Montevideo News Archives

December 6, 2024

Holiday Mail Deadlines: Dates You Need to Know, According to U.S. Postal Service

Holidays are in full swing, which means it’s time for shopping and gift giving. The U.S. Postal Service posted recommendations for when holiday packages should be shipped. The following dates are deadlines if packages must be received before Christmas on Dec. 25. 2024 Holiday Shipping and Mailing Deadlines Within the Lower 48 States USPS Ground […]

December 6, 2024

Charges in Kandiyohi Co Stolen Vehicle Crash

A suspect is now charged with stealing a vehicle in Willmar in which he later crashed Tuesday night. Twenty-one-year-old Jester Walter of Willmar is charged with one felony count of Motor Vehicle Theft-Without the Owners Consent and one misdemeanor count of DWI. According to the complaint, the sheriff’s office responded to the reported theft of […]

December 5, 2024

WICKED Wins Best Film for National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review just announced the winners of the 2024 NBR Awards with Wicked winning some of the top awards. Wicked won both Best Film and Best Director for Jon M. Chu, as well as the NBR Spotlight Award for the “creative collaboration” of stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. “Wicked represents the pure magic that movies can bring […]

December 5, 2024

Kandiyohi Co Stolen Vehicle Crash

Kandiyohi County authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old Willmar man crashed an allegedly stolen vehicle Tuesday night, south of Willmar. The Sheriff’s Office says at just after 9pm, they responded to a rollover crash near the area of County Road 5 and 105th Avenue SW. The vehicle rolled multiple times and the driver was taken […]

December 4, 2024

Speaker Hortman statement on new economic forecast

Saint Paul, Minn. – House Speaker Melissa Hortman released the following statement about the state’s new economic forecast. “Today’s forecast shows a $3.7 billion surplus in the current biennium, a $616 million positive balance in the upcoming budget cycle, and our highest budget reserve fund balance – another $3.5 billion – to date. “Over the last […]

December 4, 2024

Montevideo Schools urge public input in search for superintendent of western Minnesota district

MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo School Board members are encouraging public input as they begin the process of selecting a new superintendent of schools. The school has posted an online survey link on the school website at montevideoschools.org for residents to provide input on the attributes they believe are important for a new superintendent. Residents can also fill out a […]

December 2, 2024

Moana 2 Breaks Records

Moana 2 is breaking records at the box office. “Moana 2” had the biggest five-day opening of all time, with $221 million. Heading into the holiday, Walt Disney Animation’s sequel was tracking to open to an already huge $125 million to $135 million for the long five-day weekend (Wednesday-Sunday). It did even better than projected at $221 milion. Biggest […]

November 27, 2024

Governor Walz Announces $6 Million in Emergency Shelter Funds

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today announced $6 million in funding to support the expansion of emergency homeless shelter in Saint Paul. This week the Governor announced $5 million for food security ahead of the holiday season. “Housing is a basic human need, yet thousands of families struggle to find and maintain stable housing,” said […]

November 27, 2024

Strategic Farming Webinar Series

WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. Whatever works best for you, join us this winter to discuss some of the key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers today through the “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops” […]

November 26, 2024

SURVEY: This Thanksgiving, Nearly 35% of Americans Are Turned Off by Turkey

A new survey shows that nearly 35% of Americans consider turkey to be their least favorite food on Thanksgiving. The survey, conducted by vacation website The Vacationer, polled 1,042 American adults, asking which traditional Thanksgiving foods they dislike. Turkey ranked at the top of the list, followed by stuffing/dressing (about 32%) and ham (nearly 32%). About 12% of those […]