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Charges have been filed against the father of a Moorheadinfant who died last week after she was left in a hot minivan. Clay C...
A busy week in Washington D.C. The U.S. House isexpected to take up the farm bill. First District Congressman Tim Walz sayshe...
A judge has ruled the five siblings of a baby girl whodied after she was accidentally left in a hot van in Moorhead willtempo...
Meeker County Deputies and Humane Society officials siezed several horses and dogs from a rural Darwin residences last night....
Law enforcement officials who were on the front lines of two major tragedies shared what they learned with Minnesota sheriffs...
Grants totaling $17.97 million were awarded to 32 communities in Greater Minnesota to help pay for rehabilitating housing...
(Washington, DC) -- Senator Al Franken has again introduced a bill that would require public school districts to have a polic...
A Hopkins High School cheerleader has been arrested andaccused of prostituting a teammate, a 16-year-old special educationstu...
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is pulling no punchesin his new book, "DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gang...
After more than 12 years, yesterday was the last day on the job for Connie Schmoll, Executive Director of Safe Avenues in Wil...
Three Minnesota counties -- Hennepin, Ramsey andWashington -- will accept marriage license applications from same-sex couples...
A lawsuit has been filed in federal court, challenging anew state law that allows workers at state-subsidized daycares to vot...
The cigarette tax increase will bump the Minnesota state tax on smokes by $1.60 a pack to $2.83, which would give Min...
The group Minnesota Majority says they plan to file a lawsuit to stop a law allowing daycare and home health care providers t...
A Minnesota lawmaker says he's disappointed that the Obama administration continues to ignore the federal government'...
Memorial Day ceremonies taking place across the country, state and our local area today. The Willmar Memorial Day observance ...
The parents of a Minnesota woman kidnapped and murdered almost 10 years ago spent the day yesterday (Tue) in a federal courtr...
Governor Dayton yesterday expressed satisfaction over the just-ended 2013 legislative session. He counted an increase in the ...
The legislative session has come to an end, with highertaxes on cigarettes, the state's wealthiest, and other things, and...
After many hours of debate yesterday, the Minnesota House passed abill 68-66 allowing day care operators and personal care at...
Minnesota will not join many other states that have put laws in place to tackle bullying in schools. The Senate started debat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With just four days left in the legislative session, neither the Minnesota House or Senate have approved an...
Only five days remain until the Minnesota Legislaturemust adjourn, and Democrats still have not agreed on how much they'l...
After nearly 17 hours of debate and a very close vote, the Minnesota Senate approved a bill that allows some daycare provider...
Thousands cheered on the front lawn of the State CapitolTuesday as Governor Dayton signed a same-sex marriage bill into law. ...
Senator Lyle Koenen of Clara City was one of three DFLers who voted against the Marriage Equality Bill that passed the Senate...
The Minnesota Senate passed the gay marriage bill Monday, and Governor Dayton says he'll sign it on the capital steps Tue...
Top Minnesota leadership has come to an agreement on the budget for 2014-15. The agreement reached by Governor Mark Dayton, S...
(Washington, DC) -- A bi-partisan group of a dozen U.S. senators, including Minnesota's Al Franken, have called on the Fo...
The owner of a mobile home burned down in an arson fire last month is asking for the public's help in clearing the site. ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House by a significant margin -- 75-to-59 -- this afternoon (Thurs) passed a bill to legalize...
(Washington, D.C.) -- A bill passed in the U.S. House would allow workers to take comp time, or paid time off, rather than ov...
The state Senate voted Wednesday evening to increaseMinnesota's minimum wage to 7-75 an hour by 2015. Republicans warn th...
The Inter Faculty Organization, a union representingMinnesota State University Mankato faculty, confirms that former headfoot...
In a news release, DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock said he will vote for the gay marriage bill on the House floor t...
There will be stepped-up security at the State Capitolwhen the House votes tomorrow (Thurs) on a bill to legalize same-sex ma...
The Minnesota House passed an anti-bullying bill lastnight (Mon) that Republicans warn will do more harm than good. On the we...
A bill allowing same-sex couples to marry passed the House Ways and MeansCommittee on a voice vote without debate last (Mon) ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The gay marriage debate is likely to keep some lawmakers at work well into the night. After state bean count...
With only two weeks until the legislature must adjourn,speculation is swirling at the Capitol over how soon lawmakers will vo...
The Minnesota House is set to debate and vote today (10amstart) on increasing the state's minimum wage from the current 6...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill was introduced today (Thurs) at the state Capitol that would legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota....
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators are now sittingdown to start hammering out their differences in various areas of the s...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate today (Wed) passed its version of the federal "Dream Act" which would allow u...
Top D-F-L lawmakers meet with Governor Dayton this morningand taxes will likely be one topic. The House, Senate and governor ...
Supporters of same-sex marriage are anxiously awaiting avote with under three weeks left until the Minnesota Legislature adjo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The day after Senate Democrats passed their tax increase bill, Governor Dayton says except for the cigarett...
