LOCAL NEWS:
(Granite Falls MN-) MnDOT is hosting two open houses today in Cottonwood and Granite Falls for the upcoming Highway 23 Cottonwood to Granite Falls project. The first, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. will be held at the Cottonwood Community Center in Cottonwood. The second meeting will be held from 6-7 p… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A pair of University of Minnesota wrestlers were arrested Sunday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. The university suspended both from team activities as the investigation continues. An attorney for one of the wrestlers, Apple Valley native Gable Stevenson, says he… Read more
(New London MN-) The Little Crow Ski Team in New London is back in their home venue, Neer Park, and will be putting on a show at 730 Friday night. The team had been unable to use Neer Park this month due to a no wake restriction after this spring's high waters, but the sheriff's department l… Read more
(Willmar MN-) Willmar Fests 2019 begins it's 6-day run on Tuesday with the Willmar Fests Wing Eating Contest at Ruff's Wings and Sports Bar on east Highway 12. Willmar Fests Board President James Miller says it's a new event that begins at 5:30 p.m., and will include the current royalty and … Read more
(Willmar MN-) People can get a glimpse of how area companies view the current conditions for manufacturing Tuesday at Ridgewater College in Willmar. The group Enterprise Minnesota conducted a survey, and CEO Bill Kill will present The State of Manufacturing Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m. at the… Read more
(Willmar MN-) As we reported last week, the Willmar City Council has not yet secured a purchase agreement for Block 25, the former Nelsen's Laundry site, for a new city hall. At last night's city council meeting it was announced the council has taken no action to purchase 4 lots on the block… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- The research director and deputy communications director for Minnesota's D-F-L has apologized for a Monday tweet. It's the second time William Davis has had to backtrack on a controversial tweet. Davis posted a response to another tweet about the new U-S-S Minneapolis-St. P… Read more
(St. Paul MN-) Governor Tim Walz says he will have surgery on his left knee Thursday for a medial meniscus tear-an injury common for runners. While he is under general anesthetic, Walz will transfer the power and duties of the Office of the Governor to Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. Per… Read more
Harriet Mae Holum, age 97, of Alexandria, formerly of Sacred Heart, died Wednesday, June 12,… Read more
Carrol Anne Hanson Breitkreutz, age 74 of Belview, formerly of New London, passed away Thurs… Read more
Joan J. Gaebe, age 95, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Har… Read more
Iris A. Norris, 94, of Paynesville, died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at GlenOaks Care Center in Ne… Read more
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Jose Berrios was outdueled by Rick Porcello as the Twins fell to the Red Sox 2-0 at Target Field. Berrios struck out 10 while giving up just one run over eight innings but slipped to 8-and-3 with the tough-luck loss. C.J. Cron had two of the Twins' five hits. Minnesota h… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Lynx are off the hardwood until Saturday when they host the New York Liberty. The Lynx have lost four straight after starting the year 4-and-1. They sit at 4-and-5 overall. Read more
(Houston, TX) -- Minnesota United FC is in Houston to take on the Dynamo tonight in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. The Loons beat Sporting KC 4-1 last Wednesday to advance. The winner will play either FC Dallas or New Mexico United in the quarterfinals. Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gophers are adding a pair of three-star football recruits. Quarterback/athlete Dylan McGill out of Texas and Georgia cornerback Victor Pless committed to Minnesota yesterday. The Gophers have 16 commits in the 2020 class. Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota United FC is headed to Houston to take on the Dynamo tomorrow in the U.S. Open Round of 16. The Loons advanced with a 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City last Wednesday. Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
Racine Police Dept.(RACINE, Wis.) -- An off-duty Wisconsin police officer was fatally shot while trying to stop an armed robbery at a bar Monday night, according to the police chief. Read more
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) -- A Phoenix man and his pregnant fiancee rejected apologies from the city's police chief and its mayor on Monday for an incident last month in which police were caught on cellphone videos manhandling them and threatening to shoot them in front of their two youn… Read more
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LAKELAND, Fla.) -- A 22-year-old woman was found dead on the side of a Florida road, and now the sheriff is asking the public to help ascertain how she died. Read more
Earl Gibson III/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lonnie Bunch III's passion for history began in Bellevue, N.J., when his sharecropper-turned-dentist grandfather would read stories to him of African American school children from the 1800s with photo captions that read "unidentified." Read more
FILE photo - wanderluster/iStock(GOODWATER, Ala.) -- A beloved Texas longhorn named Poncho Via has broken the Guinness World Record for its nearly 11-foot horns. Read more
Business
JHVEPhoto/iStock(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) -- Engineers at Google are working to resolve an outage with Google Calendar, according to the company. Read more
Facebook(NEW YORK) -- Facebook announced on Tuesday plans to unveil in 2020 a subsidiary called Calibra, which will allow access to Libra, a new digital currency. Read more
Amazon(NEW YORK) -- Amazon took to Twitter on Monday to refute a claim Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made during her interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday that the company pays its workers “starvation wages.” Read more
AdrianHancu/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Frightening passenger video captured severe turbulence that sent a flight attendant and her drink cart into the ceiling during a flight from Pristina, Kosovo, to Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday. Read more
Wolterk/iStock(PARIS) -- Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and the families of those who died in two recent crashes involving its new 737 Max 8 aircraft. Read more