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March 20, 2026

MN Educators Desire Dedicated Statewide Insurance Pool

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Educators spoke at the Capitol Wednesday, demanding a structural fix to the health insurance crisis teachers face in Minnesota. Amanda Kottke, a science teacher in the Glencoe-Silver Lake school district, says her son got sick a year ago. After two “lethargic” days and a gut feeling that he needed to […]

March 20, 2026

Paid Leave Program Off to a Strong Start

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota’s Paid Leave program is off to a strong start. New numbers from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) show nearly 34,000 Minnesotans have already been approved for leave since the program launched. DEED says the system is moving quickly: two-thirds of applications are being approved or denied […]

March 19, 2026

Idled Ethanol Plant in Luverne Expected to Resume Production

(Learfield News/Luverne, MN) — The idled Agri-Energy ethanol plant in southwestern Minnesota is expected to resume production soon. State Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen visited the plant in Luverne Wednesday that has been sitting idle for a few years. Petersen said on social media that Agri-Energy,” will begin producing ethanol again hopefully next week with new […]

March 19, 2026

Four Arrested in Kandiyohi County Pursuit

A driver and three passengers were ultimately arrested after a high speed pursuit in Kandiyohi County Tuesday night. The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 9pm, deputies located a vehicle near the area of 1st Street South and Willmar Avenue SE in Willmar that was reported stolen earlier. As the vehicle turned into the Cash […]

March 18, 2026

Sleepy Eye Purchases Former Del Monte Processing Plant

(Learfield News/Sleepy Eye, MN) — Sleepy Eye Public Utilities has taken ownership of the former Del Monte processing plant, finalizing the purchase of the 215-thousand-square-foot facility for six hundred thousand dollars after it went through foreclosure and was auctioned off. The plant, which began operating in 1930, shut down in 2019, leaving more than 360 […]

March 18, 2026

Ridgewater President Selected to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

WILLMAR and HUTCHINSON, MN – Dr. Craig Johnson, President of Ridgewater College, has been selected to receive the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award The award is presented by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and its Board of Directors. The award recognizes retiring college presidents whose leadership demonstrates an enduring commitment to student success and […]

March 18, 2026

Services Scheduled for Minnesota Soldier Killed in Kuwait

(Learfield News/White Bear Lake, MN) — Funeral services are scheduled for 39-year-old Master Sergeant Nicole Amor of White Bear Lake. The Minnesota soldier was killed in a drone attack in Kuwait at the start of the conflict in Iran. Amor was just days from returning home to her husband and two children. A public visitation […]

March 18, 2026

Gov. Walz Supplemental Budget Plan Includes $370M in Cuts

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Governor Tim Walz announced his supplemental budget Tuesday and it includes cuts to the tune of 370 million dollars in fiscal year 2029. Walz says that by attacking fraud, government spending will be more efficient, taking care of any structural deficit by the end of the decade. He assures that […]

March 17, 2026

Trump Blasts Minnesota in Fraud Task Force Announcement

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — While announcing the new Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, President Donald Trump singled out Minnesota for what he described as systemic failures. The executive order directs federal agencies to tighten eligibility checks, share more data, and crack down on large scale schemes involving federal dollars. Trump says the “staggering fraud and […]

March 17, 2026

Meeker County Barn Fire

A turkey barn in Meeker County was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. At 9:15 A.M., the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a turkey barn fire in the 33000 block of 560th Avenue of the Swede Grove Township. On arrival, crews found one barn completely engulfed in flames that had collapsed from the […]
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