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May 13, 2024

Search Resumes for Missing Kayaker in Kandiyohi Co

Search efforts will resume today (Monday) after a kayaker was reported missing on a northern Kandiyohi County Lake Sunday morning. At just after 10:30am, the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an overdue kayaker on Nest Lake. Deputies learned that on Saturday evening at about 11:30, a 39-year-old man from Overland Park, Kansas had […]

May 11, 2024

Six months of single lane traffic on I94

Navigating construction on I-94 will be a lot slower on an 11 mile stretch of I94 for the next six months.  Work started on the stretch between Hwy. 29 in Alexandria and Douglas/Todd county line south of Osakis last Friday, with the westbound lanes closing to traffic and drivers directed onto the eastbound lanes. It […]

May 10, 2024

Lake City Hosting Gov’s Fishing Opener

(Learfield News/Lake City, MN) — The 76th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener kicks off this morning (Fri) in Lake City in the southeast corner of the state. Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan are taking part of several activities today including a community celebration this evening. There will be an opening day launch ceremony […]

May 10, 2024

Man Injured in Stearns Co “Farm Accident”

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says a Maple Grove man was injured in a farm accident. Deputies were called to a crash with injuries just after 12:30pm Wednesday to a farm field off Manana Road north of Richmond. Deputies learned that 22-year-old Paul Kochenderfer got a pickup stuck in the mud and after getting the truck out, […]

May 9, 2024

Luce Line Trail Group Launches Annual Photo Contest

The Friends of the Luce Line West is sponsoring its third annual photo contest to celebrate the Luce Line State Trail. The contest is open to all. Up to three photos per person can be submitted between May 15 and Nov. 1, 2024. Photos can be of landscapes, plants, wildlife, different types of uses, different […]

May 9, 2024

4 morning habits to ditch for a happier day — and 5 to do instead.

Not a morning person? Here’s how to change that. If you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, you might just have one or more of these bad morning habits. Check out some good morning habits by CLICKING HERE.        

May 9, 2024

MnDOT Awarded Hwy Safety Funding for SW MN

MnDOT District 8, Southwest Minnesota, has been awarded $1,090,000 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program for three safety improvement projects within the district. HSIP is a federal-aid funding program designed to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roads. The object of the program is to identify, implement and evaluate cost effective construction safety […]

May 8, 2024

Lainey Wilson is set to become the latest country star with a bar in downtown Nashville.

This summer, Lainey will open the three-story restaurant and bar Bell Bottoms Up in partnership with TC Restaurant Group on 120 3rd Ave. South, in the location that used to house the now-closed Florida Georgia Line bar FGL House. Learn more about Lainey new bar and restaurant by CLICKING HERE. Lainey Wilson photo credit: Christopher […]

May 8, 2024

7000 Turkeys Die in Stearns Co Fire

A barn was destroyed and thousands of turkeys died in a fire in Stearns County last week east of Sauk Centre. The Sheriff’s Office says at about 10:30 last Tuesday night (April 30), they received a call of a turkey barn on fire at 39356 McCormick Lake Road. The 64’ by 200’ barn was fully […]

May 8, 2024

MnDOT Selects 11 Freight Rail Improvement Projects

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Eleven freight rail projects will receive a total of $9.6 million in funding to improve freight rail service that supports economic development in different regions of the state. The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the grants are provided through the Minnesota Rail Service Improvement program with funding approved during the […]
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