LOCAL NEWS:
(Minneapolis MN-) Chad Monson of Willmar today (fri) was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for possessing a machine gun, a pipe bomb and an unregistered silencer. Monson, 47, pleaded guilty to 3 of the 18 charges against him in August, and was sentenced by Federal Judge Joan Erickson … Read more
(St. Paul MN-) Mark Dayton has a month left to go as governor before Tim Walz takes over. MNN asked Dayton, 71, what his plans for the future are... Read more
(Olivia MN-) Governor Mark Dayton this week authorized the use of funds from the State Disaster Assistance Contingency Account for emergency relief in eight Minnesota counties and one tribal nation. Areas of Faribault, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin, Renville, Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties, a… Read more
(Undated) -- The state has surpassed last year's total for fatal accidents on state roadways with about three weeks remaining in the year. At least 350 people have died in accidents statewide--compared with 333 deaths at this time last year. The Department of Public Safety reports that 24 of… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minneapolis city council approved a new ordinance Friday that establishes a framework for developing a Minneapolis I-D card program. The city council approved a 2019 budget earlier this week that includes a one-time allocation of 200-thousand dollars to help start th… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Aid workers helping to relocate residents of a Minneapolis homeless camp say they are fearful of a group of outreach volunteers. Nonprofit aid workers say they've been harassed and forced from the camp in the last week by volunteers associated with Natives Against Heroin… Read more
(New London MN-) Saturday will be "A Charles Dickens Christmas" in New London. Chris Hoffman of New London says several years ago she and her husband were in New York State and saw a small town celebrate Christmas "Dickens-style" and decided to bring it to New London four years ago... Read more
(Northfield MN-) A Faribault man was hurt when his van hit a piece of road construction equipment near Northfield and rolled. The state patrol says at 1 p.m. Friday 43-year-old Jamie Wright was driving on I-35 when he struck a snowplow that contained a lighted arrowboard directing traffic ar… Read more
Mary L. Rood, age 74, of Murdock, died Saturday evening, Dec. 8, at the Gabriel House in Mur… Read more
Florence Mahn, age 95, of New London, died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5, at the Glen Oaks Car… Read more
Betty L. Palm, age 82, of Willmar, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8, at Rice Memorial Hospita… Read more
Aniceto Corona Zaragoza, age 82, of Renville, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the RenVi… Read more
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS
[Willmar, MN]—Willmar won its annual home invitational in dominating fashion on Friday night. Willmar wrestlers went a staggering 38-6 on the night, including 30 pins. Willmar’s final score was 243, dominating second-place St. Cloud Tech (141.5). Read more
[Sartell, MN]--The Willmar girls basketball team put on a clinic in Sartell tonight, highlighted by a 30-2 run from the 6:54 mark of the first half all the way to the 9:09 mark of the second half. When the final horn sounded the Cards were victorious 61-23. Read more
The BOLD Warriors hosted Morris Area Chokio-Alberta at home Friday and ended the night with a win. Read more
In their season opener, the BBE Jaguar boys basketball team defeated the Swanville Bulldogs by a final score of 67-30 Friday night in Swanville. Read more
[Willmar, MN]—It was a wild and exciting game Thursday night at the Willmar Civic Center. After it was all said and done the scoreboard was equal, a 4-4 overtime tie. Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) -- The search for a young Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving Day is intensifying with local police enlisting help from law enforcement nationwide and worried loved ones asking for prayers that she be found safely. Read more
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A major storm that dumped over 10 inches of snow on Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday is moving into the Southeast on Sunday with heavy rain on the southern side and as much as a foot of snow in western North Carolina and Virginia. Read more
Kanawha County Sheriff's Office(CROSS LANES, W.Va.) -- She impressed beauty pageant judges with her fiddle playing and tugged at hearts with her personal battle with multiple sclerosis, but now former Miss Kentucky Ramsey Bearse is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Read more
WCVB-TV(WORCESTER, Mass.) -- A Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighter died early Sunday while battling a massive fire in a three-story building -- the latest in a sad history of firefighter deaths in the city. Read more
iStock(LACEY, Wash.) -- Federal authorities in Washington state are investigating the latest in a troubling series of arson cases at worship halls for Jehovah's Witnesses. Read more
Business
GiorgioMorara/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A splinter pilots' union is threatening to strike against Virgin Atlantic right before Christmas, demanding the airline recognize it at the negotiating table. Read more
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (Credit: Federal Communications Commission)(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into whether major mobile carriers submitted incorrect coverage maps to the agency, falsely representing the locations where their high-speed I… Read more
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer and heir apparent to Chinese tech giant Huawei, will at least be spending the weekend in a Vancouver jail after a bail hearing on Friday. Read more
Yarygin/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Altria Group, Inc., the owner of tobacco brand Marlboro, announced a $1.8 billion investment in cannabis company Cronos. Read more
Kameleon007/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, falling short of economists’ expectations. Read more