Beginning today nine registered nurses at Rice Memorial Hospital will begin training to collect forensic evidence from victim...
An area lawmaker says the Minnesota DFL is guilty of "bait and switch" when it comes to taxes. Republican Represent...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Republicans are blasting Democrats as the Minnesota Senate debates a tax bill to increase income taxes on th...
-- Ex-Timberwolves center Jason Collins is coming out as the first gay player in the N-B-A. Thirty-four-year-old Collins tell...
Expect heated debate when the Minnesota Senate takes up Democrats' tax increase bill today (11am start). Senate Republica...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A second man has been sentenced to ten years in connection with the sex trafficking of two underage girls at...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill to better notify victims of domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct or stalking when the accused is...
(Houston, TX) -- A Texas man will serve nearly 20 years in prison for convincing a 9-year-old Minnesota girl he met online to...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- The FBI is sharing its shooting response tips with Minnesota cops today and tomorrow in St. Cloud. Around ...
Officials who work with services that help the disabled gathered in Willmar yesterday to ask state lawmakers not to cut $...
State Health Department investigators havelinked three cases of salmonella to ducklings purchased at the Tractor SupplyCompan...
The Willmar Salvation Army has deployed it's Mobile Emergency Disaster Canteen truck to Fargo to help feed flood defense ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the state Capitol are calling the Senate D-F-L's tax proposal a "shameful bill."...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House this afternoon is debating the biggest piece of the state budget -- a nearly 16-billion-...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats' tax plan rolled out today (Tues) includes a controversial extension of the state sales...
The Minnesota House of Representatives approved the Omnibus Health and Human Services bill on Monday by a 70-64 vote. State R...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A reworked proposal for state funding to help with the Mayo Clinic expansion requires more local match money...
(Crookston, MN) -- Police in Crookston are investigating what turned out to be a prank call of a shooting. Officials say the ...
(Undated) -- Crime Victims' Rights are in the spotlight this week as the state commemorates the 30th anniversary of the s...
(Faribault, MN) -- Faribault police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting his girlfriend. Twenty-seven-year-old Shane...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill that would trim health and human services spending in the state budget is moving toward a vote next w...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Heated debate in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon as Republicans tried unsuccessfully to earmark one-and-...
Not the time to raise taxes, say Republicans as the latest numbers show Minnesota lost 52-hundred jobs in March and job growt...
Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCommissioner Katie Clark Sieben was on the road today promoting GovernorDayt...
The organization fighting efforts to legalize same-sexmarriage in Minnesota is holding a number of rallies across the state. ...
-- The organization fighting efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota is holding a number of rallies across the sta...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has scrutinized a StearnsCounty Judge, over accusations that she injected her personal religio...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Mayo Clinic officials are getting heat at the Minnesota Capitol over their C-E-O's comments about a req...
(Mankato, MN) -- A Lake Crystal man charged with sexually assaulting two underage girls last fall has drawn a five-year priso...
(St. Paul, MN) -- One-hundred-50-million dollars in cuts over the next two years -- that's the key feature of House Democ...
(Baltimore, MD) -- 4-8-13-- The Twins activated pitcher Anthony Swarzak from the15-day disabled list on Sunday and placed pit...
(Washington, D.C.) -- Changes have been made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps, that wil...
The argument over legalizing same-sex marriage inMinnesota has become even more politically complicated. A group ofRepublican...
Lawmakers are gearing up for the big push to balance thestate budget in the last seven weeks of the legislative session -- an...
Lawmakers are back on the job in St. Paul after having a week off for Easter/Passover break. While home, Representatives Dean...
A look at the average middle-class Minnesota household budget shows about $100 left each month after covering regular exp...
Rice Memorial Hospital CEO Mike Schramm says the Willmar hospital is still waiting for answers on how President Obama's A...
(St. Paul, MN) -- As the same-sex marriage debate rages on in St. Paul and places across the country, an expert on the separa...
-- Minnesota lawmakers are spending most of their Easter/Passover break talking to their constituents about state budget issu...
The Affordable Care Act won't be quite as hard onMinnesotans as others, but a new study shows it will still significantly...
(New Prague, MN) -- The 12-year-old New Prague student accused of calling 9-1-1 to report a bogus school shooting last week h...
A 12-year-old New Prague boy accused of calling 911 andreporting a school shooting last Wednesday will be back in court today...
Backers says an amendment to the Senate's federalbudget bill will level the playing field between retail stores and their...
Home day care workers rallied at the State CapitolThursday afternoon, supporting bills that would allow them to form a union....
Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposalfor a temporary income-tax surcharge on those making over 500-tho...
Meeker County Coroner Dr. A. Quinn Strobl presented her annual report to the Meeker County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday....
A new study says Carver County is the state's healthiest county, while Cass County is the least healthy. The County Healt...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton this morning (Wed) signed the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange bill into law, and offici...
