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(St. Paul, MN) -- The Dayton administration is touting the 108-million dollar economic development funding that is part of th...
Ray Norling and Ted Huisinga of Willmar will be honored for their acheivements in agriculture at the Macnamara Alumni Center ...
Congresswoman Betty McCollum is calling on theFederal Trade Commission to investigate the major increase in Minnesota gaspric...
Governor Dayton yesterday expressed satisfaction over the just-ended 2013 legislative session. He counted an increase in the ...
The DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate approved a top-bracket income taxincrease and a hike in the cigarette tax last night (Mon...
The DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate approved a top-bracket income taxincrease and a hike in the cigarette tax last night (Mon...
It appears a planned anhydrous ammonia plant for Kandiyohi County might turn into a feed pellet plant. Originally the plan wa...
This past week's skyrocketing gasoline prices again make looking at home made biofuels more attractive. Neighboring North...
The 33rd Annual Willmar Car Club Car show is Sunday at the Kennedy Elementary School Parking lot beginning at 7 a.m. The awar...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With just four days left in the legislative session, neither the Minnesota House or Senate have approved an...
Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to5.3 percent in April, according to figures released today by the MinnesotaDepartment...
The Renville County Register says a company called Emerald H2 and Norfolk Wind Energy have signed an agreement to locate Emer...
April unemployment numbers come out later this morning(10am). In March, Minnesota employers shed 52-hundred positions, and st...
Only five days remain until the Minnesota Legislaturemust adjourn, and Democrats still have not agreed on how much they'l...
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee passed the 2013 Farm Bill on a15-5 vote Tuesday. Senator Amy Klobuchar says the bill includes ma...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The pay of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler (KAY'-lur) ranks 33rd in a new survey of 212...
Willmar residents can expect their sewer rates to be on the rise. Willmar City Administrator Charlene Stevens says Springsted...
The Dayton administration is working on a new revenuesource to pay the state's portion of a new Vikings stadium -- but th...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Dayton administration is working on a new revenue source to pay the state's portion of a new Vikings...
-- Minnesota exports set a second straight record in 2012, climbing one-point-two percent to 20-point-six billion dollars. Em...
(Cottage Grove, MN) -- The Minnesota National Guard is a leader in identifying ways to help active and reserve members of the...
Corn farmers in Minnesota aren't too happy with the forecastfor the remainder of this week, which includes a significant ...
Minnesota's unemployment rate is nearly back to where it stood before the recession. In just the last six months the stat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The day after Senate Democrats passed their tax increase bill, Governor Dayton says except for the cigarett...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Thousands are converging on the State Capitol for today's annual Tax Cut Rally (Sat 10am-2pm). The Taxp...
State Senator Sean Nienow (NEE'-noe) is introducing abill today (Thurs) that would require the Minnesota Vikings pick up ...
The Legacy Bill may be in trouble this session. The bill decides where approximately 600 milliion dollars raised by a voter-a...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the state Capitol are calling the Senate D-F-L's tax proposal a "shameful bill."...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats' tax plan rolled out today (Tues) includes a controversial extension of the state sales...
New Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle (zelly) made a stop in Willmar Monday afternoon to talk about transpo...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A reworked proposal for state funding to help with the Mayo Clinic expansion requires more local match money...
-- The Minnesota Extension Service says even though March and April have been cold and wet, it hasn't been all bad news f...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill that would trim health and human services spending in the state budget is moving toward a vote next w...
The Minnesota unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of apercent in March to 5.4 percent, according to figures released today by...
Local economic development and government officials say Willmar is lucky Torgerson Properties is chosing to do an 11 million ...
State officials release Minnesota's March employmentnumbers later this morning (10am). For the past two months, Minnesota...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The jobs bill passed by the Minnesota House invests $46 million to help spur job creation throughout the...
Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCommissioner Katie Clark Sieben was on the road today promoting GovernorDayt...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Senate Finance Committee is taking a close look at each portion of the proposed state budget this week,...
At a Wednesday news conference, DFL legislators announced a commitment from House DFL leadership that long-term care workers ...
This week the House DFL unveiled their jobs and economic development legislation with an increase of $46 million in fundi...
A look at the average middle-class Minnesota household budget shows about $100 left each month after covering regular exp...
The RC Hospital Board of Directors has decided to terminate the employment of CEO Glenn Haugo. The Renville County Register s...
-- Minnesota lawmakers are spending most of their Easter/Passover break talking to their constituents about state budget issu...
Allegiant Airlines will temporarily suspend air service between St. Cloud and Mesa Arizona. The last flight from St. Cloud Re...
In just the past six months, Minnesota has gained nearly 51-thousand jobs. Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady last...
Legislation authored by state Representative Mary Sawatzky (DFL – Willmar)to fundHighway 23 received a hearing in the H...
Minnesota employers added 14-thousand-500 jobs in Februarybringing the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent. Professional and bus...
State officials release Minnesota's February employmentfigures today (Thurs10am) in Saint Paul. Last month, Minnesota'...
Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposalfor a temporary income-tax surcharge on those making over 500-tho...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposal for a temporary income-tax surcharge on those ...
Minnesota Senate Democrats unveil their budget plan laterthis morning (1030am), less than a day after House Democrats rolled ...
Gasoline prices have dropped about 15 cents a gallon in thestate over the last month to a statewide average of 3-59. Gail Wei...
As expected Governor Dayton has dropped his proposal toextend the state sales tax to high-priced clothing and business servic...
(St. Paul, MN) -- As expected Governor Dayton has dropped his proposal to extend the state sales tax to high-priced clothing ...
Governor Dayton unveils his revised state budget planthis morning (11am) at the Capitol, and it's a lot different from th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota officials say most tax returns prepared with Turbotax and filed electronically can be corrected b...
Starting next tax season, the Minnesota Department of Revenue will no longer issue tax refunds in the form of paper checks. T...
(St. Louis Park, MN) -- Governor Dayton told a business group today (Fri) he'll likely drop a proposed sales tax on busin...
Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up slightly in January following revisions to December's jobless numbers. State ...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- The stock market is soaring and the Dow hit an all-time high today (Tues), topping the old record set in O...
(Various) -- As the state digs out from another winter storm, utility companies are urging Minnesotans to keep their natural ...
(Sartell, MN) -- American Iron & Metal is expected to close on the sale of the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell today (FRI). The p...
Local lawmakers have released statemens on the new budget forecast. The February budget forecast shows a projected budget def...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Backers of a "Homeowners Bill of Rights" are at the State Capitol lobbying lawmakers before tonigh...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Scammers posing as the Minnesota Department of Revenue are using state tax refunds as bait to get bank infor...
