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The Litchfield Community Built Playground was chosen by WCCO-TV as the best playground in the state and was featured on the s...
The Minnesota Legislature passed a Legacy Fund bill before adjourning their 2013 Session Monday night. House Legacy Committee...
(Undated) -- 5-22-13-- The United States Golf Association and the Royal & AncientGolf Club have announced a rule change prohi...
Granite Falls is the center of attention this weekend for Celebrate River History Month. Last night a series of speakers talk...
There's a grand opening ceremony today (Fri10am) for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility at Camp Ripley. Th...
The City of Spicer wants to put up a fence to keep geese off of the Glacial Lakes State Trail and off of city streets and Hig...
(Grand RApids, MN) -- Fire crews are battling two separate wildfires on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesot...
The Litchfield City Council has approved of another improvement project for Memorial Park at Lake Ripley. The city will be pa...
We've yet to get into the groove of the spring season but the disc golf leagueseason has begun in Willmar. People can mee...
Drivers planning a, eastbound trip this evening (Tue)along I-94 between St. Cloud and Clearwater will have to make alternativ...
A grand opening celebration took place Saturday for Stearns County' s Dairyland Trail in Greenwald. Phase one of the Dair...
The latest flood forecast from the National WeatherService shows a crest on the Red River at Fargo-Moorhead between38-and-40-...
Construction is set to begin, and a groundbreaking is planned, for Stearns County s most recently acquired park Rockville Co...
A man tossed from a Bloomington hotel for being drunk yesterday (Wed) is accused of driving off in the hotel's shuttle va...
The Willmar City Council last night approved the tax abatement for Torgerson Property's hotel, restaurant and convention ...
Democrat Jim Graves said yesterday he will runagain for Congress in Minnesotas 6th District. In 2012, Graves lost toRepublica...
Last year the first round of golf was played at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar in mid-March and the last round took place...
Both directions of Interstate 94 are reduced to a single lane on the westbound side of the interstate between Highway 24 in C...
A number of golf courses in the state are planning to open this weekend after an early start to the season last year. Minneso...
The following is a news release from Belgrade Meats:April 3, 2013 Belgrade Meats and Pastures a Plenty has issued a voluntary...
(Undated) -- There's one sure sign warmer weather is around the corner: Mn-DOT announced their 2013 summer construction p...
Minnesota Twins fans will have some new food items tochoose from this season at Target Field. The Canteen Burger from local c...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A 52-year-old Woodbury man is charged with stealing two six packs of beer and a teacher's wallet at the...
The red hot Minnesota Wild took the day off yesterday,with no practice and no game. The day of relaxation came after a big wi...
The Parks and Trails Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected Jeremy Losinski, who has un...
The Parks and Trails Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected Jeremy Losinski, who has un...
The Litchfield City Council gave its final approval last night for the new playground at Memorial Park on Lake Ripley. The Co...
An Iowa woman accused of leaving her one andsix-year-old nieces alone in a Bloomington hotel while she hit a strip cluband a ...
(Avondale, AZ) -- 3-4-13-- Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak by takingthe checkered flag in Sunday's Subway Fre...
(Washington, DC) -- There are about 35 federally inspected meat packing plants in Minnesota, and they could be the first to f...
The mayor of Red Wing is stepping down, amid publicpressure over his side job as a frac sand lobbyist. Mayor Dennis Egan says...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 2-20-13-- The Wild depart for Edmonton today as they get ready fora two game stint against the Northwest Di...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol closed Interstate 94 from Moorhead to Alexandria, H...
Girls who thought it would be too expensive to buy a dress for this spring's prom should stop by the Kandi Mall today. Hu...
The Peanut Butter and Milk Festival in Litchfield wraps up tomorrow. Seven people from Hartford, Alabama have been visiting M...
A rural Dassel man recently was reunited with an artifact from his youth after a motorcycle, submerged for 56 years, was pull...
(Undated) -- Measurable snow was reported in parts of southeastern and northern Minnesota this week and the DNR's Pat Arn...
The Minnesota Wild completed a three game homestand to open up the 48 game schedule with a 3-1 loss on Tuesday night to Nashv...
The Litchfield City Council chambers were packed last night, mostly with people interested in a presentation regarding the fu...
Many activities taking place in Spicer this weekend as Winterfest 2013 gets into full swing. From 6 to 9 tonight is the wine ...
