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Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish has criticized recommendations in the government organizational study being put together by the co...
University of Minnesota Regent Dean Johnson of Willmar says a meeting takes place next month to talk about how to best use a ...
Former pro-wrestler Buck "Rock and Roll" Zumhofe makes an appearance in Kandiyohi County District Court on sex char...
Willmar Police say a man threatened another person with a handgun, then accidently shot himself in the leg. Police were calle...
Slam Sports, a wrestling publication, reports Buck "Rock and Roll" Zumhofe, an AWA pro wrestling star from the 1980...
Memorial Day ceremonies taking place across the country, state and our local area today. The Willmar Memorial Day observance ...
It appears a planned anhydrous ammonia plant for Kandiyohi County might turn into a feed pellet plant. Originally the plan wa...
The City of Spicer wants to put up a fence to keep geese off of the Glacial Lakes State Trail and off of city streets and Hig...
The Kandiyohi County Board this week approved a 10-year property tax abatement to Torgerson Properties Inc for their 11 milli...
Nearly 24 hours after beginning deliberations, a Kandiyohi County jury in Willmar has found 47-year-old Timothy Huber of rura...
The new community room at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum is finished, and they want to show it off to the pub...
While the prospects of getting any money to fight zebra mussels from the state are still up in the air, the Kandiyohi County ...
Beginning today nine registered nurses at Rice Memorial Hospital will begin training to collect forensic evidence from victim...
It was a short day today for jurors in the Timothy Huber murder trial. Day two of testimony began at 9:00 a.m. and things wra...
Jurors in the Timothy Huber murder trial in Willmar yesterday got to hear the approximately 10 minute 911 call Delbert Huber ...
Officials who work with services that help the disabled gathered in Willmar yesterday to ask state lawmakers not to cut $...
The study of Willmar city government's organizational structure has begun. City Administrator Charlene Stevens says Brime...
A local business has volunteered to operate zebra mussel decontamination station in Kandiyohi County this summer. Rick Reimer...
Leroy "Lee" Peterson of rural Pennock's new role as Willmar and Kandiyohi County Agribusiness Specialist should...
The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded 64 new Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants of up to $7,000 eac...
Willmar Police Chief Dave Wyffels says for now, at least, the Willmar Crimestoppers chapter has ceased operations. Wyffels sa...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of the so-called "cat burglar" who broke into the homes of...
Willmar City Council Member Ron Christianson says he still has questions about Rice Memorial Hospital and Willmar Municipal U...
Two things have happened that bode well for a new University of Minnesota Dairy Research, Teaching and Consumer Information C...
The Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission his hired a new fulltime Ag Business Specialist. EDC Directo...
When he ran for Kandiyohi County Commissioner, Roger Imdieke of rural New London said one of his top priorities was to fight ...
Thank you, for your support of the Willmar Area Food Shelf.Broadcast totals as of 10:00am$49,6586,995 lbsCOMBINED TOTAL56...
Mndot District 8 Maintainence Supervisor Denny Marty in Willmar says roads in the Willmar area are cleared with a thin coatin...
Kandiyohi County Highway Department has announced that they will be pulling plows at 12:30 pm Sunday until approximately 5 am...
As of 10 a.m Sunday morning the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office is advising no travel due to rapidly deteriorating driv...
Kandiyohi County is once again asking the legislature to allow them to appoint, rather than elect, a new auditor/treasurer an...
A two-pronged effort is taking place in Kandiyohi County to prevent the spread of zebra mussels into county lakes. County Adm...
Kandiyohi County has been awarded a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to build a bike trail along Coun...
Kandiyohi County officials say they are not moving the Veterans' Services office. County Administrator Larry Kleindl says...
Kandiyohi County is getting help from a special MnDot fund to improve safety at two dangerous intersections. Over the years, ...
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says there will be a community notification meeting Thursday regarding a Level 3 Pr...
When the Willmar Salvation Army announced a $30,000 match to double donations last Tuesday, the first group to help was t...
The Willmar City Council Monday will consider starting the process of hiring a firm to do a study of the city's governmen...