Two things have happened that bode well for a new University of Minnesota Dairy Research, Teaching and Consumer Information C...
The North Dakota oil boom has prompted Delta Airlines to addtwo daily nonstop flights between the Twin Cities and Dickinson, ...
A Willmar company is seeing it's business in China blossum after figuring out how to save their customers red tape headac...
Local lawmakers say the most calls and emails they've received so far this session have been about Governor Dayton's ...
Debate continues on Governor Dayton's proposal to broadenthe sales tax base to services while lowering the overall rate t...
(Undated) -- When contacting a carpet cleaning company for a quote, be sure you ask about potential changes that could affect...
(Undated) -- There is a lot of money in outdoor recreation in Minnesota. The Outdoor Industry Association has counted the fin...
A rural Spicer man says his cable t.v. remote control exploded and started on fire Thursday. Steve, who did not want to give ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- In the weeks leading up to a finalized Minnesota budget, the Senate's Legislative Commission on Planning...
High corn prices and a low return on ethanol has led tothe loss of 45 full-time jobs in Fairmont. Biofuel Energy Corp. stoppe...
The Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission his hired a new fulltime Ag Business Specialist. EDC Directo...
If lawmakers in Washington can't hammer out a deal by March first, 1.2 trillion dollars in automatic spending cuts will g...
The man charged with slapping a Minnesota toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlantaflight is out of a job. 60-year-old Joe Hundley ...
Officials with RC Hospital and Clinics will soon be holding meetings in the area to get input from the public on building a n...
Valentine's Day remains one of the biggest gift-givingholidays of the year. Whether you will be celebrating with a signif...
The focus on jobs and the economy in President Barrack Obama's State of the Union address is the proper way to move the c...
On KWLM's Legislative Review last weekend State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans said Governor Dayton's proposed budg...
The city of Minneapolis is exploring a possible bid tohost the 2024 Summer Olympics. Officials with "Meet Minneapolis&qu...
Agriculture is a huge part of the local economy, and the Willmar Agricultural Resource Seminar takes place at the Minnwest Te...
(Undated) -- Tax season has officially arrived. April 15 may still be more than two months away but it's never too early ...
The Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission has decided to hire a full time agribusiness and renewable e...
Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission Director Steve Renquist wants to "get in the zone." Re...
(St. Paul, MN) -- "We're taxing sick puppies and sick kittens," says Preston Republican Greg Davids about Gover...
On Legislative Review this weekend, two area lawmakers said Governor Dayton's proposed budget is a starting point for leg...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A Minnesota House committee that will eventually draft the state budget is taking a detailed look today (Mon...
A Willmar company will be relocating to the old Swenson Motors building on east Highway 12. Todd Madison of Willmar Overhead ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- December was a bit of a disappointing month for the folks who sell homes in the state. Chris Galler (GAL...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a lawsuit against a South Dakota developer accused of ...
Tennessee's loss is Minnesota's gain; Pinnacle Airlines says it will move its headquarters to Minneapolis from Memphi...
Local lawmakers are in favor of putting a sales tax on expensive clothing in Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton this week propos...
Former Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar has been hired by a Willmar-based engineering company. Gimse now works for Bollig Inc, lo...
Democrats at the State Capitol are giving Governor Dayton's budget proposal high marks for creativity, but also hint it c...
The Litchfield City Council chambers were packed last night, mostly with people interested in a presentation regarding the fu...
(Alexandria, VA) -- A new report suggests Minnesota's public high school graduation rate is on the rise. The 2010 data fr...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Three contractors have submitted bids to build the new 975-million-dollar Vikings stadium. Firms competi...
Two area lawmakers want to increase funding for the Minnesota Trade Office. Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar has autho...
-The state added another 9,100 jobs in December, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employmen...
The state Department of Employment and EconomicDevelopment announces the December employment figures today (Thurs 10am).Minne...
Minnesota scored two "F" grades in the American Lung Association's annual "State of Tobacco Control" ...
Local realtor Tom Amberg has purchased the Historic Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar and has plans to improve some...
Minnesota lawmakers are again looking at extending thesales tax to clothing to help solve the state's budget deficit. A S...
Local lawmakers disagree on whether there should be seperate committees for agriculture policy and agriculture finance. Right...
Starting March 1st, all Social Security payments will bepaid electronically. The switch-over has been in the works over the p...
Minnesota manufacturers are optimistic about the comingyear. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCommi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota consumers are urged to use caution when buying a used vehicle. That's because flood-damaged v...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Starting March 1st, all Social Security payments will be paid electronically. The switch-over has been in t...
Plans are underway for a new hospital in Olivia. Glenn Haugo, CEO of RC Hospital and Clinics says they began planning for a n...
Today, State Representative Mary Sawatzky (DFL Willmar) introduced legislation to increase funding to the Minnesota Trade Of...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers opened their 2013 legislative session today (Tues) in Saint Paul with pledges of bi-partisa...
As farmland prices around the state of Minnesota have continued to increase over the past 20 years, it has left many farmers ...
Now that President Obama and Congress have averted thefiscal cliff, Democrats and Republicans are trying to come to an agreem...
Will there be tax increases? That's one of the bigquestions as state lawmakers head back to the Minnesota Capitol to begi...
Auto sales in Minnesota increased about 18 percent in 2012 from the previous year. That's five percent better than sales ...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is predictingsteady growth for the Minnesota economy in 2013. Fed Economist Toby Madd...
-- Wind energy advocates in the state are hailing passage of the bill that averts the so-called "fiscal cliff." Mi...
Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson has been on the phone a lot as discussions continue on averting the so-called fiscal cl...
(Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson has been on the phone a lot as discussions continue on averting the...
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) urged the administration to crack down on unfair Canadian trade p...
The president and Republicans in the House continue tolook for common ground before going over the so-called "Fiscal Cli...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A check on the Capitol City shows most businesses weathering a lack of hockey this season. Minnesota's ...
(Undated) -- A new scam is targeting timeshare owners. The Minnesota Better Business Bureau's Dan Hendrickson says over t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota employers added nearly 11-thousand jobs in November -- lowering the state's jobless rate from...
-- A group of concerned citizens has joined together to launch the Minnesota Hay Bank. The Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition ...
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners has approved of the 2013 budget and levy. The budget is set at 25-point-9 million do...
Officials from Minneapolis, Willmar, New London, Spicer, Granite Falls and Olivia attended a seminar put on by the Coalition ...
