LOCAL NEWS:
(St. Paul MN-) The Minnesota Department of Health Wednesday reported 9 more COVID-19 related deaths in the state, putting the pandemic death toll at 1629. That's 33 days-in-a-row of single digit daily deaths, going back to July 2nd. The last time there were back-to-back double digit death da… Read more
(St. Paul MN-) A group called the Minnesota Voters Alliance is suing Governor Tim Walz in federal court over his mask mandate -- saying voters who wear face coverings to the polls for next Tuesday's primary election will violate a 1963 Minnesota law that makes it illegal to wear a mask in pu… Read more
(St. Paul MN-) Right now, the American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially lifesaving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases incr… Read more
(Litchfield MN-) The Litchfield City Council Monday heard another COVID-19 update from City Administrator David Czoik. The Council approved of reopening City Hall later this week with limited hours. Read more
(Willmar MN-) An open house takes place today from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Willmar Civic Center to look at plans for a re-design of the Swansson Field baseball and softball complex in Willmar. Willmar City Administrator Brian Gramentz says the purpose of the meeting will be to present the pr… Read more
(Willmar MN-) 151 customers of Willmar Municipal Utilities got some good news recently courtesy of the Assemblies of God Church in Willmar. Pastor Keith Kerstetter says the church worked with the utility to pay the utility bills of low income customers who were overdue... Read more
(Willmar MN-) The Willmar Kaffe Fest Coffee Pot has been restored and is ready for it's final resting place outside the Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum on North Highway 71. The 8-foot-tall metal coffee pot was a fixture in Kaffe Fest parades from the 1940s all the way up to the mi… Read more
(Undated) -- Minnesota's positive coronavirus test rate is going up. The seven-day positive test rate reached four-point-nine-percent Tuesday, one-tenth of a percent away from going over the goal set by the state. The state confirmed 606 new coronavirus cases and four deaths Tuesday. Coronav… Read more
Music News
Steven Ferdman/Getty ImagesRihanna has come a long way since her 2015 debut single "Pon De Replay." Not only has she gone on to put out eight studio albums, she's transcended from music and made name for herself in both the cosmetics and fashion industries as well.Her latest project, a skinc…
It's another "change-of-ownership-during pandemic" story with one of the new owners of O'Neil's in Spicer: Keisha Frauendeinst. She and her husband recently took over the restaurant.
