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August 20, 2025

Robbins announces she’s running for Governor

(Maple Grove, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Republican state Representative Kristin Robbins of Maple Grove is running for Minnesota governor. Robbins announced her campaign in a You Tube video posted Tuesday. She says, “I know that life as a working family is never easy, but failed politicians like Tim Walz are making it even harder.” Robbins […]

August 19, 2025

Simon opposes Trump on Mail In Ballots

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Secretary of State Steve Simon vows to protect Minnesota’s elections from federal overreach. President Trump announced that he plans to get rid of mail-in ballots and called voting machines “highly inaccurate” and “very expensive.” Simon said in a statement that the U-S Constitution gives states full control of elections, […]

August 19, 2025

Farm to School Applications open

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from schools, early childhood education centers, and licensed in-home family child care providers looking to serve locally produced foods. This year, the Ag Department is expected to award about one point three million dollars through the fiscal year 2026. Some of […]

August 18, 2025

States looking at Speed Limit rules

( ABC News) A recent spike in road deaths has the Federal Highway Administration looking at speed limits. Its first update since 2009 questions the longstanding unofficial rule that sets the limit at the 85th percentile of what drivers actually drive on a given highway. Transportation officials say that causes a feedback loop — people […]

August 18, 2025

Weather rumbles through Southern Minnesota

(Chanhassen, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Severe storms Sunday evening are blamed for flash flooding in parts of southern Minnesota. The National Weather Service reports flooding closed several roads in the Waseca area and there was water over Highway 14 near Walnut Grove. Several funnel clouds were spotted near Delavan in Faribault County and a 55-mile-per-hour […]

August 15, 2025

Grand Jury Brings State Charges Against Vance Boelter

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A grand jury has handed down state charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused in the deadly attack that killed Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Boelter now faces eight state charges, including two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and four counts […]

August 14, 2025

Fire Destroys Meeker County Church

Fire destroyed a church in Meeker County early this morning (Thursday) northeast of Cosmos. The Sheriff’s Office says at about 1:30am, they received a report from a passerby driving on Highway 4 saying he saw a glow from the area of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cosmos on 145th Street. The passerby then checked […]

August 14, 2025

Stolen Dog in Sibley County Back Home

A dog that was reported stolen in Sibley County is back with its owner. The Sheriff’s Office says on Sunday, they received a report of the stolen dog that had been missing from a rural Henderson residence since Thursday of last week (Aug 7). It was learned that a neighbor sighted the dog in a […]

August 14, 2025

Update: Car/Body Recovered from River Believed to be From 1967 Benton County Missing Person Case

(Sartell, MN) — A dive team discovered a submerged car in the Mississippi River near Sartell. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the car was pulled from the river and during the processing of the car human remains were discovered inside. Along with the human remains investigators were able to positively identify the car by […]

August 13, 2025

Two Arrested After Stearns County Chase

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — Two people are in jail after a high-speed chase through Stearns County early Tuesday. Deputies say a stolen Jeep Wrangler from Fargo was spotted near St. Joseph and sped away when officers tried to stop it. The chase went through several towns before spike strips forced the driver off the […]
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