LOCAL NEWS:
(Willmar MN-) The firm of Baker Tilly is conducting a nationwide search for a new Willmar City Administrator. The city contracted with the company after the resignation of Ike Holland earlier this year, and also hired former New Ulm City Manager Brian Grammentz to fill in for the next half-y… Read more
(Richmond MN-) The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will conduct drilling operations on Highway 23 from Paynesville to Richmond beginning Wednesday, July 17, 2019. When complete, drilling operations will continue on Highway 23 from New London to Paynesville. Drilling is being p… Read more
(St. Paul MN-) Governor Tim Walz this week held a signing ceremony for Minnesota's new wage theft law, which he said creates increased protections for Minnesota workers against wage theft. Bill author Tim Mahoney... Read more
(Willmar MN-) Willmar PD is proud to announce the promotion of Officer Ross Livingood to the rank of Sergeant. A formal badge pinning was held on Monday. Read more
(DETROIT LAKES, Minn) .—Motorists can expect lane closures and delays on several state highways in west central Minnesota beginning this week. Crews will be completing preventative maintenance sealcoat projects that will extend the life of the pavement surfaces in the following areas: Read more
(Paynesville MN-) A weekend barbecue got out of hand and heavily damaged a home on Lake Koronis. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says just before 9 a.m. Saturday they responded to a residential fire in Paynesville Township on the western end of Lake Koronis. 72-year-old Larry Venenga… Read more
(Willmar MN-) A St. Cloud youth was in court yesterday after allegedly shooting a man in Willmar June 30th. 17-year-old Jeremiah Torke currently faces Attempted Second Degree Murder with Intent and 3 other charges for allegedly shooting and wounding a 29-year-old man who told Torke he had to… Read more
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Deloria Jean Arends, 75, of Willmar, died Tuesday, July 16th at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. H… Read more
Hermonie Barron, age 84, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Clara City, died Tuesday, July 16, 2… Read more
Dona Lou Wieking, age 91, of Minneapolis and formerly of Willmar, died Wednesday morn… Read more
Leeland Fischer, age 92, of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019,… Read more
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS
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(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild are locking up a trio of restricted free agents. They have re-signed forward Ryan Donato to a two-year, 3.8-million-dollar contract. The Wild also inked forward Nico Sturm and defenseman Carson Soucy to one-year, two-way deals. Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Lynx welcome in the Seattle Storm for a showdown tonight at the Target Center. Minnesota has won four of its last five to get to 10-and-7 on the year. The Lynx beat Phoenix 75-62 their last time out on Sunday. The Storm sit at 10-and-8. Read more
(New York, NY) -- Vikings running back Roc Thomas is being suspended for the first three games of the regular season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Thomas can participate in training camp, which begins next week, as well as the preseason. He will be eligible to return Septem… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Michael Conforto singled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning as the Mets held on to beat the Twins 3-2 at Target Field. Jonathan Schoop homered for the Twins, who are 2-and-2 since the break. Michael Pineda permitted three runs, just one earned, in six frames as he d… Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- Residents, officials and authorities in San Juan were gearing up Wednesday for what was being touted as large demonstrations in the Puerto Rican capital, as protesters went back to the streets to continue demanding the resignation of embatt… Read more
Zinkevych/iStock(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) -- In the 1990s, Christopher Tapp was sent to prison for the rape and murder of Idaho teen Angie Dodge. Read more
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(NANTUCKET, Mass.) -- Prosecutors in Nantucket on Wednesday dropped a felony sexual assault charge against the actor Kevin Spacey, after watching their case against the actor slowly fall apart under scrutiny from Spacey's defense team during months of contentious pre-… Read more
Sgt. Connor Mendez/U.S. Army (LINCOLN COUNTY, Nev.) -- The Air Force is warning people against storming Area 51 in Nevada, after a Facebook event page, organizing a meet up at the "Alien Center tourist attraction," went viral. Read more
winstonwolf89/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With a massive heat wave forecast to hit huge swaths of the U.S. from New York City all the way to Nebraska and temperatures expected to swell into the triple digits this weekend, here are some expert tips on how to stay cool and safe from heat-related illness. Read more
Business
Josie_Desmarais/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A year ago, Ally Coll was working as a lawyer when her news feed began to fill up with #metoo posts. Read more
nycshooter/iStock(CHICAGO) -- Boeing on Wednesday announced that is will dedicate $50 million of pledged $100 million for relief to the families of the 346 people that were killed in the Lion Air and Ethiopian crashes. Read more
SondraP/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles home where Charles Manson's followers brutally killed a married couple is now for sale. Read more
joshuaraineyphotography/iStock(CHICAGO) -- A hot dog may not be considered a sandwich, but now it can be a home. Read more
damircudic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- FaceApp is the latest viral trend that has everyone doing a double-take over how they might look 50 years in the future -- but users might want to take a closer look at the privacy policy first. Read more