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The embroiled Minnesota-based egg factory farm that found itself at the center of a national animal cruelty accusation earlier this month, prompting McDonald’s, Target, and other retailers to the drop the company, is again under …
02 Dec 11
The attorney for a Golden Valley man accused of murdering a Henderson woman this past summer plans to challenge statements his client made following his arrest for the crime. 19-year-old Christopher Tillman is accused of …
02 Dec 11
The computer art and publishing program at Ridgewater College in Willmar will close at the end of this school year. Officials say the program is a victim of budget cuts and low enrollment. College President …
01 Dec 11
A Gaylord woman has pleaded guilty to a 5th-degree controlled substance crime for growing marijuana in her home. 40-year-old Sally Ellen Robinette was arrested in October after authorities discovered a total of 14 marijuana plants …
01 Dec 11
Hutchinson School District officials have announced their “Students of the Month” for November. They are: Freshmen Leonel Chavez and Elizabeth Vo, Sophomores Jordan Scott, Kendra Brand, Abbie Nistler, and Tyler Wambeke, Junior Ruby Schaufler, and …
01 Dec 11
A group of teenagers was caught tipping tombstones in a local cemetery last week. An officer with the Hutchinson Police Department was patrolling near Oakland Cemetery last Tuesday afternoon at about 3:45 and noticed a …
30 Nov 11
A rural Paynesville man indicted for first-degree murder for allegedly killing 43-year-old Timothy Richard Larson of Albertville, in Kandiyohi County still has not secured the services of a lawyer to represent him. The West Central …
30 Nov 11
Three children walked away with bumps and bruises after their school bus collided with a car in Eden Prairie Monday. Authorities say the crash happened at an intersection just after noon. Authorities say the injured …
29 Nov 11
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 …
