Watertown at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church from 1pm until 7pm. On Tuesday, donors can give blood in Cosmos at …
22 Apr 13
Registration for the 3rd Annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival motorcycle run begins today (Monday). The run is being held on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Same day event registration and lineup begins at 9:00 am at …
22 Apr 13
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, …
