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April 13, 2026

Mother Sentenced After Two Children Ingest Hallucinogenic Mushroom Chocolate

(Buffalo, MN) — A Minnesota mother has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after two young children became ill from ingesting a chocolate bar containing hallucinogenic mushrooms. Forty-year-old Cassie Tauriainen of Buffalo pleaded guilty to fifth-degree drug possession after her five-year-old daughter and one of her daughter’s classmates consumed the chocolate. The children became […]

April 13, 2026

Fatal Kandiyohi County Crash

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) A Kerkhoven man died after a multi-vehicle crash west of Willmar Friday morning. The State Patrol says at around 7:20 a.m., two vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of Highway 40 just east of the entrance to the Willmar airport. No one was injured, however, conditions were very foggy at the time, […]

April 12, 2026

Bradley outstanding; Gray homers as Twins top Toronto 8-2

(Toronto) Taj Bradley pitched five innings of one-run baseball and Tristan Gray hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Sunday afternoon in Canada. The victory gave the Twins a series win and they have now won six of their last seven games. Minnesota returns home to face the […]

April 10, 2026

MN House Republicans Roll Out North Star Comeback Plan

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota House Republicans are proposing what they call the largest tax cut in state history. GOP Speaker Lisa Demuth says the North Star Comeback Plan is a $3.8 billion dollar tax cut proposal. Demuth told Capitol reporters, “It includes one-time property tax relief, ending the taxes on tips and overtime, […]

April 10, 2026

Nine-Year-Old Boy Sets Fire at St. Cloud School

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — St. Cloud police are identifying the student accused of starting a fire last month at Westwood Elementary as a nine-year-old boy. Authorities say the fire was intentionally set in a school bathroom and caused enough smoke damage to force the school’s closure. Because Minnesota law prohibits prosecuting children under age […]

April 10, 2026

Senate Passes Bill Renaming Solar Garden Program in Honor of Hortman

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Senate followed the House Thursday in passing a bill that would rename the state’s community solar garden program after the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. Senator John Hoffman introduced the bill for all the work Hortman did to start this program in 2013. He told members, “Melissa recognized […]

April 9, 2026

Joanne Ohliger

Joanne Ohliger, age 78, of Granite Falls, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at her home.  A Celebration of Life will be on the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Joanne and Pat, Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will be […]

April 9, 2026

Small Business Owners Ask Lawmakers for Operation Metro Surge Relief

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – There was emotional testimony Wednesday from small business owners statewide impacted by the recent Operation Metro Surge by immigration agents. A bill at the Capitol would provide 100 million dollars in relief grants. Maysy Her, who owns a restaurant in St. Paul, is worried about her future. She says small […]

April 8, 2026

Wolves Snap Skid

The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak by pounding the Pacers in Indiana last night 124-104. Six Minnesota players scored in double figures, led by guard Ayo Dosunmu  with 24 points. Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each poured in 19 points, while Naz Reid came off the bench with 17. Donte DiVincenzo and Jaylen […]

April 8, 2026

Twins beat Tigers Ace

(Minneapolis, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Minnesota Twins pitcher Taj Bradley was brilliant in a 4-2 win over Detroit last night at Target Field. The right-hander worked six-and-a-third-innings of six-hit, one-run baseball, striking out ten Tigers and walking no one. He got all the offense he needed when Minnesota scored four times in the fifth inning […]
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