Toronto comes back to win 10-4 over Twins

Twins scored the first four runs in the game but in the bottom of the fourth the Blue Jays put five on the board and won the game 10-4 over the Twins. Ryan Jeffers goes 3-3, had a HR, 3 hits, 3 RBI’s, and scored once for the Minnesota Twins. Simeon Woods Richardson (0-2) goes […]

KERKHOVEN MAN KILLED IN CRASH NEAR WILLMAR

Willmar, MN) – A Kerkhoven man is dead after a multi-vehicle crash west of Willmar this morning (FRI). At around 7:20 a.m., two vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of Highway 40, which is just east of the entrance to the Willmar airport. No one was injured. Conditions were very foggy at the time, and […]

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Senate Passes Bill Renaming Solar Garden Program in Honor of Hortman

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Senate followed the House Thursday in passing a bill that would rename the state’s community solar garden program after the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. Senator John Hoffman introduced the bill for all the work Hortman did to start this program in 2013. He told members, “Melissa recognized […]

TWINS WIN AGAIN 3-1 OVER DETROIT

Brooks Lee, who came off the bench as a defensive replacement an inning earlier, poked a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning on Thursday, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 win and four-game sweep of the Tigers at Target Field. Lee had been 5-for-30 on the season entering the game. Twins first baseman Josh […]

Sandy Lynn Tubbs

Sandy Tubbs, age 72 of Alexandria, Minnesota, formerly of Chokio, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026.   Visitation for Sandy Tubbs will be held Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service and Time of Sharing at 4:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN.   Visitation […]

Wild turkey hunting is popular in Minnesota

  Spring turkey hunting begins April 15 Spring turkey hunting in Minnesota begins this month, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 15, through Saturday, May 31. There are six seasons labeled A-F. Wild turkey hunting is popular in Minnesota and turkey hunting — including setting decoys, listening for gobbles and calling to birds — can […]

Athletic events for today are postponed

  Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Athletic events for today are postponed. Makeup dates TBD.                    

TWINS 8-6 Over Detroit Tigers Byron Buxton was running Wild

Twins make it three in a row over the Detroit Tigers 8-6 and Byron Buxton was at the heart of everything the Twins did on offense. He started three separate run-scoring rallies with two singles and a double, and scored three times. In every inning where Minnesota scored, Buxton scored. Since moving back into the […]

Courtney Engebretson

Courtney Engebretson, age 94 of Starbuck, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck, MN, his home since August of 2022. Visitation for Courtney Engebretson will be held Monday, April 13, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, MN. Visitation will continue […]