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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Forestry Division has recommended to the McLeod County Sheriff to issue burning restrictions effective immediately through Tuesday May 14th. Wildfires could become fast moving in a short period …
14 May 13
Construction on Highway 5 from Gaylord to Arlington is expected to get underway today (Monday). Officials say work will begin on a bridge just east of Gaylord resulting in a two-week detour to Highway 19 …
13 May 13
A rural Darwin man is charged with DWI after an ATV crash that seriously injured a child. KWLM reports the Meeker County Sheriff’s Department got a call yesterday just after 3 p.m. about an ATV …
13 May 13
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is in the are this week. Today (Monday), donors can give blood in Delano at the American Legion from 1pm until 7pm. On Tuesday, the Bloodmobile is in Hutchinson at Peace …
13 May 13
After nine years, Carver and Scott County Agriculture Extension Educator Laura Kieser is resigning her position to take a new position at AgStar Financial Services. Kieser says her last day as a U of M …
13 May 13
The flu season, which peaked in January is going down in the history books as one of the most severe in Minnesota. Three more flu-related deaths were confirmed in Minnesota last week, raising the total …
10 May 13
The GFW School Board held interviews with the district’s two superintendent finalists Tuesday evening prior to offering the position to Crosslake Community Charter School Director Tami Martin. Current GFW Superintendent Jeff Bertrang is leaving the …
10 May 13
A rural Hutchinson man was air-lifted Thursday night from the scene of a motorcycle accident near Litchfield. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Department, 34-year-old Joseph Butcher was injured when drove onto the shoulder of …
10 May 13
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 …