Gas prices have fallen below three-dollars a gallon at manystations in central and southern Minnesota. Triple-A Minnesota'...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A settlement has been reached between the state of Minnesota and a debt-buying company accused of filing un...
A coalition of Minnesota business leaders, sportsmen,environmentalists and elected officials are urging Congress to extend wi...
-- Minnesota's agricultural exports hit a record six-point-eight-billion dollars in 2011. Su Ye (YEH), chief economist fo...
The owners of a New London business plan to purchase the old Tiger Marine building. According to the Lakes Area Reveiw, Stace...
Proposed property tax increases average two-point-threepercent across Minnesota this year -- but of course there are wide var...
The latest budget forecast predicts electronic pulltabswon't raise as much money as expected for a new Vikings stadium ov...
Minnesota's continuing budget deficit is fueling talk atthe State Capitol about tax increases. Governor Dayton sent his r...
(Wahpeton, ND) -- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative had a very large crop this year harvesting more than three-million tons of sug...
(Roseville, MN) -- Around half of 600-thousand tickets for the New Year's Day Minnesota Millionaire Raffle have already b...
(Washington, DC) -- For most, the holidays are all about shopping while for others it's a season for negotiating. For U-S...
Activists continue a 30-hour vigil (until 1pm) outside theoffices of Republican Congressmen Chip Cravaack (cruh-VACK), John K...
Extend middle class tax cuts and repeal additional cuts forthe top two-percent -- that's the message today (FRI) and tomo...
The Benson Economic Development Authority says they would rather work with a Benson business that hasn't been paying on s...
(Undated) -- Tomorrow is "Cyber Monday". That's the first day of regular business after the Thanksgiving holida...
(Burnsville, MN) -- Today is "Small Business Saturday." Dan Hendrickson with the Minnesota Better Business Bureau s...
-- Some solid gains for the state's housing market in October. Pending sales were up 17 percent, closed sales rose eight ...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has approved a $48 million loan for the Lower Sioux Indian Community of Morton, ...
Minnesota's unemployment rate remained unchanged at five-point-eight percent in October. Last month, employers cut just o...
(Eden Prairie, MN) -- 11-15-12-- Vikings tight end John Carlson of Litchfield hasbeen plagued by injuries since his arrival t...
A Minnesota musician who's sold millions of records has aHennepin County house that's in foreclosure. Reports say Lor...
A local accountant says the writing is on the wall for tax hikes next year for upper income Minnesotans. Joel Gratz, partner ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- About 40 protesters braved chilly temperatures outside Macy's and Verizon Wireless in downtown Minne...
(Owatonna, MN) -- Caterpillar Inc. announced today it will close its plant in Owatonna next spring and about 100 people will ...
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is selling its shelf-stable dairy products business to focus the company’s resour...
Eighth district Republican Congressman Chip Cravaack andDemocratic challenger Rick Nolan have their final debate at noon toda...
It's not yet clear how or if Hurricane Sandy will affectnationwide gas prices but in Minnesota, the cost of gas keeps goi...
The Benson Economic Development Authority is going to sue a Benson business to try and recover loan money. The EDA approved t...
The Litchfield School Board approved of a low bid for the refunding of the 2005 general obligation bonds. Robert Baird of Mil...
-- Gasoline prices in Minnesota are down 35 cents a gallon from what we were paying one month ago. The statewide is average i...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has appointed Katie Clark as the new commissioner of the state Department of Employment and...
The most severe and extensive drought in at least 25years is seriously affecting both livestock and crop farmers. As a result...
We're paying less at the pump these days but how much of thehighs and lows are a familiar pattern? Gas and oil inventorie...
There's a bright spot in the latest economic update for the state's still-shakey budget situation. The October report...
Roger Imdieke of New London and Alan Welle of Eagle Lake agree on one thing...the State of Minnesota must not eliminate the C...
The U.S. Department of Commerce announces a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the city of D...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation began it's process of coming up with their 20 year spending priority plan Thur...
At the recommendation of the Liquor Advisory Committee, The Olivia City Council has decided to close the on-sale side of thei...
The public and transportation stakeholders are invited to participate in developing the 20-year Minnesota State Highway Inves...
Governor Mark Dayton heard from a handful of local business, education and government leaders during a visit to the Minnwest ...
Governor Mark Dayton will be in Willmar today. Dayton will tour Nova Tech Engineering and the Minnwest Technology Campus at 1...
A scan of counties throughout Minnesota shows Augustunemployment numbers the highest in the northern half of the state -- whi...
The Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton has been vacant for 3-and-a-half years, with no real prospects of it reopening ...
When it comes to credit scores, Minneapolis-St. Paul can't bebeat. That's according to credit services company Experi...
A southern Minnesota ethanol plant has become a casualtyof weakened profits. Denver-based Biofuel Energy Corporation says it&...
Earlier this month Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Tom Sorel came to Willmar and announced a new strategy in determinin...
Willmar's half-cent Local Option Sales Tax will be history after the end of this year. For 8 years it siliently generated...
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers have called on their children, inan effort to get the company to negotiate an end t...
If you think you're seeing more construction equiptment around Willmar than usual this fall, you're not imagining thi...
9-23-12 Minnesota employers cut two-thousand jobs last month. State jobs analyst Steve Hine says the unemployment rate inched...
(Edina, MN) -- The August housing report suggests sellers in the state are getting more for their homes and the overall inven...
Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of a percent in August to five-point-nine percent. State jobs analyst S...
(Washington, DC) -- Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is stepping down as national co-chair of the Mitt Romney campaign ...
After a slight uptick in July, state officials are hopingAugust's unemployment numbers, due out later this morning, make ...
With about two-thirds of Americans said to be overweight, thelatest obesity study shows a concerning trend for individual sta...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- U-S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in Saint Cloud today, announcing the Granite City will receive...
-Businesses and other entities that sustained damages in the storms and heavy flooding that struck northern Minnesota and oth...
Gas prices have cracked the four-dollar mark at a number of stations across the state. Triple-A Minnesota's Gail Weinholz...
There's relatively good news out of Washington -- andbetter news for Minnesota. According to the latest U-S Census, Minne...
(Duluth, MN) -- Experts say the Federal Reserve may announce a third round of what's called "quantitative easing&quo...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- A German agricultural equipment manufacturer has picked St. Cloud for its first U.S. operation. Geringhoff...
Minnesota employers are a little more hesistant to hire new workers in the fourth quarter of this year. Anne Edmunds, regiona...