Kandiyohi County has been awarded a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to build a bike trail along Coun...
Local realtor Tom Amberg has purchased the Historic Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar and has plans to improve some...
Efforts to get a new grocery store in New London suffered a setback when Peace Lutheran Church decided not to sell an overflo...
Foot Lake will be alive with the sound of snowmobile races today. Brian Nelson of U.S.X.C Racing says the Willmar Area Lakes ...
Foot Lake will come alive with the sound of snowmobile races on Saturday. Brian Nelson of U.S.X.C Racing says the Willmar Are...
Volunteers on Green Lake in Spicer made great progress on the 2013 Spicer Winterfest Ice Castle. Mike Lint of Wee Kut Ice Com...
Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak and Green Bay counterpartJim Schmitt have a friendly bet on Saturday's Vikings-Packers playof...
Sibley State Park may be expanding to the east, and discussions are taking place on creating a trail linking the park with th...
The new Liquor Store in Litchfield is expected to open by the middle of January. Liquor Store Manager Angela Decker says the ...
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a crime alert after what they believe was an abduction in Appleton l...
The Litchfield City Council had about a dozen visitors attending last night’s meeting. The guests had a special interes...
Snowmobile clubs across the state are keeping a close eye ontoday's forecast. Snow is expected in parts of Minnesota, and...
(Chicago, IL) -- A Minnesota man has died after falling 22 feet down a smokestack at an upscale downtown Chicago hotel early ...
With a sudden surplus of snow, people are likely getting their snowmobiles out for the first time since the spring of 2011. T...
Representative and Author Dean Urdahl of Grove City has weighed-in with his thoughts on the assassination of President Abraha...
The Mayor of Montevideo is on her way to meet the Mayor of Montevideo. Debra Fader was recently invited to an official visit ...
(Little Falls, MN) -- A state-of-the art driving facility has been completed at Camp Ripley The Minnesota State Patrol will u...
The 17th annual Pioneer Christmas will be held today at the Forrest City Stockadenorth of Litchfield. Events take place from ...
(New London, MN) During the special resource management deer hunt Saturday and Sunday, Sibley State Park will be closed to al...
At 10:30 last night people were lined up outside the Best Buy store in Willmar, some in sleeping bags, waiting for them to op...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has approved a $48 million loan for the Lower Sioux Indian Community of Morton, ...
Major changes are on the way to the Willmar Holiday Inn and Conference Center on East Highway 12. Willmar Planning and Develo...
Patrick Moore, the Executive Director of Montevideo-based "Clean Up the River Environment" or "CURE" anti...
The Lakes Area Reveiw reports Peace Lutheran Church in New London will be voting whether to sell land that may be developed i...
The Kandiyohi County Public Works Departmentsays weather permitting, work will begin tomorrow on the bridge replacement locat...
Motorists in Renville County will experience detours on Highway 4 near Hector as crews begin culvert and tile replacement in ...
Motorists travelling on Highway 12 will no longer encounter a detour between Ortonville and Big Stone City, S.D. The new High...
Drivers need to be extra careful tonight (WED) astrick-or-treaters and their parents are on the streets for Halloween. Mn-DOT...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is out with a new tip for people carving their jack-o-lanterns. D...
In celebration of autumn, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center near Spicer will host the annual Great Halloween Haunt ...
Keep active all year long with the right gear and great programs! Learn about itall at the Winter Fitness Expo Monday, Novemb...
Work is wrapping up on New London's newest park. Dale Peterson, Treasurer of the New London American Legion, says Memoria...
(Various) -- It only makes sense that several school districts in the farmland of southwestern Minnesota are bringing more fr...
The Barn Theatre in Willmar is putting on their annual "Taste of Broadway" fundraiser Saturday night. Co-organizer ...
(Winona, MN) -- Today marks the end of an era for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Winona. Coke spokesman Kevin Morris says ...
Wild Mountain near Taylors Falls is the first ski and snowboard hill in the U-S to open this season. Crews made enough snow i...
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns today (Thurs) to thesite of his 1996 Christmas movie "Jingle All the Way." The "...
Motorists in Montevideo may encounter minor delays when the Highway 29 resurfacing project from Highway 212 to Chippewa Count...
Visitation for Happy Chef restaurant founder and formerstate Representative Marcel "Sal" Frederick begins this afte...
"Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations" is a new traveling exhibitionthat will expl...
Just in time for the susquicentenial, 54 acres of additional land will be dedicated at the Wood Lake Battlefield Memorial nea...
On September 26th 1862, white and mixed blood people who were being held captive by the Dakota during the U.S. Dakota War wer...
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says at this point in both the farming and the road construction season, dry weat...
With about two-thirds of Americans said to be overweight, thelatest obesity study shows a concerning trend for individual sta...
The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department says work will begin today on the Kandiyohi County Road 9 Project. Phase 1 const...
The Highway 212 detour near Dawson will remain for an additional week, as crews add centerline rumble stripes to the road sur...
The Atwater Threshing Show will be held tomorrow and Sunday from 8-to-5 each day.The site is about a mile east of Atwater on ...
8-28-12 Bob Harms of Kingston has one more day to go in his trip across the state on a riding lawnmower. Harms is headingsout...
8-17-12 West central Minnesota will take center stage when the Willmar Lakes Area play host to a regional Legacy Destination ...
(London) -- 8-13-12-- The United States is leaving London with the most medals. TheU.S. ended Olympic action with 46 gold, ...
8-9-12 Brittany Viola advanced to the ten-meter platform divingsemifinals at the London Olympics Wednesday. The daughter of f...
(Duluth, MN) -- A new web site devoted to motorcycle routes around scenic Lake Superior is now up and running. The Ride Lake ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The closing ceremony of the tenth-annual Red Ribbon Ride is today at the State Capitol. Organizers hope to ...
7-20-12 Minnesota's most well-known skyscraper is up for sale.The I-D-S Center, on the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapo...
7-19-12 A special bicycle for a disabled man was stolen from outside his group home on Friday, but was found by a postal empl...
7-19-12 The Cosmos Space Festival includes garage sales Friday and Saturday, mini rods Friday evening from 5-to-8 and a stree...
7-16-12 (River Falls, WI) -- People in River Falls are still struggling to come to terms with the deaths of three young siste...
7-2-12 A motorcycle driver is dead after a crash Sunday in Otter Tail County. The state patrol says at 5:26 a.m. yesterday a ...
6-30-12 Sonshine Music Festival would like to do something NEW this year and offer the FULL EVENT TICKET which is currently &...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 6-26-12-- The Minnesota Wild continue their "Wild Road Tour"through Minnesota. Three different ...
6-23-12 People are hoping the rain avoids the area today for all the fun Willmar Fests 2012 activities. Committee Member Lori...
6-21-12 (Duluth, MN) -- Following the heavy rains and flooding in northeastern Minnesota, tourism officials want visitors to ...
6-20-12 It's the first day of summer and the first day of Willmarfest 2012. The Senior Coronation takes place at the Will...
6-19-12 The Litchfield City Council set a date of July 12th for opening bids for the new liquor store project. The old Brock ...
6-15-12 Safe Avenues shelter house in Willmar is expanding their bike ride tomorrow. Director Connie Schmoll says last year t...
6-13-12 A "Saved by the Helmet" award was given by public safetyofficials Tuesday to a Woodbury couple who hit a de...
6-13-12 There will be a Flag Disposal Ceremony at the Legion in Olivia on Thursday June 14th. The program starts at 7:00 that...
6-9-12 Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day, when admission is freeto all 75 Minnesota State Parks and recreation areas. The...
6-1-12 Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial first day of summer, and summer brings a lot of tourism dollars into Kandiyo...
6-1-12 Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial first day of summer, and summer brings a lot of tourism dollars into Kandiyo...
5-28-12 On this Memorial Day, State Representative John Kriesel of Cottage Grove is remembering the sacrifices that are made ...
5-28-12 Promoting Minnesota as "the bike friendly state", a group of state agencies, private organization, and busi...
5-28-12 There are dozens of Memorial Day ceremonies in Minnesota today as Americans honor the men and women who have died ser...
5-28-12 Senator Al Franken heads to central Minnesota this afternoon for a special Memorial Day event (2pm). He'll be in ...
5-28-12 A brand new Veterans' Memorial will be dedicated in Raymond today, Memorial Day. The Minnesota Mesabi Black Grani...
(Little Falls, MN) -- Gold Star families are gathering at Camp Ripley today for a private memorial service in honor of their ...
