(St. Paul MN-) The Democrat-controlled Minnesota Senate, on a party-line vote of 34-to-33, early this morning (Sat) passed a bill to put abortion rights into Minnesota law and sent it to Governor Tim Walz, who's expected to sign it: The bill passed after a marathon, emotion-filled 14-hour de… Read moreLimit-fee bill protecting abortion rights in Minnesota heads to Gov. Walz desk

(Willmar MN-) Emergency crews and law enforcement were kept busy all day Friday responding to many crashes, and vehicles sliding off slick roads. Read moreSlick roads cause many crashes, some with serious injuries

(Hutchinson MN-) A Brownton man was arrested after he failed to stop for during a traffic stop Thursday night in Hutchinson. Read moreBrownton man arrested after Thursday crime spree

(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's plan to pay off the one-point-one billion dollar U. S. Bank Stadium looks like a done deal. He announced in his budget speech this week that he wants to pay off the 377 million dollars in outstanding bond debt from the publically financed porti… Read moreGov. Walz wants to pay off U.S. Bank Stadium 23 years early

(St. Peter, MN) -- For the first time in decades, the population in Greater Minnesota has grown. Julie Tesch, head of the Center for Rural Policy and Development says the gains were modest and were mainly in three key areas: Brainerd Lakes and vicinity... regional centers such as Moorhead, D… Read morePopulation of Greater Minnesota growing again

(Winsted, MN) -- The Minnesota B-C-A says the man who shot two McCleod County sheriff's deputies died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The man is identified as 50-year-old Daniel Paul of Winsted. Investigators say Deputies Darrell Caturia and Angie Malz forced open a … Read moreMan who shot McLeod County Deputies identified

(Willmar MN-) Jon Rambow, Chair of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced today that Ken Warner, President of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber has submitted his letter to the Board with his plans to retire on October 6, 2023. Ironically, October 6, 2023 would b… Read moreKen Warner retiring as head of Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

(Spicer MN-) Today is Spicer Winter Fest Family Fun Day. Neila Duschene of the Spicer Commercial Club says even though the temperature may be dropping, all events are moving forward full steam ahead... Read moreFamily Fun Day at Spicer Winterfest features plunge, fun on the beach, fireworks and dance

(Minneapolis, MN) -- A Hennepin County jury has convicted a homeless man originally from Cloquet of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Minneapolis North High School quarterback Deshaun Hill Junior nearly a year ago. Jurors reportedly took only a few minutes of deliberations to rea… Read moreFohrenkam found guilty of murdering Deshaun Hill Junior

(St. Paul, MN)  -  Local infrastructure projects awaiting state funding got a shot in the arm yesterday when Governor Tim Walz announced a 3.3-billion dollar plan to maintain and update aging infrastructure.  In a proposed bonding package unveiled Thursday, Walz wants to spend almost 900-mil… Read moreLocal projects could benefit from Walz' bonding plan

(Willmar MN-) Buried beneath the snow and the sod of Oak Knoll Cemetery are the remains of 865 people who died while they were patients at the Willmar Regional Treatment Center and before that, The Willmar State Hospital. Burials began at the cemetery on the shores of Swan Lake in 1926, and … Read moreVolunteers working to restore dignity of those buried at Willmar's Oak Knoll Cemetery

(Holloway MN-) An Appleton man was hurt in a Swift County crash last night. The state patrol says at 9:11 p.m. 22-year-old Anthony Johnson was northbound on Highway 59, north of Holloway, when he was reportedly run off the road by another vehicle and crashed in the ditch. Johnson was taken t… Read moreMan injured after being run off the road near Holloway

(Winsted, MN) -- The McLeod County Sheriff's Office has released the names of two deputies hit by gunfire in Winsted Monday. Investigators say Deputies Darrell Caturia and Angie Malz had a no-knock warrant to arrest a suspect for felony child pornography but he refused to let them into the r… Read moreNames of deputies shot in Winsted released

(St. Paul, MN) -- The Democrat-controlled Minnesota House passed a "clean energy" bill last night (Thurs) to set a goal of 100 percent carbon-neutral energy from Minnesota utilities by 2040. Republican Chris Swedzinski from Ghent warns families will be hit with an annual electric bill increa… Read more"Clean Energy Bill" passes Minnesota House

(Willmar MN-) Willmar Fests has released the figures on the Celebrate the Light of the World display at Robbin's Island over the holidays. In a news release, they say "Celebrate the Light of the World today announces the total donations collected at this year’s Christmas Light Display at Rob… Read moreCelebrate the Light of the World display raised nearly 51,000 dollars

(Brooklyn Park, MN) -- A child is recovering after being run over by a bus in Brooklyn Park. Police say the six-year-old child was hit Wednesday while being dropped off after school at Edinburgh Golf Course. Investigators noted the bus left the area as the driver was unaware of what happened… Read moreChild survives being run over by school bus

(Litchfield MN-) Light snow made roads slick yesterday afternoon and evening. Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in rollover crashes...The State Patrol says at 3:40 p.m. 35-year-old Kathryn Bonderman of Hutchinson was hurt when her Jeep left Highway 22 at Highway 7 near Cedar … Read moreRollovers cause injuries Wednesday near Litchfield, Hutchinson

(St. Paul, MN) -- Voting is now open for the 2022-23 “Name a Snowplow” contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The top eight vote-getters will become MnDOT snowplow names – one named snowplow for each MnDOT district. Minnesotans can see all the finalist names and… Read moreVoting now open for MnDot's "Name a Snowplow" contest

(Benson MN-) The Swift County Monitor-News says The Benson City Council has passed a one-year moratorium on the sale of cannabis products in the city. They approved the first reading of the ordinance on Monday and it went into effect immediately. It was done in anticipation of The Minnesota … Read moreCities bracing for legalization of recreational marijuana

(St. Paul, MN) -- A new study finds that the Minnesota State system has a multi-billion-dollar economic impact on the state's economy. Nichole Parker of the Parker Phillips consulting firm conducted the analysis and says these schools do a lot more than produce graduates that fulfill Minneso… Read moreStudy reveals economic impact of The Minnesota State system