With corn selling around 5 dollars a bushel and much of the country in the midst of a serious drought, some question whether ...
Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel attended the mee...
Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel will be discussi...
8-31-12 New figures show job openings in Minnesota increased more than15-percent during the second quarter. Orian Casale (orr...
8-28-12 Construction of an annhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi County using biomass products like cornstalks is still in th...
8-21-12 Mills Auto group in Willmar plans to move it's GM dealership from 1st Street, next to Wells Fargo Bank, to a new ...
8-18-12 The latest jobs report shows consumer confidence remains weakin Minnesota. Kyle Uphoff at the Department of Employmen...
8-17-12 (Roseville, MN) -- The Minnesota State Lottery set a number of new records during fiscal year 2012 which ended June 3...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Despite Minnesota employers adding nearly seven-thousand jobs in July, the state's unemployment rate in...
8-16-12 July unemployment numbers for Minnesota will be releasedlater this morning (10am). Over the last couple of months, th...
8-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota farmers have just about completed their small grains harvest this year--quite a bit ahead...
8-11-12 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Representative Paul Ryan from Wisconsin as his vice presiden...
8-7-12 Two men were injured in an explosion at a grain elevatorMonday afternoon in the southwestern Minnesota community of Tr...
8-6-12 Swenson Motors of Willmar has been sold to Mills Auto Group. Margerite Swenson says she and owner Rollie Swenson decid...
8-3-12 Governor Dayton visits Sartell this afternoon (3:30pm)after executives at Verso Paper said Thursday they will not re-o...
7-29-12 A one-million-dollar Department of Employment and Economic Development grant will help the University of Minnesota bu...
7-25-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture held a meeting with state agriculture l...
7-23-12 Last week it was announced Minnesota's unemployment rate was still at 5.6% for the third straight month. That'...
(Collegeville, MN) -- The latest employment numbers show Minnesota gained 72-hundred jobs in June. St. John's Economics p...
7-20-12 Minnesota's most well-known skyscraper is up for sale.The I-D-S Center, on the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapo...
7-19-12 June's Minnesota unemployment numbers remained unchangedat five-point-six percent for the third straight month, w...
7-15-12 July is "Hire a Veteran Month" in Minnesota and the Dayton administration is promoting veteran employment i...
7-13-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- State regulators have fined the Minnesota Republican Party, former chairman Tony Sutton and a corpo...
Thank you for all the registrations, we'll announce the winner on Monday, July 23rd during the Morning Brew with Bill Dea...
7-13-12 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, applauded the news from a just released e...
7-12-12 Officials with Best Buy say the Hutchinson Store will not close after all. After reports that employees at the Hutchi...
The West Central Tribune is reporting the City of Willmar and Municipal Utilities Commission has reached an agreement with fo...
7-9-12 More than 30 projects across Minnesota are vying for 47-million dollars in state bonding money as today's (Mon) ap...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- New numbers out this week show Canada continues to be Minnesota's strongest trade partner. Companies...
7-6-12 Blink and you miss it. After a steady drop in the cost offilling up, Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com says prices at the p...
7-3-12 The cost of gas keeps dropping. Folks filling up in Minnesota are seeing prices averaging around 3-36 a gallon for reg...
7-2-12 Minnesota loggers are feeling the effects of the fire and explosion at the Verso Paper mill in Sartell. Scott Dane is ...
7-2-12 The Christian Community Outreach Center in Olivia recently received funding for its After-School Enrichment Program. I...
7-26-12 New businesses are popping up in Willmar, but the Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission would ...
6-18-12 A group of Minnesotans say goodbye to China. The 10-day trademission headed by Governor Dayton has opened a lot of ey...
6-16-12 Officials are reminding Minnesotans to be alert for potential natural gas leaks caused by severe weather. In particul...
6-16-12 Home foreclosures were up 14 percent across Minnesota in May compared to a year ago. But RealtyTrac's Daren Blomq...
6-15-12 The state's unemployment rate held steady in May at five-point-six percent. State labor analyst Steve Hine says a...
6-14-12 -- Gas prices are headed in the wrong direction for drivers in Minnesota. After no increases over Memorial Day weeke...
6-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- You can probably tell by looking at the fields -- Minnesota's corn crop is way of ahead of sche...
(Undated) -- Con artists have taken in nearly five-million dollars nationwide, including in Minnesota, using a debt collectio...
6-8-12 -- A debt collection scam is hitting Minnesotans and others throughout the nation. The Better Business Bureau's Da...
6-8-12 Governor Mark Dayton begins a ten-day trade mission inChina today. He is joined by representatives from 3-M, Best Buy,...
6-3-12 Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was arrested Saturday morning on a driving while impaired charge after a traffic stop. ...
6-2-12 Two big agricultural economic development projects for Kandiyohi County are just beyond the horizon. Proponents of a b...
6-1-12 Electronic pulltabs and bingo could be in bars and restaurants around the state as soon as this fall. Regulators are a...
5-31-12 While the weather has consipired to result in people buying less heat and electricity from Willmar Municipal Utilitie...
5-25-12 Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick-off for the summer travel season and it should be a good one for the stat...
5-23-12 A group that studied Kandyohi County's governmental structure recommends the county consolidate the offices of Au...
5-10-12 Congressman Keith Ellison is introducing a bill today (Thurs) that would eliminate all oil, coal and natural gas prod...
5-4-12 A bill freezing the statewide business property tax at its current level, plus providing other incentives for business...
5-1-12 A couple of notable developments within the airline which serves the most Minnesotans. In a new move for the industry,...
4-27-12 The building business seems to be picking up in Willmar. Willmar Planning and Development Director Bruce Peterson say...
4-25-12 The Twin Cities area is the second most affordable vacationspot in America. That, according to Livability-dot-Com, wh...
4-25-12 A more focused snapshot of unemployment around Minnesotahas been released. The state's seasonally-adjusted jobles...
4-24-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The Vikings stadium bill has cleared another hurdle at the Minnesota Legislature. The Senate Economi...
4-17-12 -- A group of taxpayers known as "the 99-percent" are protesting around the state today demanding big corpo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Republican Party has more to worry about than trying to re-elect a majority in the state legi...
4-12-12 According to the latest Beige Book survey, the upperMidwest grew at a "solid pace" during late winter and e...
4-11-12 (La Crescent, MN) -- Freeze warnings across the state have been lifted and apple growers can breathe a sigh of relief...
4-11-12 The average cost of gas is down almost a dime from its highestlevel of 2012, thanks to a recent slide in oil prices. ...
