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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced several recent promotions in its Division of Enforcement. Conservation Officer Alex Gutierrez was promoted to second lieutenant and named the new metro Regional Training Officer (RTO), overseeing …
24 Feb 12
A 20-year-old Willmar man pleaded guilty to theft charges in Meeker County District Court this week. The West Central Tribune reports 20-year-old Chase John Hodapp pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony charges of theft in …
24 Feb 12
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen was named to a new statewide transportation finance advisory committee this week by Gov. Mark Dayton. Madsen, of rural Lake Lillian, is one of just three county commissioners selected to …
24 Feb 12
A Gaylord contractor accused of forging documents and failing to pay a subcontractor is scheduled to be in court this week. Karl Richard Kuphal, of Kuphal Construction, has reportedly admitted to forging 2 bank lien …
23 Feb 12
The Eden Valley-Watkins School Board has selected the districts next superintendent. The St. Cloud Times reports Mark Messman has been chosen to take over for Larry Peterson, who’s retiring June 30th after 11 years as …
23 Feb 12
Minnesota’s new legislative district maps would put 46 legislators in districts with other incumbents and create 23 open seats, but it’s unclear whether the map will change the partisan balance in the GOP-controlled Legislature. The …
22 Feb 12
The four teenagers who were killed Monday in a car crash near Alexandria have been identified. The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. when a car crossed the median and collided with oncoming traffic on …
21 Feb 12
Fire destroyed a rural Darwin home early Sunday morning. No one was home at the time of the fire that occurred just before 4:30 Sunday morning at the home that was being rented by 61-year-old …
21 Feb 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 …