(Willmar, MN) The snowplows for Kandiyohi County are being pulled off the roads as of 3:30 Sunday afternoon and will remainof...
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says they need the public's help and information on recent daytime home burglar...
Kandiyohi County Sheriff Dan Hartog says the sheriff's office is catching up with the age of social media with Facebook. ...
MinnWest Technology Campus has announced a $100,000 donation to the Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA Commitment to Commu...
A trial date has been set for a man accused of raping a girl in Willmar last summer. 21-year-old Esequiel Gomez Junior is als...
election coverage jpc 11-5-12KWLM will be providing election coverage all night Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The pol...
The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) announced today it awarded grants to 10 local nonprofit organizations in its fal...
Kandiyohi County is looking at remodeling the county office building to make it more user-friendly. Kandiyohi County Administ...
Kandiyohi County is looking at remodeling and redesigning it's space in the office building in downtown Willmar. Nearly 2...
Ann Stehn can erase the word interim from her office door as the Kandiyohi County Board has decided to make her permanent dir...
The Kandiyohi County Board has approved upgrading the audio and video technology in the county boardroom. County Commissioner...
Issues like dysfunction and micromanagement were discussed during last night's Willmar City Council Candidates' Forum...
A semi struck and killed a bicyclist on Highway 71 south of Belgrade early this morning. The state patrol says 38-year-old Ri...
The Willmar Salvation Army is distributing coats and winter wear to those in need today and tomorrow. They've been collec...
An additional charge of Fugitive From Justice has been filed against Willmar rape suspect 21-year-old Esequiel (ee-ZEE-kee-il...
A man charged with raping a Willmar teen appears in Kandiyohi County District Court today. 21-year-old Esequiel (ee-ZEE-kee-i...
Cities and counties across the state want to know how their local legislative candidates feel about the Local Government Aid ...
The Minnesota Supreme Court will be at Willmar High School today. At a community dinner last night, Supreme Court Chief Justi...
The Willmar League of Women voters begins their series of Tuesday night candidate forums tonight with the two candidates for ...
Ground will be broken Thursday afternoon for an expansion on the Sperry House side of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society...
There's a handful of tickets left for Friday night's Evening of Music Under the Prairie Stars at the Prairie Woods En...
8-28-12 Construction of an annhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi County using biomass products like cornstalks is still in th...
8-28-12 The stretch of Highway 12 where that crash that killed Marta Stoffers, Michelle Hoffman and Julia Hoffman August 17th...
8-28-12 The stretch of Highway 12 where that crash that killed Marta Stoffers, Michelle Hoffman and Julia Hoffman August 17th...
8-25-12 Kandiyohi County feels "better late than never" when it comes to the Kandiyohi County Road 9 relocation pro...
8-25-12The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) announced today Dr. Roger and Kay Strand will be honored the Foundation&r...
8-22-12 The 21-year-old driver accused in a crash that killedthree family members has been released on bail from the Kandiyoh...
8-21-12 Today marks the 150th anniversary of the attack on the Guri Endresen family during the U.S. Dakota War of 1862. Kandi...
8-18-12 Three people are dead and two injured following a head-on crash in Kandiyohi County. According to the Minnesota State...
8-16-12 Many events are taking place across the stateto commemorate the 150th anniversary, or susquicentenial, of the U.S. Da...
8-16-12 Two of Tuesday's primary winners are now focusing on the November election. After Senator Gary Kubly died in Marc...
8-9-12 Governor Dayton has come out with his proposal for a disaster relief bill to be considered during an August 24th speci...
8-9-12 Officers from the area ticketed 135 motorists traveling at illegal and unsafe speeds during an stepped-up statewide Ju...
8-9-12 The statewide primary takes place next Tuesday, and in the local area, democrats will be chosing candidates in the loc...
8-6-12 It looks like the Minnesota Legislature is planning on getting together for a one or two day special session August 24...
8-1-12 Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem of Rochester saysSenator Joe Gimse of Willmar will be the chief author of the flood...
7-23-12 Organizers of the Kandiyohi County Relay For Life are still tallying-up how much they raised Friday night and Saturda...