4-11-12 Along with a budget surplus, state revenue is up so far this year. The Department of Management and Budget reports ne...
4-10-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The presidential campaign of former Governor Tim Pawlenty is now debt-free. Pawlenty's campaign ...
4-8-12 It seems just a matter of time before gas hits four-dollars a gallon in Minnesota. The state's economy has been re...
4-6-12 According to the Paynesville Press, The Paynesville Area Health Care System has approved the sale of Hilltop Care Cent...
(Eden Prairie, MN) --04-03-2012-- The Vikings signed a free agent wide receiver yesterday afternoon. Bryan Walters inked a de...
4-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House and Senate have passed a bill to repay schools sooner than planned for delayed a...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Close a corporate tax loophole so Minnesota schools get paid back sooner for delayed state aid payments -- ...
3-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Close a corporate tax loophole so Minnesota schools get paid back sooner for delayed state aid paym...
3-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A vote is expected in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon (Friday)on a controversial bill that woul...
3-30-12 Best Buy last night announced they were closing their stores in Hutchinson, Edina, Lakeville, Brooklyn Centerand Roge...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is saying "no" to Republican plan to take money from the state's budg...
3-27-12 Over the past few weeks, we've seen gas prices continue tofluctuate. Gail Weinholzer with Triple A Minnesota says...
3-22-12 The state's jobless rate edged up slightly in February to five-point-seven-percent -- that's a tenth of a poi...
3-22-12 February's unemployment numbers come out this morning (9am). Minnesota's jobless rate currently sits at five-...
3-22-12 Representative Collin Peterson doesn't think a new Federal Farm Bill can be completed this year. Peterson is the ...
3-16-12 Minnesota has four of the top 10 health care systemsin the nation. According to a report from the Commonwealth Fund, ...
3-14-12U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has cosponsored legislation to crack down on excessive oil speculation that is driving up g...
3-14-12 The Minnesota State Lottery has set a sales record for the fourth-consecutive year.State Representative Dean Urdahl j...
3-13-12 Motorists here and across the country are changing their ways to try to save money as gas prices spiral upward. Tripl...
3-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is asking Republicans to close what he calls a tax loophole for corporations that o...
3-12-12 The House voted unanimously Thursdayin favor of a bill authored byRep Bruce Vogel of Willmar dealing with real estate...
(MNN)-- Minnesota has had a run of good economic news in recent weeks. Dave Brennan is with the school of business at the Uni...
3-10-12 A regional economist feels Minnesota has moved beyond arecovery. Toby Madden from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneap...
3-10-12 Minnesota companies exported five-point-one billiondollars worth of goods in the 4th quarter - setting an allotment r...
3-7-12 The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded a $49,673 grant under its Minne...
3-4-12 A new report shows foreclosed home sales in Minnesota took a sizable jump from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the same ...
3-2-12 The state's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percent in January to five-point-six percent. Minnesota employer...
3-1-12 January's unemployment numbers come out later thismorning (10am). In December, Minnesota's unemployment rate f...
3-1-12 January's unemployment numbers come out later thismorning (10am). In December, Minnesota's unemployment rate f...
2-29-12 The Willmar High School iPad fund is off to a good start. Last week Jennie-O/Turkey Store said they would match donat...
2-28-12 The Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Accordin...
2-28-12 At this time yesterday Minnesotans were lamenting about another rise in prices at the pump. But a look at Minnesota-G...
2-25-12 The City of Willmar's motor pool is going to get a lot smaller. City Administrator Charlene Stevens says they are...
2-23-12 A fund to raise money to pay for iPads for Willmar High School Juniors and Seniors next year got a boost from Jennie-...
2-19-12 (Undated) -- Home foreclosures are on the way back up in Minnesota. They jumped 15 percent from December to January -...
2-15-12 (Eden Prairie, MN) -- The Minnesota Vikings will not be moving to Southern California or anywhere else for at least a...
2-14-12 We haven't paid this much for gas since late October. Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com reports regular unleaded now u...
2-11-12 Minnesota could collect sales tax on out-of-state Internetpurchases under a bill in the House Tax Committee. The E-Fa...
2-10-12 A settlement with five of the nation's largest mortgage lenders means borrowers in Minnesota could get up to 280-...
2-10-12 Willmar School District staff are excited about the prospect of having iPads for nearly every student at the senior h...
2-9-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A settlement with five of the nation's largest mortgage lenders means borrowers in Minnesota cou...
2-9-12 (Long Prairie, MN) -- Add another financial scam to the list -- this one circulating around central Minnesota. Todd Co...
2-7-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis-based Supervalu is cutting 800 jobs nationwide by the end of the month. The cuts affe...
2-7-12 Counties across Minnesota have blamed property tax increases on last year's revocation of the Homestead Market Val...
2-7-12 Counties across Minnesota have blamed property tax increases on last year's revocation of the Homestead Market Val...
2-6-12 (New York, NY) -- The N-B-A is suspending Timberwolves forward Kevin Love two games for an incident involving Houston&...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Last week's jolt of good economic news may have a positive effect on consumer confidence, leading to mo...
2-3-12 The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives (MCCE) has named the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce its Outstandi...
2-3-12 (Edina, MN) -- Existing home sales in the state ended the year on a positive note. December closed sales increased mor...
2-3-12 A Minnesota vodka maker is reportedly planning to liquidateits assets. Blaine-based Infinite Spirits, which distribute...
1-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Senate Republicans want to phase out the statewide business property tax over 12 years or...
1-23-12 Local ag officials are optimistic they'll be getting a half-million dollar grant from the Minnesota Department of...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton's legislative "wish list" includes a plan to close tax loopholes and make up the ...
(Omaha, Nebraska) -- It's an uncertain picture for Minnesota this year as the state faces good and bad economic developments....
(Undated) -- Demand is extremely high right now for late-model used cars. Scott Lambert of the Minnesota Auto Dealers Associa...
1-20-12 Minnesota's unemployment rate took a favorable turn in December with the addition of nearly eight-thousand jobs. Regi...
1-19-12 Predictions come and go about how expensive gas will be butfor now, prices at the pump continue to drop. Minnesota-Ga...
1-18-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- With just days before the next legislative session, Governor Dayton is prodding all interested parti...
1-14-12 Minnesota exports grew four percent tofive-point-one-billion dollars in the third quarter of 2011 over the sameperiod...
1-13-12(Unleaded) -- The cost of gas is on the rise again and now at it highest point since mid-November. Minnesota-Gas-Price...
1-13-12 A report in the Wall Street Journal says Delta Air Linesis looking at making a bid for bankrupt American Airlines. Th...
