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LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man is jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a co-worker’s 5-year-old daughter. Twenty-six-year-old Zachary Todd Anderson, of Monticello, is being held in the …
22 Aug 16
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly 5,000 nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals have voted to authorize an indefinite strike amid a dispute over a new contract. The workers represented by the Minnesota Nurse’s Association voted Thursday …
19 Aug 16
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders are abandoning their hopes of a special session. Minnesota’s top politicians have met routinely for months to try to find an agreement for an …
19 Aug 16
Storms rumbled through the area and Southern Minnesota overnight. The storms brought winds in excess of 50 miles per hour to New Germany, and over 45 miles per hour to Mayer and Glencoe. Further South …
19 Aug 16
LE CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A woman accused of texting while driving and fatally striking an elderly man along a road in Le Sueur County has pleaded guilty to charges. Forty-eight-year-old Susan Ann Russo reached …
18 Aug 16
A Hutchinson Woman was seriously injured in a two vehicle accident near Howard Lake. 71 year old Miriam Schmidt was seriously injured when the car she was driving crossed the center line and struck …
18 Aug 16
Two area law Enforcement Officers have been honored for their work on DWI’s. Sibley County Sheriff’s Deputy Deputy Alex Nelson and Carver County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Petersen were honored as a 2015 DWI Enforcer All …
18 Aug 16
The State Patrol is seeking information on a care that may have been in the area at the time of the fatal hit and run that killed Derek Fath of Belle Plaine Sunday. The …
17 Aug 16
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