(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 ...
Governor Dayton signs a controversial "health insuranceexchange" bill into law this morning (10am) at the Capitol. ...
Legislation is headed to Governor Dayton's desk that setsup a health insurance marketplace that will offer policies pre-s...
The Minnesota Legislature is working on an anti-bullying bill. DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky says the bill would force ind...
A final vote is expected later today (11am debate start)and the Minnesota Senate will likely approve a "health care exch...
We'll get a peek at the rough outlines of Democrats'proposed state budget this week when they release their so-called...
(St. Paul, MN) -- It's been years in the making, but a bill that would create a methodology for setting the rates the sta...
(St. Paul, MN) -- In his revised budget, Governor Dayton is proposing a two-and-a-half-million-dollar investment in a plan to...
(St. Paul, MN) -- You could be paying more for your St. Patrick's Day drinks next year if state lawmakers pass a bill thi...
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...
Local lawmakers say they won't vote for a gay marriage bill if it comes up on the House and Senate floors. At the KWLM Sp...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans in the state Senate today (Wed) tried unsuccessfully to at least temporarily block a vote on th...
Bills legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota awaitfinal votes at the legislature later this session, after clearing commit...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Same-sex marriage takes center stage at the State Capitol today (Tues). There are hearings in both the Hous...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State Representative Glenn Gruenhagen has caused another outcry in the Capitol with comments connected to t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Health Insurance Exchange approved last week in the Minnesota House is slightly different from the bill...
(St. Paul, MN) -- First hearings are expected this week (likely Tues) in both the Minnesota House and Senate on bills to lega...
Legislation introduced in the House would invest 50-million dollars into fighting homelessness across the state. Kenza Hadj-M...
After long debate going well into the night (Thurs), theDFL-controlled Minnesota Senate passed a bill to set up a health insu...
(Moorhead, MN) -- A suspect in yesterday's shooting in south Moorhead is in custody after a SWAT team executed a search w...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Debate is expected to go into the evening in the state Senate on a controverial "health insurance exch...
The two-term chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans has announced his support of legalizing gay marriage in the state....
(Fergus Falls, MN) -- One of four women accused of smuggling drugs into a drug treatment facility in Fergus Falls has been se...
A Coon Rapids man is accused of taking pictures ofyoung boys changing at several athletic facilities. The Annoka CountySherif...
A committee in the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senatedebated but will not vote until Wednesday on a controversial bill that woul...
(Maplewood, MN) -- A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenage girl in Maplewood. ...
The minimum wage increase legislation had a final hearingin the Minnesota House Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Com...
State officials say the budget wrangling in WashingtonD-C will have minimal effect on Minnesota's economy. State Economis...
Local lawmakers have released statemens on the new budget forecast. The February budget forecast shows a projected budget def...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state's budget shortfall has dropped 463 million dollars in the latest forecast released today -- a...
The issue of same sex marriage continues to be hotlydebated in the Capitol, and now an old argument has popped back up. At a ...
State lawmakers learn whether they still have to dealwith a budget deficit when the latest economic forecast comes out thismo...
Minnesota school officials would like to be able to use health and safety funding they recieve from the state to beef up secu...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Opponents promise a hard fight against a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Maple Grov...
A group of state lawmakers unveils their bill this morning (10am) to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota, and it spotligh...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A new report by the Minnesota Department of Health shows more than half of third-graders have tooth decay. S...
The head football coach at Hill-Murray High School hasbeen cited in this week's prostitution sting in Fridley. Fifty-four...
(St.Paul, MN) -- In the weeks leading up to a finalized Minnesota budget, the Senate's Legislative Commission on Planning...
A Maplewood Police Officer was awarded the national Medal of Valor Wednesday in Washington D.C. In September of 2009, Officer...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Officials from U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement believe the woman accused of kidnapping an eight-...
Governor Dayton signed a bill Tuesday extending Minnesota's medical assistance program to an additional 35-thousandlow-in...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton signed a bill today (Tues) extending Minnesota's medical assistance program to an additi...
Give more Minnesota students access to school-basedmental health services -- that's the objective of a bill being debated...
(St. Paul, MN) -- D-F-L Congressman Rick Nolan says immigration reform has been on the legislative table for more than a deca...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A plan adding more than 35-thousand people to government-subsidized health insurance rolls in Minnesota is ...
The 2007 film "Rain in a Dry Land" will be shown at St. Mary's Church in Willmar Sunday beginning at 4:30 p.m. ...
Supporters of legalizing same-sex marriage are bringingtheir campaign to the state Capitol on this Valentine's Day (Thurs...
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...
On Monday, a bipartisan group of legislators announced legislation that would offer tax credits to businesses that hire unemp...
A Cokato man is under arrest in a child pornography investigation. The Meeker, Wright and Sherburne County Sheriff's Depa...