1-13-12 Minnesota's export numbers are up. The latest report from the Department of Employment and Economic Development shows...
1-13-12 A local official who works with the Willmar Somali community says they are relieved they can once again transfer mone...
1-12-12 Prices at the pump are dropping again.Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com reports regular unleaded averaging just over3-23 a...
1-11-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and D-F-L legislative leaders are proposing a one-time, three-thousand-dollar tax c...
1-10-12 A federal appeals court is the next stop for Duluth in its legal battle over profit-sharing with a downtown casino. M...
1-10-12 Believe it or not in this fragile economy, some peoplewish a fifth Minnesota K-Mart store would be added to the closu...
1-8-12 -- A new report from Triple-A Minnesota illustrates the steady rise in gas prices over the last dozen years. And it ma...
1-6-12 Representative Keith Ellison is cheering the Obama administration's proposal to cut nearly 500-billion dollars in defe...
1-5-12 Alaska oil production is down, the price of oil is up -- andthe result is higher gas prices this week. Minnesota-Gas-P...
1-4-12(New York, NY) -- Bloomingdale's says it will close its store at the Mall of America. In a statement, it said it's part...
1-3-12 A local economic expert does not see the pending closing of the Willmar Kmart as a harbinger of hard economic times. W...
12-31-11 A Kandi Mall official says she's sad to hear Kmart will be closing their store sometime in 2012. Mall Marketting Dir...
12-29-11The Kmart store in Willmar is going to close. Sears Holding Company is out with a partial list of the 100 to 120 Sear...
12-29-11 Wednesday night bingo in the southeastern Minnesota town of Elgin usually attracts a couple dozen players but last n...
12-28-11 (Freeport, MN) -- An historic flour mill in central Minnesota was destroyed after a huge fire on Tuesday. No injurie...
12-23-11 Bad news for shoppers who purchased holiday gifts from Best Buy on their website. The Minnesota-based electronics re...
(MNN) -- Home foreclosure filings are picking up in Minnesota, and that means another wave of home take-backs is likely next ...
(MNN)-- It looks like Minnesota holiday shoppers are spending more than the experts thought they would. Retailing analyst Dav...
12-15-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota's unemployment rate fell half a percent in November to five-point-nine percent -- the lo...
12-15-11 (Washington, D-C) -- Seven Minnesota counties are eligible for low-interest rate loans from the U-S-D-A -- due to ad...
12-15-11-- Home foreclosures dropped 15 percent last month in Minnesota but there is trouble ahead. The experts say new filin...
12-13-11 Minneapolis-based Target is sending about 39-hundred employees out into the "burbs." The retailer says the...
12-13-11 Hiring is expected to increase slightly in Minnesota during the first quarter of next year. Fifteen percent of compa...
12-8-11 Prices at the pump are now under 3-20 a gallon again onaverage. Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com reports regular unleaded...
12-8-11 A new survey says forget "Minnesota Nice," giving poormarks to the state when it comes to encouraging entre...
12-8-11 A Minnesota business analyst says the recent drop in the state unemployment rate is misleading. Hamline professor Dav...
12-7-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- State Representative Joe Atkins says the governor, judges and private businesspeople can't do it --...
12-6-11 A Minnesota landmark is being called America'sfavorite mall. Travel and Leisure Magazine rates Bloomington's Mall ofA...
12-5-11 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is coming up in the world. Since Delta became M-S-P's dominant carrier, th...
12-5-11Twelve people attended last week's Truth in Taxation hearing in the Kandiyohi County Commissioner's room in Willmar. 3...
12-5-11 While Republicans were all aglow over last week's state economic projections showing a state budget surplus of 876 mi...
MNN-- Some good news for air travelers going to and from a popular northern Minnesota destination. Hibbing is getting jet ser...
12-3-11 Local lawmakers say the economic forecast that shows an 876 million dollar budget surplus is great news, and shows th...
12-1-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- Republican legislative leaders say the state's expected 880-million-dolllar budget surplus doesn't c...
12-1-11 A legislative auditor's reportconfirms continuing concerns about how money is being spent from the Legacy Amendment -...
11-28-11-- Say hello to 2-99 gas again in Minnesota. At least one station in the Saint Cloud area is selling regular unleaded...
(Undated) -- First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday and now today is being called Small Business Saturday. Nancy Lib...
11-24-11 For the 73rd straight year, hundreds of Hormel Foods workersyesterday morning received hefty profit-sharing checks. ...
11-18-11 The October employment figures for Minnesota suggest the construction industry is on the rebound. That sector gained...
11-17-11 The final tally is in for Minnesota's annual day-long effortto raise money for non-profits. Give-To-The-Max organize...
11-16-11 The third annual "Give to the Max Day" is underway. Hundredsof Minnesota non-profits are hoping to raise a...
11-15-11 Congressman Tim Walz is calling for immediate passage of the bi-partisan Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act...
(Willmar, MN) -- Senator Joe Gimse (GIM'-see)of Willmar is among 31 Minnesota House and Senate members who have signed a lett...
11-10-11 Truth-in-Taxation property tax statements will be mailed out to Minnesotans at the end of this week. Stearns County ...
News Director J.P. Cola reports on a Republican plan to fund a new Vikings stadium using funds from a racino... Senator Joe G...
KWLMNews Director J.P. Cola reports on a Republican proposal to help fund a new Vikings stadium with funds generated by a rac...
The Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is conducting a very sh...
11-8-11 Sell shares in the Minnesota Vikings to the community with the Wilfs retaining a 30-percent controlling interest. Tha...
11-6-11 More than two-thousand people turned out to hear Texas Congressman and Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speak...
11-6-11 More than two-thousand people turned out to hear Texas Congressman and Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speak...
11-3-11 Some Minnesota stocks exacted a small measure of financial revenge Wednesday as the stock market rebounded from earli...
10-28-11 The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, or DEED, says nearly half of the state's manufactur...
10-26-11 Delta Air Lines is scheduled to pay off the remaining 175-million dollars today (WED) on a loan provided by the Metr...
10-25-11 Several groups are getting together to help a company in Kandiyohi expand. Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Dev...
10-24-11 St. Paul, MN -- Scale back regulations on business...reduce the statewide business property tax...and lower the corp...
10-22-11 Proponents of building a plant to create anhydrous ammonia out of locally produced biomass materials are hoping to g...
10-22-11 Stearns County will be holding a surplus and seized property auction today. For sale will be many cars, trucks and S...