5-25-12 Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick-off for the summer travel season and it should be a good one for the stat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The DNR will kick off its "I Can Camp" program in June at Minnesota state parks. If your new to c...
5-18-12 CUREis trying something new this year with CURE's River's & History Weekend Canoe Trips Tomorrow theyare aski...
5-16-12 (Duluth, MN) -- Duluth officials have lost a round in their fight to get part of the revenue from a downtown casino o...
(Undated) -- Many people are moving ahead with spring and summer travel plans they had nearly abandoned now that it seems fou...
(Ponte Verdre Beach, FL) -- 05-11-2012-- Wayzata's Tim Herron shot a two-under-par-70in yesterday's opening round of...
5-9-12 At approximately 2:45 am, a fault was detected on the transmission line that feeds Kandiyohi Power Coop substations no...
5-4-12 The tallest man in America, who lives in Rochester, isgetting a brand new pair of shoes. Seven-foot-eight-inch tall Ig...
5-4-12 It looks like court action will be needed on at least one parcel of land involved in the Kandiyohi County Road 9 reloc...
4-30-12 Minnesota livestock farmers are wondering what the impactwill be from a fast food giant's recent announcement tha...
4-25-12 The Twin Cities area is the second most affordable vacationspot in America. That, according to Livability-dot-Com, wh...
(Oak Grove, MN) -- Authorities have identified the nine-year-old boy who died following a dirt bike accident Friday. Nicholas...
4-17-12 The Minnesota River advocacy group "CURE" based in Montevideo opposes the mining of rock along the river ne...
4-16-12 Lake Avenue North from Minnie Street to 185th Street in Paynesville will be closed for approximately one month beginn...
4-16-12 The local chapter of the TEA party is planning a rally tonight. Their4th Annual T.E.A.(Taxed Enough Already)PartyRall...
4-14-12 For a Twin Cities couple, a vacation drive to Madison,Wisconsin was what you might call "the cat's meow.&quo...
(Toronto, Ontario) --04-11-2012-- The Minnesota Wild remained in the seventh slot forthe June NHL Entry Draft. The draft l...
(03/23/12) The top seed in the tournament, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, continued their perfect record with an 56-36 victory over...
3-19-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Fourteen adults have been charged with selling cocaine and crack in and around Champions Bar on ...
3-19-12 A Sacred Heart man is hospitalized after a dirt bike accident Saturday afternoon. Just before 6 p.m. relatives found ...
3-3-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A health policy expert at the University of Minnesotais calling for a soda pop tax to combat obes...
(Philadelphia, PA) -- The Minnesota Wild are back on the ice this evening as they continue a four-game road trip against the ...
(Minneapolis, MN) --03-02-2012-- The 2012 Boys' state swimming and diving meetcontinues today at the University of Minn...
St. Paul, MN 2-26-12 -- The Wild are back home today playing host to the San Jose Sharks. Minnesota saw its modest two-game w...
3-2-12 March means the run of maple syrup begins across Minnesota. The D-N-R is teaching folks how to harvest sap and make th...
2-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- If you have to travel today, keep in mind that road conditions vary around the state. The State Pat...
2-28-12 The Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Accordin...
(Dallas, TX) The Minnesota Wild can't seem to win in Dallas and last night was no exception. Jamie Benn scored in the sec...
2-20-12 Thousands of people in a refugee camp in Kenya will be able to eat thanks to the efforts of an army of volunteers in ...
(Undated) -- The Twins continue their Winter Caravan today (SUN) in Red Wing. The celebrity group makes a stop at a casino ne...
2-20-12 Five people were injured in a one vehicle rollover in Wood Lake Saturday nights. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff&#...
(Undated) -- The Twins continue their Winter Caravan tomorrow in Red Wing. The celebrity group will make a stop at a casino n...
2-17-12 (Grand Rapids, MN) -- A two-year-old boy is dead after a hot tub accident in a Grand Rapids hotel. Officers say the b...
2-16-12 A new proposal for a Vikings stadium is unveiled thismorning before Minnesota lawmakers. White Earth tribal chief Erm...
2-14-12 It's Valentine's Day, otherwise known as Black Tuesday for people who deal in chocolates and flowers. Brom Sh...
2-12-12 Officials have identified the man who was fatally shot at a downtown Minneapolis hotel over the weekend. The Hennepin...