2-10-13 This past week the Family and Medical Leave Act turned 20, and while 16 percent of Minnesota workers took advantage o...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A "safe harbor" for child victims of sex trafficking -- that's the goal of proposed legislati...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Unionized state employees would get a two-percent pay raise retroactive to the first of the year and effect...
A fire at an apartment building in Olivia this morning killed one person and has displaced 15 others. The Olivia Police Depar...
Governor Dayton in his State of the State speech lastnight (Wed) repeated his call for higher taxes on top-income Minnesotans...
DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar responded last night to Governor Mark Dayton's State of the State Speech...&q...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Mental health advocates had the ear of President Obama during his stop in north Minneapolis today (Mon)....
(St. Paul, MN) -- Nearly a dozen bills sponsored by over 30 different lawmakers have been introduced at the Minnesota Capitol...
(Roseville, MN) -- The Salvation Army's weekend fundraiser to help needy families heat their homes this winter has been d...
A federal lawsuit targeting the state of Minnesota and several police agencies claims that police supplied people with drugs ...
(Undated) -- Tax season has officially arrived. April 15 may still be more than two months away but it's never too early ...
Some Minnesotans with serious mental illness would nolonger be allowed to have guns, under proposed legislation unveiled at t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Mayo Clinic says it will spend five billion dollars over the next 20 years to "protect its current sta...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Congressman Keith Ellison wasn't there because he's ill, but advocates still gathered at the State ...
Congressman Keith Ellison joins community leaders at theState Capitol today (1230pm) to rally support for President Obama'...
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Richard Nugent (R-Fla.) say they will be introducing bipartisan legislation with 25 c...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A Minnesota House committee that will eventually draft the state budget is taking a detailed look today (Mon...
(Albert Lea, MN) -- An Albert Lea man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend with a hammer wants his murder conviction thrown...
A group of law enforcement officials is urging the Minnesota Legislature to improve the state's database on people who ar...
Democrats at the State Capitol are giving Governor Dayton's budget proposal high marks for creativity, but also hint it c...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Emergency shelters around the state are at or near full capacity due to the extreme cold. The Salvation ...
(Alexandria, VA) -- A new report suggests Minnesota's public high school graduation rate is on the rise. The 2010 data fr...
Pro-life activists will be bundled up for the annual "March for Life" at the state Capitol at noon, this time marki...
(Washington, DC) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States today (Mon). The president in his se...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State officials say Minnesota has received 39 million dollars from the federal government to continue devel...
Lawyers for the University of Minnesota are arguing against a five-thousand dollar payout in a discrimination suit filed by a...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Children's mental health is the issue as House lawmakers get an overview from the experts this afternoo...
A discrimination lawsuit has been filed against UnitedAirlines, by a Muslim couple that claims they were asked to leave a fli...
Minnesota lawmakers are again looking at extending thesales tax to clothing to help solve the state's budget deficit. A S...
-- Genealogists in Minnesota will soon find it easier to track down family history. The state is working to digitize about 5 ...
The Humane Society of Kandiyohi/Meeker Counties elected a slate of Board members at its annual meeting on January 9th.New to ...
Today, State Representative Mary Sawatzky (DFL Willmar) introduced legislation to increase funding to the Minnesota Trade Of...
As Minnesota Senate Democrats roll out their first billsfor the 2013 session this morning (10am), the debate continues over t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats at the Minnesota Legislature fired back today (Wed) at Republicans who have been blasting them fo...
(Washington, DC) -- Senator Al Franken announced today (Wed) that he's backing a bill that would increase funding to comb...
(Elk River, MN) -- A Becker man has drawn a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Twe...
Representative Mary Sawatzky was officially sworn in as the District 17B State Representative as the 88th Legislative Session...
The 2013 Minnesota Legislature gets under way at noon today (Tues), and we can expect a push to legalize same-sex marriage af...
Some believe having armed guards in schools will eliminate or reduce school shootings like at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connec...
Will there be tax increases? That's one of the bigquestions as state lawmakers head back to the Minnesota Capitol to begi...
When trying to prevent tragedies like the Newtown School Shootings officials look at two aspects...the guns and the shooters....
The Connecticut school shootings has sparked plenty ofdebate whether armed officers should be in our schools. In St. Cloud, i...
(Mankato, MN) -- Minnesota State University Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner, who was cleared of child pornography charges...
Governor Dayton is at Mayo Clinic this morning (Thurs)for scheduled surgery to correct a constriction in his lower spine know...
The Salvation Army bell-ringers set a new Christmas campaignrecord in Rochester this year. The preliminary total shows more t...
The issue of wage cuts to 66-hundred Minnesotans whocare for disabled relatives may end up in the state Supreme Court, theleg...
The Salvation Army is on track to reach its goal of raisingnearly 10-million dollars in the Twin Cities, but elsewhere around...
The president and Republicans in the House continue tolook for common ground before going over the so-called "Fiscal Cli...
(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Keith Ellison believes the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut have changed people's...
