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November 7, 2024

Fandango Reveals Most Popular Christmas & Thanksgiving Movies

As the holiday season approaches, moviegoers are eagerly anticipating a lineup of festive films to enjoy on the big screen. Fandango, the leading online movie ticketing service, has released the results of its 2024 most popular Holiday Movies survey, revealing the top choices for Thanksgiving and Christmas viewing. Survey Highlights: Over 80% of moviegoers plan to […]

November 7, 2024

Turkey Tips for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving Feast

WASHINGTON –Today, the National Turkey Federation (NTF) shared helpful tips for Americans purchasing and preparing turkey to be served on the Thanksgiving table. With the holiday just over two weeks away, NTF highlighted the robust availability of turkey products featured at retailers nationwide as well as its comprehensive guide to preparing the holiday turkey, Thanksgiving 101. […]

November 7, 2024

Give The Gift of Life! Canby Bloodmobile 11/7-11/8

Give the gift of life this holiday season! Donate blood at the Canby Bloodmobile today and tomorrow and receive a $10.00 gift card by email, and then be entered to win a $7000 prize! The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Canby Sanford Center, 104 11th Street E today from 1:00 – 7:00 pm […]

November 7, 2024

Kandiyohi County Deputy To Plead Guilty To DUI

(Learfield News/Kandiyohi County, MN) — A Kandiyohi County deputy accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his squad car has agreed to a plea deal. Christopher Flatten was found in the vehicle on July 18th in Gennessee Township. Witnesses said Flatten ran a stop sign, swerved and then crashed, rolling the vehicle several times. The […]

November 7, 2024

Dense Fog a Factor in Redwood Co Crash

A Redwood Falls woman was injured in a crash Wednesday morning where dense fog was a factor. The State Patrol says 32-year-old Amanda Hopkins-Madden drove her vehicle north in Redwood County on County Road 6 when she missed an intersection at Highway 19 due to thick fog and went into a field. She was taken […]

November 6, 2024

Chippewa County Road 4 Opens To Public

Project Update: County Road 4 between County Road 13 and MN 40 will open to the public today, Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The detour route signs will be removed soon. On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the Contractor wrapped up their work for the season. The total project length is approximately 6 miles. Construction work in […]

November 6, 2024

Minn. Officials Declare Eating Nuisance Beaver Is Now Illegal

MINNESOTA – Minnesota opened its beaver trapping season on Saturday, five months after state lawmakers made it illegal — under certain circumstances — for people to eat the furry rodents. Jokes, complaints and unanswered questions rose from the Senate floor when the proposed law came up for discussion in May. But even now, as trappers set out […]

November 6, 2024

MN PUC TO HOLD HEARINGS ON SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA POWER LINE PROJECT

The state Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week about a proposed 170-mile high-voltage power line across southwest Minnesota. Xcel Energy wants to build the power line to connect a substation in Lyon County to the utility’s Sherco substation in Becker. Xcel says the line will help the utility connect up to four-thousand megawatts […]

November 6, 2024

Trump Projected to Win 2nd Presidential Term

Donald Trump will return to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. ABC News projects that Trump will win the state of Wisconsin and has secured enough electoral college votes to win the presidency. Trump told supporters in Florida early this morning, “It is now clear that we have achieved the most incredible […]

November 6, 2024

Granite Falls Man Who Held Girlfriend Captive Sentenced

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A Granite Falls man who pled guilty to holding his girlfriend captive and waterboarding her is going to jail. Keanu Labatte was sentenced Monday in Ramsey County Court to 90 months behind bars. The 20-year-old was also ordered to stay away from the victim and register as a sex offender […]