7-23-12 Last week it was announced Minnesota's unemployment rate was still at 5.6% for the third straight month. That'...
(Willmar, MN) The 19th Annual Kandiyohi County Relay for Life is in the books with event Chair Kim Madsen reporting that arou...
7-12-12 Kandiyohi County officials have released no information about a medical emergency or possible drowning in Lake Florid...
7-6-12 So far it looks like the state may have escaped the 4th of July traffic fatality curse. Records show a total of 15 peo...
6-27-12 Governor Dayton is taking the first steps in creating a Dairy research facility, possibly to be located in Kandiyohi ...
6-23-12 A slight change in the plans for the County Road 9 relocation project north of Willmar will prevent Kandiyohi County ...
6-21-12 Plans to restore the Lakeland Hotel Building in Downtown Willmar have skidded to a halt. Developer Rick Goodeman of t...
6-18-12 Year two of the Pedal For Project Impact saw a tripling in participation. The bicycling event in Kandiyohi County Sat...
6-7-12 The City of Willmar and Kandiyohi County are both on-board to help with the restoration of the Lakeland Hotel Building...
6-7-12 In terms of politics it's going be be a lively summer and fall, with just about everyone but the Governor and Sena...
6-2-12 Two big agricultural economic development projects for Kandiyohi County are just beyond the horizon. Proponents of a b...
6-1-12 Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial first day of summer, and summer brings a lot of tourism dollars into Kandiyo...
6-1-12 Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial first day of summer, and summer brings a lot of tourism dollars into Kandiyo...
5-28-12 Senator Amy Klobuchar is coming to Willmar tomorrow at 4:30. Klobuchar will be at the Willmar American Legion from 4:...
5-26-12 A fifth person has filed to run for the 4th District in Kandiyohi County. Incumbant Dennis Peterson of rural Spicer i...
5-23-12 In 2010 Kandiyohi County learned they would have to pay millions of dollars to bring their 11 elevators up to strict ...
5-23-12 A group that studied Kandyohi County's governmental structure recommends the county consolidate the offices of Au...
5-16-12 A new schedule for Delbert Huber's murder trial in Kandiyohi County has been set. Huber, 81 of rural Paynesville ...
5-15-12 The Kandiyohi County Board Tuesday will be hearing a report on how the county should proceed with replacing retired A...
5-14-12 KWLM will be airing it's final Legislative Review show of 2012 this morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The session ended ...
5-11-12 Minnesota House Candidate Jessica Rohloff of Willmar kicks off her campaign at Jazz and Java, north Highway 71 in Wil...
5-11-12 The 2012 Minnesota Legislative Session is over. A Vikings Stadium bill, bonding bill, transportation bill, Legacy fun...
5-10-12 Swift County is joining the list of governmental entities looking at restructuring. Willmar Municipal Utilities and K...
5-9-12 The MnDot Headquarters in Willmar will be getting a new truck garage in a transportation bill heading for conference c...
5-7-12 Efforts have begun to expand the Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum in Willmar. Museum Director Jill Wohnoutka...
On 05/01/2012 at 10:27am, the Kandiyohi County Sheriffs Office received a report of a 16 year old female runaway. The female ...
4-30-12 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar got a warm welcome at the District 17 Republican endorsing convention in Maynard over th...
4-30-12 On May 15th, the Kandiyohi County Board will be hearing a report on how the county should proceed with replacing reti...
4-10-12 The special election to fill the Senate District 20 seat vacated by the death of Senator Gary Kubly takes place Tuesd...
4-4-12 Senator Joe Gimse has removed Swift County from a bill that would allow counties to appoint, rather than elect, a new ...
4-3-12 A variety of elements go into the latest county healthrankings in Minnesota. The latest numbers show numerous counties...
4-2-12 Five people were hurt in three seperate crashes in Kandiyohi County yesterday...Three people were hurt in a two vehicl...
3-29-12 This August marks the 150-year anniversary of the U.S. Dakota War of 1862. The month-long conflict led to the deaths ...
3-27-12 There was bitter disagreement and demands for apologies on the Legislative Review Show this weekend regarding legisla...