(Undated) -- It's the final weekend of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign. Spokeswoman Annette Bauer says many ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The debate over gun control continues in the wake of last week's school shooting in Newtown, Connecticu...
(Fergus Falls, MN) -- Otter Tail County in western Minnesota is mirroring the rest of the nation -- with applications for con...
(Moorhead, MN) -- There's a beefed-up police presence at Moorhead High School after rumors of a school shooting spread on...
(Red Wing, MN) -- Schools in Red Wing are at least somewhat back to normal after Wednesday's lockout. It was prompted by ...
When the Willmar Salvation Army announced a $30,000 match to double donations last Tuesday, the first group to help was t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- "Horrific act," says Governor Dayton about this morning's school shootings in Connecticut and...
As he prepares for the 2013 Legislative Session beginning in less than 4 weeks, Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grov...
(Washington, DC) -- First District Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz is calling on leaders in the U-S House to bring forward a b...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A group of personal care attendants wants to be able to form a union and gathered in Saint Paul today (Wed)...
-- Minnesota gets high marks in the 2012 America's Health Rankings Report Card. United Health Foundation ranks Minnesota ...
12-8-12 "What we warned people about," says the group Minnesota for Marriage about Governor Dayton's push to in...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton's push to include same-sex domestic partner benefits in state employees' contracts ...
Walmart and The Salvation Army says they are partnering this Chrismas season to help provide new toys and coats to local chil...
(Buffalo, MN) -- A man who prosecutors say hit four churches in Buffalo with rocks and left behind offensive posters about ho...
Minnesota's continuing budget deficit is fueling talk atthe State Capitol about tax increases. Governor Dayton sent his r...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats are talking about tax reform and/or tax increases as the latest forecast shows the state budget w...
The state has another budget deficit -- this timeone-point-one-billion dollars, according to the latest economic forecast jus...
?(Various) -- A mysterious donor has been busy filling Salvation Army kettles with one-thousand-dollar donations. Officials h...
(Mankato, MN) -- A Blue Earth County judge today dismissed child pornography charges against Minnesota State University Manka...
Extend middle class tax cuts and repeal additional cuts forthe top two-percent -- that's the message today (FRI) and tomo...
-- Federal prosecutors will get to see most of the confidential materials they've been seeking from the defense in the Al...
Another former teacher has been charged in connectionwith alleged sexual abuse at Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault. 63-ye...
(Mankato, MN) -- It's a waiting game now for MSU Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner. Written arguments have been in...
?(St. Cloud, MN) -- There's a new push to make testing for H-I-V/AIDS as common as a routine cholesterol check. An indepe...
The Salvation Army says "Saint Grand" is back -- the personwho puts ten crisp hundred-dollar bills in Red Kettles -...
Renville County authorities say a 1-year-old child was found in a house where three people were arrested on drug charges afte...
A local accountant says the writing is on the wall for tax hikes next year for upper income Minnesotans. Joel Gratz, partner ...
(Undated) -- A disabled Vietnam War vet says times have certainly changed since he left the military. Joe Violante (vee-oh-LA...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon (Thurs) chose Senator Tom Bakk as their new majority leade...
What's the future of gay marriage in Minnesota, now that voters have defeated the marriage amendment and also returned co...
-- The latest poll shows the marriage amendment defeated by a razor-thin margin in Minnesota, but results are well within the...
The three-way House District 17B contest between Republican incumbant Bruce Vogel of Willmar, DFLer Mary Sawatzky of Willmar ...
Governor Mark Dayton and DFL Leaders are touring the state in the run-up to Election Day on a bus tour to rally Minnesotans t...
Opponents of the marriage amendment launch their statewide"vote no" tour in Winona this morning (9:30am) which runs...
The Kandiyohi and Meeker County Humane Society is looking for help taking care of some horses they recently came into possess...
-- A new survey gives President Obama a seven-point lead over Mitt Romney in Minnesota less than a week from Election Day. Th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Ramsey County has launched a pilot program that uses G-P-S to track defendants in domestic abuse cases befo...
Making his first public comment since being levied withchild pornography charges, suspended Minnesota State University-Mankat...
There were some interesting exchanges during the Willmar League of Women Voters Candidates Forum on KWLM and WRAC 8 Tuesday n...
Seat belt use in southwest Minnesota is up 1.4 percent, according to a recent survey completed by a multi-agency effort of To...
-- Democrats are accusing the Mitt Romney campaign of misleading voters about their stance on abortion rights. Romney advisor...
If you've thought about adopting a kitten or cat from the Kandiyohi and Meeker County Humane Society, now is the time. Fr...
10-27-12 A Hastings couple is charged with several counts of child abuse, endangerment and neglect of their five year-old dau...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- A Saint Cloud State University survey finds 51 percent of likely voters plan to vote "no" on the...
-- Another round over the marriage amendment as backers released their latest T-V ad today. In the spot, Massachusetts reside...
