Local Voices. Statewide Stories.

December 10, 2024

Governor Walz to Announce $4.5 Million for Law Enforcement Recruitment and Training

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Today, December 10, 2024, Governor Tim Walz will visit a college in Brooklyn Park to announce $4.5 million to support law enforcement recruitment and training for 46 law enforcement agencies across the state.   The new funding will support the training of nearly 100 candidates who would like to make a […]

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 […]

December 9, 2024

Driver Injured in Yellow Medicine Co Crash

A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Yellow Medicine County Friday morning, west of Granite Falls. The State Patrol says 65-year-old Michael Severson of Coon Rapids was taken to Granite Falls Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Severson was traveling westbound on Highway 67 in Hazel Run Township when the […]

December 9, 2024

Driver Injured in Renville Co Crash

A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Renville County Saturday morning in Brookfield Township. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Tyler Hoffman of Bertha was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol says Hoffman was driving southbound on Highway 4 when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed. The crash […]

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 […]
1 … 103 104 105 106 107 … 135

Local Voices. Statewide Stories.

Copyright © 2024 Ingstad Media, Inc. All rights reserved.