(Undated) -- After a long run of falling home foreclosures, it looks like Minnesota is heading back up the mortgage default m...
10-13-11-- High demand is causing a serious shortage of diesel fuel across North Dakota and western Minnesota. At the Magella...
10-12-11 A Minnesota disc drive maker says operations are beingstepped up here after suspending work at a plant in Thailand d...
10-11-11 State budget officials are reporting a little bit ofgood news. A new report shows the state brought in more tax reve...
10-11-11 Protesters have big banks in downtown Minneapolis on their radar screen with a march today (11am-1130am) from the He...
10-10-11 This is day four of the Occupy Minnesota demonstrationat the Hennepin County Government Center. Around one-thousand ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The experts say air fares will likely stay up even though business is down for the airlines right now. M...
10-7-11 The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities has ripped the Minnesota Legislature for eliminating the Market Value Homes...
10-3-11 With the country still in need of a balanced budget, U-S Senator Al Franken says steps should be taken to reduce the ...
(Arden Hills, MN) -- The Ramsey County Charter Commissions holds a publichearing tonight (6:30pm) over the plan for a Vikin...
9-27-11 Representatives of Minnesota agriculture are part of Governor Mark Dayton's trade trip to South Korea this week. John...
9-27-11 Gas prices in Minnesota are headed in the right direction if you are a cash-strapped consumer. The average for a gall...
9-26-11 Governor Dayton is scheduled to speak today at the Midwest U.S.-Japan Conference in Tokyo (Mon). He's in Asia this we...
9-26-11 A Hutchinson Company is planning to add 60 positions in the near future. Customer Elation, a Minnesota-based call cen...
9-24-11 Standard and Poor's has downgraded Minnesota's bondrating from Triple-A to A-A-Plus. Governor Dayton calls it "v...
9-23-11 Investors are wondering if they'll have to withstand another drop in the Dow today or see a rebound after yesterday's...
9-22-11 After a whirlwind of activity surrounding the release oftwo U-S hikers from Iran on Wednesday, the two men are spendi...
9-21-11 The controversy over unionizing in-home child careproviders is ratcheting up at the State Capitol. Minnesota SenateRe...
9-20-11 Low interest rates are saving taxpayers money. The Willmar City Council this week redeemed bonds issued in 1994 for t...
(Undated) -- The construction industry in Minnesota is experiencing some job growth following five dismal seasons. The sector...
9-15-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The private sector is adding jobs in Minnesota at a rate not seen in more than five years. State jo...
9-15-11 We get the latest read on how our economy is doing thismorning from Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic...
9-15-11 A Kerkhoven bank is getting some federal funding to be used to try and create new jobs. The U.S. Department of the Tr...
9-14-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Officials say Minnesota's manufactured, agricultural and mining exports grew 12 percent from last y...
9-13-11 It's hard to be optimistic about the current job situation in Minnesota. The latest Manpower survey shows 14-percent ...
9-8-11 A company that provides automation technologies will add 100 jobs thanks to the state of Minnesota. The deal from the ...
(New York, NY) -- The football season hasn't even started but we alreadyknow what the Minnesota Vikings are worth. The lat...
9-7-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have charged a 52-year-old man for his alleged role in a 20-mi...
9-7-11 A relatively strong agricultural sector is keeping Minnesota's economy on a better footing than many states. Creighton...
9-6-11 The Paynesville Press reports the Paynesville Area Healthcare System has approved the sale of Hilltop Care Center in W...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Veterans organizations want licensing requirements changed to make the employment search less difficult ...
9-1-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Borrowing four billion dollars a day is a disservice to the United States military -- that's what...
9-1-11 A state official says Minnesota hasn't had this many job openings in 4 years. Mark Phillips, Commissioner of the Depar...
8-29-11 -- National Democrats are blasting Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann for comments she made during a Fl...
8-29-11 The price of gas is back up to where it was a month ago --averaging nearly 3-78 a gallon for regular unleaded this mo...
(MNN) Home sales are starting to pick up across much of Minnesotaand making big gains in a few markets. July closed-sales inc...
8-27-11 Minnesota 7th District Representative Collin Peterson says President Obama's plans to convert military vehicles to bi...
8-26-11 Union leaders who met with negotiators for American Crystal Sugar in Fargo Thursday say the company offered nothing n...
8-24-11 Governor Dayton kicks off his statewide economic development tour in Fergus Falls today (Wed) and begins (10am) with ...
8-23-11 The buyers of a Minnesota candy company say they don'tplan any changes to such traditional favorites as the Nut Goodi...
8-23-11 Local officials believe building a plant to produce all the anhydrous ammonia needed in the local area is feasible. W...
8-22-11 -- The state housing market is starting to show signs of improvement this summer. Chris Galler (GAL'-ur) with the Min...
8-18-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota employers cut 19-thousand-800 jobs in July, largely due to the state government shutdown....
8-16-11 And just like that, all of last week's misery on WallStreet has been erased -- following another big gain on Monday. ...
8-15-11 There will be a lot people greeting the presidenttoday as he makes a scheduled appearance in the city of Cannon Falls...
MNN-- The home foreclosure picture is looking a little brighter in Minnesota. The state's year-over-year foreclosure rates ha...
8-12-11 Investors head into the final day of trading during atense week on Wall Street. Some encouraging economic news pushed...
8-10-11 Minnesota stocks did some rebounding thanks to a429-point gain by the Dow on Tuesday. Caribou Coffee gained back near...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesotans are cutting spending as the economystumbles along. U-of-M business professor George John say...
8-5-11 (Eagle Lake, MN) -- Canadian Pacific crews have finished pumping ethanol out of three train cars after a derailment We...
The "Minneapolis Star Tribune" reports the Timberwolves will interview Sam Mitchell about their vacant head coachin...
8-3-11 Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is blasting the new federal debt ceiling agreement. During a campaign appearanc...
7-30-11 The U-S Senate has "tabled" House Speaker JohnBoehner's (BAY-nerz) bill to avoid a government default that'...
7-28-11 The Upper Midwest economy is doing better than averagecompared to other regions of the country. That's according to t...
7-27-11 With another day of trading ahead, investors are lookingfor a turnaround on Wall Street. Worry over a looming governm...
(Undated) -- The U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development is extending the deadline for its Emergency Homeowners Loan ...
7-23-11 Union leaders in Minnesota are vowing to continue to pushtheir progressive agenda in next year's state House and Sena...
7-22-11 Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up tosix-point-seven percent last month even though employers added over13-thous...
(New York, NY) -- Minnesota Lynx star rookie Maya Moore has thetop-selling jersey in the WNBA, according to sales on the WN...