3-27-12 In order to get state money to work on local water issues, Kandiyohi County needs to update it's local water mana...
3-26-12 There was bitter disagreement and demands for apologies on the Legislative Review Show this weekend regarding legisla...
3-26-12 Congress, the state legislature and even the City of Willmar have re-drawn their district boundaries, and now it'...
3-23-12DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock is criticizing Representative Bruce Vogel and Senator Joe Gimse, both Repubi...
3-21-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A judge has denied a motion to move Amy Senser's criminal vehicular homicide trial to Kandiy...
3-20-12 Wednesday'slaunch of a project to build an anhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi County has been postponed. The WI...
3-10-12 Attorneys want a high-profile hit and run case moved from the Twin Cities to Willmar. According to the St. Paul Pione...
2-27-12 A Prinsburg man today announced his candidacy for House District 17a. Republican Tim Miller will challenge the DFL ca...
2-24-12 Officials who want to build a plant in Kandiyohi County to make anhydrous ammonia out of locally-grown plant matter g...
2-22-12 A five judge panel released their map of Minnesota's new legislative districts Tuesday. Senator Joe Gimse's D...
2-20-12 We're one month away from the official launch of a project to build an anhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi Count...
2-17-12Assistant Kandiyohi CountyAuditor Mark Thompson will temporarily fill-in for his boss, Auditor Sam Modderman, until a ...
2-15-12 The Willlmar Municipal Utilities Commission has hired Springsteds and Associates to study how the utility is organize...
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2-14-12 Kandiyohi County will be blowing it's own horn when it comes to renewable energy during a Renewable Energy Showca...
2-10-12 Kandiyohi County Family Services Director Jay Kieft has submitted his resignation, effective March 1st. Kieft came to...
2-9-12 It's beenawhile since local fire departments had to battle a grass fire in February, but that wasthe case yesterda...
2-9-12 A local follower of Texas Congressman Ron Paul does not think Paul will go independent if he does not get the Republic...
2-8-12 Around 300 people attended the Republican Caucuses in Willmar yesterday where 22 precincts held their meetings and pre...
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...
2-7-12 People wondering where their precinct caucuses are Tuesday night can contact their county auditor's office or go t...
1-30-12 Kandiyohi and Renville Counties are studying whether to combine their two public health departments. Kandiyohi County...
1-25-12 Delbert Huber and his son Tim, both of rural Paynesville, are being sued by the family of the man allegedly shot by D...
1-24-12 Two Kandiyohi County Commissioners have announced they won't be running for reelection. District 2 Commissioner R...
1-14-12 A 41-year-old Kandiyohi man is under arrest after a high speed chase early this morning. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff...
1-12-12 Dave Coahran has been selected to manage the fisheries of 40 lakes and several rivers and creeks across seven countie...
1-4-12 Iowa Republicans held their party caucuses last night andvery narrowly chose Mitt Romney to be their candidate to run ...
12-22-11 When the State of Minnesota was cutting and unalloting promised payments to counties, Kandiyohi County employees agr...
12-13-11 A Raymond man was killed in a one-vehicle rollover north of Raymond just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Kandiyoh...
12-12-11 The Willmar School Board meets tonight and will hold their truth in taxation hearing. If it's like the Kandiyohi Cou...
12-7-11 Kandiyohi County is considering moving it's Veterans' Service Office into the Family Service Department. County Admin...
12-7-11 The first Willmar budget crafted by the regime of new City Administrator Charlene Stevens and new Mayor Frank Yanish,...
12-6-11 The first Willmar budget crafted by the regime of new City Administrator Charlene Stevens and new Mayor Frank Yanish,...
11-23-11 Kandiyohi County residents should be recieving their Truth in Taxation property tax notices this week. City and coun...
11-21-11 Willmar and Kandiyohi County again have fared well in the latest Micropolitan Community Rankings put out by the fede...
11-19-11 Kandiyohi County prosecutors this week took the rarely-used procedure of calling a grand jury to indict two men on f...
11-17-11 A Kandiyohi County grand juryyesterday indicted a father and son from rural Paynesville on charges of pre-meditated ...