People on both sides of the issue are coming forward with their opinions on the constitional amendment defining marriage as b...
(Fargo, ND) -- Federal prosecutors are seeking access to some confidential materials connected to the Alfonso Rodriguez case....
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life executivedirector Scott Fischbach says he's disheartened that Governor Daytonaccept...
(Undated) -- 10-23-12-- The walleye population in Mille Lacs Lake is at its lowestlevel in 40 years, based on a D-N-R survey ...
A Dassel man faces child pornography charges. Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin saysFriday, Meeker County Sheriff'sOffice...
Ann Stehn can erase the word interim from her office door as the Kandiyohi County Board has decided to make her permanent dir...
Local Scout leaders are reacting to the just-released list identifying more than 12-hundred men throughout the country accuse...
The most severe and extensive drought in at least 25years is seriously affecting both livestock and crop farmers. As a result...
The Willmar Salvation Army is distributing coats and winter wear to those in need today and tomorrow. They've been collec...
A man charged with raping a Willmar teen appears in Kandiyohi County District Court today. 21-year-old Esequiel (ee-ZEE-kee-i...
10-14-12 October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Becky Aaland is director of Mary's Place shelter in Detroit Lakes....
(St. Paul, MN) -- More than 41-thousand of the 100-thousand absentee ballots requested by Minnesotans have already been retur...
(Fairmount, ND) -- More details are being released about this morning's (Thurs) school shooting across the Minnesota bord...
(Wahpeton, ND) -- Just over the Minnesota border, a student at the school in Fairmount southwest of Wahpeton shot himself in ...
There's a bright spot in the latest economic update for the state's still-shakey budget situation. The October report...
A documentary that examines homosexuality and Christianity will be shown Thursday night at Ridgewater College. The award-winn...
(Faribault, MN) -- The sexual abuse investigation at Shattuck-Saint Mary's School continues to grow. Faribault Police Chi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- An ex-priest accused of sexually abusing two brothers in Saint Paul is now charged with 15 counts of posses...
(Faribault, MN) -- Charges are expected today (Mo) against a former teacher at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault. T...
10-7-12 The Minnesota Peace Action Coalition is leading a protest against the war in Afghanistan this afternoon in Minneapoli...
A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty to robbingCitizens Bank in Hutchinson in July. Eric Ebbers gave the teller a notedemandi...
An inpatient psychiatric hospital in Willmar has been recognized by the Joint Commission s Top Performers on Key Quality Meas...
(Buffalo, MN) -- Over the past few days, six churches in Buffalo, west of the Twin Cities have been vandalized. Police Chief ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota voters polled on the federal health care law are split on whether it should stay in place or b...
The parents of a gay Minnesota soldier killed overseas are launching a statewide tour by veterans against the marriage amendm...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A former St. Paul parish priest has been charged in Ramsey County with sexually abusing two brothers. Forty...
Whether it's a friend, relative or loved one that decides to take their own life, suicide affects a lot of area residents...
There's relatively good news out of Washington -- andbetter news for Minnesota. According to the latest U-S Census, Minne...
The latest poll shows a virtual dead heat in Minnesotaover the marriage amendment that's on the ballot this fall. Opponen...
(Raleigh, NC) -- The latest poll shows a nearly even split among Minnesotans over the proposed marriage amendment on the ball...
9-5-12 Last night at the Democratic National Convention, R-TRybak brought some Minnesota to the crowd in Charlotte, North Car...
(Undated) -- 9-5-12-- Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a lowharvest in 2011, according to figures ...
(Undated) -- 9-5-12--Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a lowharvest in 2011, according to figures j...
9-4-12 -- Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a low harvest in 2011, according to figures just releas...
(Falcon Heights, MN) -- Three cases of a new strain of swine flu have cropped up among people who exhibited pigs or spent tim...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- 8-31-12--The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Denard Spanon the 15-day disabled list with a right s...
8-28-12 The wife of suspended Minnesota State Mankato footballcoach Todd Hoffner says the child pornography charges filed aga...
8-27-12 The wife of Minnesota State University Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner is expected to make a statement later...
8-26-2012 State officials are trying to get middle-aged Minnesotans to work out a plan for their retirement and long-term car...
8-26-2011 The flood-relief bill the Republican-controlled Minnesota Legislature passed during its special session Friday was ...
8-23-12 A southern Minnesota college football coach has beenofficially charged in a child pornography case. Todd Hoffner of M...
8-22-12 The head football coach at Minnesota State UniversityMankato is in jail awaiting possible charges related to child po...
8-17-12 A Darwin man who eluded police twice was arrested on domestic abuse and other charges in Rockford yesterday. The Meek...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Twins have reinstated infielder Trevor Plouffe from the 15-day disabled list. Plouffe went...
8-13-12 -- The first leg of Obama For America four-state R-V tour kicks off today in southern Minnesota. The "Heartland ...