(MNN)-- Senator Amy Klobuchar is trying to convince Delta Airlines to reconsider its decision to reduce or eliminate service ...
7-14-11 The state government shutdown is starting to affect beerdrinkers. State officials have told the Miller-Coors company ...
7-13-11 (Waite Park, MN) -- The state government shutdown is starting to affect beerdrinkers. State officials have told the M...
Kurt Rambis is out as the Minnesota Timberwolves head coach. Minnesota president of basketball operations David Kahn made an ...
7-11-11-- The federal government is meeting resistance fromMinnesota-based General Mills over nutritional guidelines meant to...
(Undated) -- Employers across the country added only 18-thousand jobs lastmonth, much worse than expected. And the national u...
7-8-11 Minnesota's government shutdown is now a week old. Neither side offered a budget solution yesterday, although a bipart...
(Washington, DC) -- The U-S Small Business Administration has grantedGovernor Dayton's request for a disaster declaration for...
7-6-11 Get ready for an electric rate increase. After a hearing Tuesday night, The Willmar City Council approved a two-part 1...
News Director J.P. Cola has updated his blog. Read about his reflections on the 4th, and his "trophies" to our stat...
Undated) -- Congress has exactly one month to figure out how to achieve a deal to raise the 14-point-three-trillion dollar de...
7-1-11 With no special session called by Governor Dayton before the midnight deadline last night, Minnesota State Government ...
(Undated) -- According to an investigative consulting firm, Minnesota ranks number-two nationwide when it comes to states whi...
6-28-11 University of St. Thomas business professor DaveBrennan says the layoff of thousands of state employees in a governme...
6-24-11 It looks like the days of four-dollar gas are behind us, at least for now. Triple A's Gail Weinholzer says with the r...
6-24-11 Efforts to study whether a parking ramp is needed in Downtown Willmar and where it should be built suffered a setback...
6-20-11 The intersection of Gorton Avenue and Northwest 10th Street was blocked off after a contractor severed a natural gas ...
Home foreclosures in Minnesota are showing an up-and-down pattern. May was the seventh straight month of a year-over-year dro...
6-18-11 After nearly six-thousand construction-related jobs werelost in April, new employment data shows the sector is slowly...
(Washington, DC) -- "Another assault on agriculture." That's what Congressman Collin Peterson calls an ag spending ...
6-16-11 Minnesota employers added 1,200 jobs in May, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Emplo...
6-16-11 We find out this morning if Minnesota employers added jobs during the month of May -- when state officials release th...
6-15-11 Efforts were stopped yesterday to abruptly end federal support for ethanol production. Senator Al Franken said it was...
6-14-11 DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock continues to accuse Republicans of protecting millionaires and forcing a go...
A public hearing takes place at11:45 a.m.today to discuss Willmar Municipal Utilities' plan to raite electric rates 7 percent...
6-13-11 As the deadline approaches for a partial state government shutdown, there have basically been only two significant de...
6-10-11 Republican leaders are scheduled to meet with the governor this morning (10:30am) for negotiations on the state budge...
6-8-11 The Kandiyohi County Board was disappointed at the bids they opened yesterday to bring the elevators in county buildin...
6-7-11 The Kandiyohi County Board was disappointed at the bids they opened today to bring the elevators in county buildings u...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Preparations for a state shutdown are underway as lawmakers and the governor wrangle over the budget impass...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and Republican leaders will likely continue talks this week, after last week's finish of th...
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination today in D...
5-23-11 Republicans and Governor Dayton remain deadlocked overthe state budget with tonight's midnight deadline looming for t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The cold, wet weather in April is being blamed for the loss of 52-hundred jobs in Minnesota. State jobs ana...
(St. Paul, MN) -- After another day of talks Saturday, Governor Dayton and Republican leaders are no closer to breaking their...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded a $250,000 grant under its Minnesota J...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota employment officials say the state lost52-hundred jobs in April. But state jobs analyst Steve ...
(Washington, DC) -- Senator Al Franken is complaining after a bill thatwould eliminate subsidies to big oil companies fell sh...
Republican lawmakers yesterday afternoon packed a room at theState Capitol, saying "no" to Governor Dayton's offer ...
Local construction giant Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg has hired Steve Pinney as President-CEO of their Minnesota division. A Le...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers this afternoon packed a room at the State Capitol, saying "no" to Governor D...
It's the final push as Republicans and Governor Daytontry to agree on the state budget with just one week remaining before th...
It's costing more and more to fill that grocery bag these days, but that doesn't mean a windfall for local farmers. Minnesota...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The bait shops, fishing guides, resorts and campgrounds are all set for Minnesota's fishing opener this wee...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature are wrapping up work on their major budget-cutting bills so they c...
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and a bipartisan group of 14 other Senators have called ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The bait shops, fishing guides, resorts and campgroundsare getting ready for Minnesota's fishing opener ju...
It's too late this legislative session -- but a billto allow liquor sales in Minnesota on Sundays has a lot of support accord...
Governor Dayton and Republican leaders met Tuesday buthave made no visible progress toward agreement on the state budget with...
The decline in crude oil prices is expected to bring some relief at the gas pumps over the next few weeks. Some analysts are ...
Minneapolis-based Best Buy is going on a nationwidehiring spree. The electronics retailer is looking to hire nearly14-thousan...
(Eden Prairie, MN) -- The Minnesota Vikings have some concerns with thelatest proposal for a new stadium on the Metrodome s...
Hundreds of thousands of anglers are counting the daysuntil Saturday's Minnesota walleye opener. It kicks off a season thatb...
Ridgewater College in Willmar is cutting the school nurse, the school newspaper and suspending the related mass communication...
The Kandiyohi County Board this morning will open bids for this summers road and bridge projects. Commissioner Harlan Madsen ...
The announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death has triggered adrop in oil prices. That could mean lower prices soon at the pump ...
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen is hoping sky-high fuel prices don't have too big of an impact on bids for county...
The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership, or MSESP, has awarded 11 green grants totaling $1.3 million to train Minnesota...
The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership, or MSESP, has awarded 11 green grants totaling $1.3 million to train Minnesota...
The City of Willmar is likely going to be spending $5000 to hire an architect to come up with cost estimates of fixing-up a b...
(Atlanta, GA) -- Minnesota travelers will feel the squeeze as Delta Air Lines plans to offer fewer flights -- and with a like...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Mark Dayton is giving state legislators a deadline for a completed budget. He says lawmakers shoul...
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