11-17-11 Kandiyohi CountyCommissioner Harlan Madsen saysit was not easy putting in the line connecting Diamond Lake residents...
11-4-11 The waterfowl hunting season continues in Minnesota until November 27th, and more hunters will be in the field starti...
10-22-11 Proponents of building a plant to create anhydrous ammonia out of locally produced biomass materials are hoping to g...
10-17-11 If invited by the White House, Willmar Poultry Company (WPC) executive, Rick Huisinga, will present President Obama ...
10-17-11 U.S. Senator Amy Kloubuchar toured area businesses Friday and Saturday and says agriculture is keeping the west cent...
10-13-11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department office in Willmar says County Road 7 is now open from Highway 40 to Hig...
(Willmar, MN) Saturday afternoon, October 8,at 2:30 pm, the Kandiyohi CountySheriff's Office received a report of a personal ...
9-29-11 Hog farmers are on high alert across Minnesota. Last month, thieves stole nearly 750 hogs from two farms - one in Kan...
9-8-11Kandiyohi County will hold a 2nd information meeting regarding a road project on Highway 9 near Eagle Lake tonight. At ...
9-8-11 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a proposed expansi...
9-5-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 9 in New London from Highway 23 to First Avenue North beginning this comi...
8-30-11 A Willmar teen pleaded guilty to 9 of 17 charges against him, including 1st Degree Arson of a Dwelling. 17-year-old A...
8-19-11 Kandiyohi County is moving forward with buying two huge tanks to store runoff from the landfill. County commissioner ...
8-18-11 Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says state budget shifts that putmore of the state'sfinancial burdens ont...
8-10-11 Charges have been dropped against a Willmar man accused of severely injuring an infant by shaking. The Kandiyohi Coun...
8-1-11 Electrical power co-ops and towns affected by the July 1st wind storm and tornadoes will get reimbursed for their loss...
7-27-11 A Kandiyohi man is dead after falling into a lake near Kandiyohi last night. The sheriff's department says just after...
7-15-11 Kandiyohi County officials are hopefull yesterday's agreement on a budget between the governor and legislative leader...
7-12-11 The question of how to house employees of large ag operations in Kandiyohi County again surfaced at Monday night's co...
7-11-11 High winds and heavy thunderstorms swept across thelower half of Minnesota last night. The National Weather Service s...
6-29-11 Kandiyohi County is developing a plan for the reconstruction of County Road 5 from south of County Road 75 to Highway...
6-21-11 Tornado warning sirens were sounded in Lake Lillian, Willmar and Pennock between 2 and 3 p.m. after weather radar and...
6-17-11 The Arc of Kandiyohi County is holding a rally at Robbin's Island Park in Willmar this afternoon to protest budget cu...
6-9-11 The Department of Natural Resources is spreading the word about new laws cracking down on aquatic invasive species in ...
5-26-11 A group of House Democrats visited Willmar yesterday and ripped their Republican co-horts for not compromising with G...
26-year-old Leroy Diaz Evans of Willmar was sentenced Tuesday to a total of 308 months in prison for his part in a shooting i...
5-24-11 A Willmar man convicted of shooting atWillmar policeafter an armed burglary will be sentenced today. On March 14th a ...
A rural Renville man was treated for a cut hand, then arrested for attempted burglary last week. Olivia police say a woman re...
The 3-year-old Community Behavioral Health Hospital in Willmar will be closed according to the Health and Human Services Bill...
Bail for one of the Willmar house fire arson suspects was set at $100,000 in Kandiyohi County District Court Monday. 20-y...
The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office yesterday filed chargesand requested continued detentionof the juvenilesuspect i...
The Kandiyohi County Historical Society would like to invited the public to visit their new display featuring the Civil War V...
A Willmar man and teen have been arrested on several theft and possible arson charges from around the area. A 17-year-old juv...
Last Saturday the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office participated in a drug take back program organized by the U.S. Drug E...
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I attended the Kandiyohi County Republican precinct caucuses at the Willmar Middle School last night. A slightly smaller crow...
At a public meeting in Willmar Monday I was reminded of old western movies where an indian might be heard to say "White ...