8-9-12 The Twins report everything went fine in the firstrehab start for injured pitcher Carl Pavano. Manager Ron Gardenhire ...
8-8-12 Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe (PLOOF) took someground balls and ran the bases at Target Field Tuesday afternoon. ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Officials say 123 thousand Minnesotans will receive rebates averaging 160 dollars on their health insurance...
8-1-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for taking a Minnesota girl ...
8-1-12 The Willmar Police Department is searching for this individual in connection with an incident involving forced sexual ...
7-28-12 A 44-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged forsoliciting little league baseball players in Crystal on Facebook. A...
7-27-12 Two teenagers from a small central Minnesota communityface numerous charges in a series of alleged sexual assaults of...
7-26-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Activists this morning (10:30am) in St. Paul launch their campaign to increase welfare grants in Mi...
7-25-12 -- Despite ranking fifth out of all states in the latest children's well-being report, the state is headed in the...
7-25-12 (Washington, D-C) -- The latest check on children's well-being shows Minnesota rated as the fifth-best state in t...
7-24-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Dozens of victims of illegal searches, seizures and excessive force have been awarded a total of...
7-23-12 (Faribault, MN) -- A former nurse found guilty of encouraging two depressed people on-line to commit suicide does not...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The closing ceremony of the tenth-annual Red Ribbon Ride is today at the State Capitol. Organizers hope to ...
7-19-12 A special bicycle for a disabled man was stolen from outside his group home on Friday, but was found by a postal empl...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- 7-18-12-- Twins closer Matt Capps went back on the disabledlist yesterday with shoulder soreness. The ...
(Undated) -- 7-18-12-- The death penalty is still a possibility for the Penn Statefootball program as a result of the univer...
7-17-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A state employee has been indicted for allegedly using a fake identity to receive 18-thousand do...
7-11-12 In Washington, House Republicans are taking another shot at repealingthe 2010 healthcare reform law. A two-day debate...
7-10-12 (Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison moved to adjourn today (Tues) as the GOP-controlled U-S House...
7-9-12 Tougher penalties took effect this past week for boaters whotransport aquatic invasive species. Also now on the books:...
6-28-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- The U-S Supreme Court has upheld President Obama's health care law. If the law is not repeal...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- As expected, the Twins placed closer Matt Capps onthe 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his ...
6-25-12 -- The clean-up effort is ongoing in northeastern Minnesota after last week’s heavy rains and flooding. The Sa...
(Cincinnati, OH) -- 6-25-12-- Twins closer Matt Capps could land on the disable listafter reportedly experiencing soreness i...
6-22-12 A former sergeant with the Stearns County sheriff'sOffice has been sentenced to nine-months in jail for criminal ...
6-20-12 Pride Week is officially under way, with GovernorDayton headlining a reception Tuesday night in Minneapolis to benefi...
6-18-12 Year two of the Pedal For Project Impact saw a tripling in participation. The bicycling event in Kandiyohi County Sat...
6-17-12 It's the birthday of former Minnesota governor Elmer Andersen, who was born in Chicago in 1909. In his only term ...
6-15-12 -- Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This year, officials are focusing on helping seniors protect themselves...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- 6-15-12-- The Twins placed starting pitcher P.J. Walters on the15-day disabled list due to should infla...
6-12-12 (Rochester, MN) -- Beginning in August, family doctors or emergency room personnel caring for children with mental he...
(Edina, MN) -- A gathering of Catholics organized to defeat the amendment that would limit the freedom to marry is set for to...
6-9-12 Willmar has been awarded a state grant of more than a million dollars to rehabilitatehomes and businesses. Grants tota...
6-8-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A couple hundred people rallied this afternoon outside the U-S Courthouse in Minneapolis, against...
5-31-12 At 7 a.m. yesterday the Litchfield Police Department assisted the Central MN Violent Offender Task Force, State of MN...
5-25-12 (Washington, DC) -- The White House is releasing a few more details about President Obama's visit to Minnesota ne...
5-23-12 Willmar is one of more than 40 locations in the state where public discussion on healthcare reform will take place. A...
5-22-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A Big Lake man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production ...
5-22-12 Willmar is one of more than 40 locations in the state where public discussion on healthcare reform will take place. A...
5-20-12 A newly-released study shows that homelessness and economic distress remain serious problems on Minnesota's India...
5-18-12 (Cass Lake, MN) -- A Cass Lake man is hospitalized in Bemidji after being shot twice in the back Thursday night. Nine...
5-17-12 The relocation of employees continues as an ironicsituation unfolds in southeastern Minnesota. Complaints of headache...
(Detroit, MI) -- 05-17-2012-- The Twins placed catcher Ryan Doumit (DOH-mitt) on the15-day disabled list with a right calf s...
5-16-12 Former Twins outfielder Torii Hunter is on leave from theAngels after his son's arrest in a Texas sexual assault ...
(Minneapolis, MN) --05-16-2012-- Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will be activatedfrom the 15-day disabled list prior to...