(Undated) -- Welcome to January in Minnesota. Chuck Lennon with ExploreMinnesota says there are about eight golf courses o...
2-6-12 It's been nearly a year but Atwater is finally getting a hardware store back. Elsie Kashmark of Peaceful Thymes Gi...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota has a record-high number of motorcycle registrations, nearly 230-thousand at last count. And m...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Twelve state parks around Minnesota are holding candlelight ski snowshoe or hiking events tonight. The DNR&...
2-1-12 The Stearns County Parks Department will proceed with plans for construction of the Dairyland Trail. Today the Board o...
1-20-12 There may be no ice castle or snow slide but Winterfest is about to begin in Spicer. Dave Henle is chairing his 9th W...
1-11-12 One person who would really like to see it snow is Willmar High School Nordic Ski Team Coach Brad Haugen. Haugen says...
1-10-12 A federal appeals court is the next stop for Duluth in its legal battle over profit-sharing with a downtown casino. M...
(MNN) -- The Minnesota Wild rang in the new year with a loss toPhoenix last night at the X in St. Paul. The Coyotes topped th...
12-30-11 The holiday shopping frenzy is winding down but security remains on high alert at the Mall of America. Bloomington P...
12-28-11 (Freeport, MN) -- An historic flour mill in central Minnesota was destroyed after a huge fire on Tuesday. No injurie...
12-26-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- You have until eight o'clock tonight (MON) to make your 2012 campsite reservations at a Minnesota ...
(Vancouver, British Columbia) -- The Wild will begin a three-game roadtrip against the Canucks in Vancouver tonight. Minne...
12-22-11 -- Time is running out to make campsite reservations at Minnesota state parks for 2012 - at least for the time being...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher football program revealed anew-look helmet design earlier this week, releasing photo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The red hot Minnesota Wild returned home for a day offyesterday, following Saturday's 4-1 win in Phoenix....
(Mankato, MN) -- The Timberwolves practiced in Mankato yesterday as partof their preseason training camp. Head coach Rick ...
12-17-11 This weekend will be another good one tocheck out two of the more spectacular light displays in the area this year. ...
12-12-11A Paynesville woman and a child were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning near New London. The state patrol say...
12-12-11 Food, food everywhere. It can spell holiday headaches for people with eating disorders. Mayo Clinic psychologist Les...
12-12-11 White Earth Tribal Chairwoman Erma Vizenor plans a full-court press, lobbying key lawmakers this week to gather supp...
12-9-11 The 2011 Holiday Express 18-wheeler began it's four day trip to towns around the area last night.Steve Lueders says t...
12-6-11 A Minnesota landmark is being called America'sfavorite mall. Travel and Leisure Magazine rates Bloomington's Mall ofA...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The red-hot Minnesota Wild will have a morning workout on the Xcel Energy Center ice this morning before em...
11-17-11 A 42-year-old man was hurt when his car left a road north of Willmar and ended up in a lake. At around 6:15 a.m. the...
(Columbus, OH) -- The first-place Minnesota Wild conclude a five-game roadtrip tonight with a game at Columbus. So far, th...
11-15-11 The Willmar Community-Owned Grocery Organizing Board is hosting its first Slow Food-A-Thon, a friendly crock pot cha...
11-7-11 The annualPeanut Butter & Milk Festival exchange program istaking place in Alabama this week.The trip this year is ac...
(Undated) -- This seasons Thanksgiving dinner will cost nearly six dollars more this year than last. To feed 10 people with a...
Another picture of the big crowd for Ron Mackedanz pinning ceremony Saturday at the Willmar Auditorium.
11-5-11 Highway 212 is now open to traffic west of Brownton. Traffic had been detoured for the final stage of a resurfacing p...
11-2-11 Bicycle tourism enthusiasts from across the state will gather in Mankato Thursday for a Bicycle Tourism Summit aimed ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Trick or treaters ringing the bell at the Governor's Residence Monday night will get candy....and a card th...
10-28-11 It's getting near Halloween, so what would be more appropriate than a cemetary tour? Patrick Moore of CURE in Montev...
J.P. Cola reports on tomorrow night's hearing in Willmar on the controversial County Road 9 project...
10-19-11 Highway 23 from Clara City to Highway 212 near Granite Falls is scheduled to open to traffic Oct. 20 in the late aft...
