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December 11, 2024

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December 11, 2024

New London Woman Helps Decorate White House for Christmas

(Learfield News/New London, MN) A New London woman recently had the honor of helping decorate the White House for Christmas. Tracy Clark was one of 300 people from around the country who was chosen to help decorate. Tracy, mother of Army Specialist Ryane Clark, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010, left for […]

December 11, 2024

Delano Public Schools Mourns Loss of Senior Killed in Motorcycle Crash

(Learfield News/Delano, MN) — Delano Public Schools is mourning the loss of a high school senior killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV collided with a cycle driven by 17-year-old Kurtis Wasik Sunday afternoon at the intersection of County Roads 13 and 30. Deputies say first […]

December 10, 2024

Help MnDOT Name More Snowplows!

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s fifth Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included names like Taylor Drift, Plowy McPlowFace, and The Big Leplowski. MnDOT encourages people to submit their most witty, unique and Minnesota or winter-themed snowplow name […]

December 10, 2024

Donations Down at Salvation Army Red Kettles in Minnesota

(Roseville, MN) — Salvation Army red kettle donations are down across the state. Spokesman Dan Furry says he thinks it’s mostly attributed to the fact that they have fewer people ringing the bells. He says a red kettle without a bell ringer raises nothing. All donations stay in the community where they are given. To […]

December 10, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter Charged in New York and Pennsylvania

(Learfield News/Altoona, PA) — The man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan is facing murder and other charges in New York and Pennsylvania. Prosecutors in New York City are charging 26-year-old Luigi Nicolas Mangione with the murder of Thompson and possession of forged documents and a weapon. He’s charged with five counts […]

December 9, 2024

Keith Urban Announces 2025 High And Alive World Tour

Keith Urban has announced his next tour. “Playing live is what I live to do,” Urban said in a statement. “Looking out from a stage and seeing people singing, forgetting about all the stress in their lives, cutting loose, and feeling ALIVE – that’s what it’s about for me. Lots of hits, new songs, things […]

December 9, 2024

Wrong Way Driver Arrested for DWI/Fleeing in Chaska

A driver was arrested in Chaska last week after he was initially driving the wrong way on Yellow Brick Road and caused an officer to stop in the middle of the road to avoid a crash Thursday night. The driver drove around the officer’s squad and then pulled into the Arby’s drive-thru where he began […]

December 9, 2024

Deep Winter Greenhouse Project Chooses 5 MN farms

The University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) will partner with five farms in Greater Minnesota to conduct research and outreach on the newest farm scale deep winter greenhouse design. This project, supported by a Minnesota Department of Agriculture program, brings together small- and medium-scale fruit and vegetable growers in Minnesota with University […]

December 9, 2024

5 Recent Cases of Avian Influenza in Minnesota

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The state Board of Animal Health is monitoring recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota. Three cases of bird flu were detected in late November in commercial turkey operations in Meeker County, affecting nearly 300-thousand birds. There were two cases in backyard flocks in Martin County. These are […]