10-13-11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department office in Willmar says County Road 7 is now open from Highway 40 to Hig...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Lynx will celebrate their first WNBAchampionship today with a parade. The parade on Nic...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The experts say air fares will likely stay up even though business is down for the airlines right now. M...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota football team is hostingNorth Dakota State on Saturday night at TCF Bank S...
9-30-11 The 8th Annual Meander: Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl begins this afternoon in Granite Falls. Patrick Moore of Mont...
9-29-11 A Sauk Rapids woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Stearns County last night. The sheriff's Department says 47-y...
9-27-11 The owners of the Island Pine Golf Course in Atwater are looking for more investors in order to save it. Paul White i...
9-24-11 Today is the opener for Minnesota's waterfowl season. TheDNR's Tim Smalley says duck hunters need to remember not onl...
9-22-11 Highway 212 will open to traffic between Highway 4 and Highway 15 beginning Thursday, Sept. 22. However, motorists wi...
As the crow flies this fall, there are plenty of statewide destinations within a day's drive. But there's only one city where...
9-20-11 The Willmar City Council has adopted the pedestrian and bike trail plan compile by city staff and citizens over the p...
(Little Falls, MN) -- Camp Ripley near Little Falls is hosting its annual open house and welcome home ceremony today for Viet...
9-13-11 Willmar Crime Prevention Officer Marilee Dorn will put on an alcohol server training class at the Willmar Fire Hall T...
9-12-11 Police say a dance party with hundreds ot teens near ahotel in Minneapolis turned into a mini-riot late Saturday. The...
9-8-11 A 10-foot main-stay beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York is the center-piece of the 9-11 Memor...
Offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie signed a two-yeardeal with the Ravens on Tuesday. McKinnie spent his first nine NFL seasonsw...
(MNN) -- Hurricane Irene has postponed the dedication of the newMartin Luther King memorial in Washington D-C -- a memorial w...
8-29-11 Former Litchfield High School English teacher and author Nancy Paddock has mostly written poetry over the years, but ...
8-26-11 The newly-opened Martin Luther King, Junior Memorial in Washington D-C has a connection to central Minnesota. The gra...
8-16-11 Another sunny week boosted crops across the state. TheU-S-D-A reports quick ripening of corn, soybeans and wheat -- t...
8-12-11 The Willmar Police Department would like to remind people to drive carefully and follow parking laws while attending ...
8-22-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 23 near Paynesville beginning tomorrow as crews build the east connectio...
8-19-11 New London is the place to be for art and music this weekend. The First Annual Fine Arts Festival is taking place Fri...
MNN--Conservation officials are mapping plans to halt the spread of silver carp in the St. Croix River. The DNR has found evi...
8-17-11 It could be a case of being "all shook up."Sixth-District Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful...
8-13-11 The 1st Annual Youth For Christ Fitness Bike Ride from Willmar to Spicer Saturday morning raised $21,000 for Yout...
8-13-11 Today is Kids' Day at the Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar. Plenty of activities take place for kids all day includin...
8-12-11 This is Green Lake Triathlon weekend in Spicer. Race Director Dave Baker says Dick Beardsley will be in town and will...
8-11-11 Americans were in a recession on this day back in 1992 butthey had something bright, shiny and new to loosen up their...
8-11-11 The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has a hot car and aHarley for sale, both siezed through the DWI forfeiture ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The state Health Department is reminding consumersthat television and food can be an unhealthy combinati...
8-1-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- On this fourth anniversary of the disaster, officials gather in Gold Medal Park in downtown Minne...
8-4-11 Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak says officials are doing a "significant investigation" after the memorial to vic...
8-3-11 A survivor of the 35W Bridge Collapse says she's proud of the role those affected by the disaster had in designing the...
7-22-11 (St. Cloud, MN) -- More Legacy Amendment money will be going to regional parks in Greater Minnesota. Stearns County P...
(Undated) -- The D-N-R will begin accepting reservations again thismorning (TUES) for campsites and lodging at Minnesota st...
7-25-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says local road projects are resuming after the government shutdown. Const...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says local road projects are resuming after the government shutdown:– Constr...
7-23-11 A Stearns County deputy and Melrose police officer rescued two men from the Sauk River after their canoe capsized yes...
7-22-11 -- Campers are heading to newly reopened state parks this weekend, but a few parks will remain closed for camping. Fo...
(Willmar, MN) Today is the final day ofthe Sonshine Festival, and festival attendees have had to contend with a number of unp...
7-12-11 A bridge over the Minnesota River in Renville County has reopened. The Renville County Road 21 Bridge, also known as ...
7-11-11 Another 2-mile section of bike and pedestrian trail around Lake Koronis was opened last month. Jeff Bertram, Chair of...
7-11 11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department saysweather permitting, work will begin Tuesday on Kandiyohi County Road...
(Fort McCoy, WI) -- Twenty-four-hundred National Guard members trainingfor deployment to Kuwait are getting a Minnesota-made ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Environmental groups will set up tents and other outdoorgear on the Minnesota Capitol Mall today (10am-noon...
7-8-11 The 55th annual Litchfield Watercade celebration is underway and will continue through Sunday night. Watercade Board C...
7-5-11 Weather permitting, the Kandiyohi County Public Works Department says they will begin the Kandiyohi County Road 26 Pro...
(Undated) -- If you're planning an outdoor picnic this Fourth of July weekend, keep food safety in mind. When the temperature...
(Duluth, MN) -- All of the campgrounds and trails are open this weekend on the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minne...
7-2-11 State Park officials say a government shutdown couldn't havecome at a worse time. In addition to it being a big holida...
(Undated) -- If a budget agreement isn't reached by this afternoon, the Department of Natural Resources will close all state ...
6-27-11 Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says in the past 2 weeks, every call but one thathe's gotten in his south...
6-21-11 An open house to view the draft Willmar Trails and Pedestrian Plan takes place at Willmar City Hall Today from 4 to 6...
6-23-11 Porky the Pot Bellied Pig is back home with his owners after he spent a night-on-the-town and fell asleep on a rural ...
6-20-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 23 from Clara City to Highway 212 near Granite Falls today as crews begi...
6-17-11 The 8th Annual Veterans' Benefit Motorcycle Run Saturday will benefit the family of a soldier from New London who was...
6-17-11 A bike riding event to raise money fora program to help childrenof abusetakes place in Willmar Saturday. Pedal for Pr...
6-15-11 Atwater Festival Days got off to a bang last night with the Fire Department Fun Night. City Clerk Goldie Schmidt says...
6-13-11 Warmer weather means people need more hydration. Sports nutritional consultant Leslie Bonci (BAHN'-see) says the reco...
6-9-11 In case you missed National Bike to Work Day May 20th, the Willmar Design Center encourages you to ride to work today....
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Twins are paying tribute to Hall ofFame slugger Harmon Killebrew tonight at 7pm, holding...
5-24-11 The Twin Cities are ranked the fittest metropolitan area inthe nation. The American College of Sports Medicine compil...
Rain or shine, the YMCA Memorial Day 5-K Walk-Run takes place Saturday at Robbin's Island Park in Willmar. YMCA Health and We...
Information about fitness and exercise will be on display at the Willmar Summer Fitness Expo, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May ...
The Kandiyohi County Highway Department says County Road 4 is closed at the Lake Lillian Outlet, three quarters of a mile nor...
The Highway 212 project from Hector to Glencoe, slated to begin last week, begins today. The 28.3 mile project goes from Renv...
People who have been dying to get out and enjoy the great outdoors all winter are encouraged to participate in CURE's 20th An...
The Litchfield City Council approved a project Monday night for new bicycle signs in downtown Litchfield. The signs will conv...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The memorial to victims of the 35-W bridge collapse is starting to take shape at a Minneapolis park alon...
The Highway 212 project from Hector to Glencoe begins today. The 28.3 mile project goes from Renville County Road 16, west of...
The memorial to victims of the 35-W bridge collapseis starting to take shape at a Minneapolis park along the Mississippi Rive...
Work has begun to get the Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bev...
A new poll shows a majority of Minnesotans want more gambling options. According to the survey by the "Star Tribune,&quo...
Motorists my encounter daytime shoulder and lane closures in Bird Island and Olivia as crews install new accessible pedestria...
A motorcycle accident in Willmar yesterday morning sent a bike into the Foot Lake Slough and blocked Ella Avenue. The crash h...
Plans to turn the Block E entertainment complex indowntown Minneapolis into a casino have been unveiled. The so-called"M...