5-15-12 The governor signed a Vikings stadium bill on Monday butdid not put the pen to a second tax bill approved by lawmaker...
5-15-12 A new SurveyUSA poll indicates a majority of Minnesotans are happy with the job Governor Dayton is doing. Fifty-six p...
5-15-12 Hundreds of people are expected to participate in Tuesday afternoon's 2012 Mental Health Walk-Run at Robbin's...
5-10-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A Maplewood man has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after pleading guilty to prostitut...
5-9-12 Recent results from alcohol compliance checks conducted in Renville County show that 96 percent of alcohol retailers r...
5-8-12 Three local lawmakers split on their vote for the Vikings Stadium Bill last night. Representatives Dean Urdahl of Grov...
5-6-12 The Twins are putting Justin Morneau on the 15-day disabled list due to a sore left wrist. Morneau will see team docto...
5-4-12 A bill freezing the statewide business property tax at its current level, plus providing other incentives for business...
5-1-12 Governor Mark Dayton has signed the Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill. Senator Joe Gimse says the bill keeps the ...
4-24-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Democrats tried to get Governor Dayton's proposed business tax credit for returning veterans and...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited union dues from being deducted from child care...
4-20-12 The Montevideo VA Clinic and Central Minnesota Legal Services have teamed up to provide recurring legal consultation ...
4-18-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House today (Wed) passed a controversial bill that would ban so-called "webcam a...
4-18-12 Members of Governor Dayton's task force on bullyingprevention will hold their first set of listening sessions in ...
4-18-12 Backers are trying to revive a Vikings stadium bill inthe Minnesota Senate after it was voted down in a House committ...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-18-2012-- Backers are trying to revive a Vikings stadium bill inthe Minnesota Senate after it was voted...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-18-2012-- A plan to increase the cost of hunting and fishinglicenses in Minnesota is stalled in the sta...
4-17-12 -- A group of taxpayers known as "the 99-percent" are protesting around the state today demanding big corpo...
4-8-12 Drug officials have put an end to many neighborhood methamphetamine labs in Minnesota. But meth is still a big problem...
4-4-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- In November, Minnesotans will be asked if the state Constitution should be amended "to require ...
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 "Jacob's Law" now awaits Governor Dayton's signature to become law. Representative Bruce Vogel of Wi...
4-3-12 A variety of elements go into the latest county healthrankings in Minnesota. The latest numbers show numerous counties...
(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...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is saying "no" to Republican plan to take money from the state's budg...
3-28-28 Republicans in the Minnesota Senate unveil their bondingbill for state public works projects this morning (8am). Hous...
3-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A bill allowing Minnesotans to continue buying hunting and fishing licenses on the Internet even if...
3-27-12 There was bitter disagreement and demands for apologies on the Legislative Review Show this weekend regarding legisla...
3-26-12 There was bitter disagreement and demands for apologies on the Legislative Review Show this weekend regarding legisla...
3-22-12 On Wednesday night, the Republican-controlled Minnesota House passed a controversial bill to phase-out the statewide ...
3-22-12 Representative Collin Peterson doesn't think a new Federal Farm Bill can be completed this year. Peterson is the ...
3-21-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- It will likely be another long night on the floor (5pm start) as the Minnesota House debates a cont...
3-20-12 The Willmar City Council last night approved redistricting the city's four wards. City Administrator Charlene Ste...
3-20-12 At the Capitol, a voter I-D bill passed committee and heads to the House for a full vote tonight. A similar measure i...
3-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Additional licensing and inspections for clinics performing ten or more abortions per month is the g...
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 Hearings on the new Vikings stadium bill are tentatively scheduled for this week. Republican Majority Leader Dave Sen...
3-8-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Welfare activists plan to protest outside a committee hearing today (10am) and another group will de...
3-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Citizens from all over Minnesota -- including young people from Duluth, Worthington, Alexandria and ...
3-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Sparked by the national debate, two D-F-L lawmakers from Saint Paul - Representative Erin Murphy and...
3-3-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- State demographer Tom Gillaspy has announced he's retiringnext week after 32 years on the job. G...
3-3-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A health policy expert at the University of Minnesotais calling for a soda pop tax to combat obes...
2-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The latest forecast shows the state budget has a modest 323-million-dollar surplus, but the money i...
2-29-12 The latest state budget forecast comes out just beforenoon today (11:45am Wed) and lawmakers are hoping it stays in p...
2-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- One student was killed and four wounded in this morning's high school shooting in Ohio. In the ...
2-24-12 With Kandiyohi County losing longtime Auditor/Treasurer Sam Modderman to retirement and Family Services Director Jay ...
2-24-12 The 6th Annual Save our Tails Auction and Banquet for the the Humane Society of Kandiyohi and Meeker Counties is toni...
2-23-12 It's expected the Minnesota Senate will debate and voteon a bill today (11am start) that would relax state laws a...
2-22-12 The Meeker County Board of Commissioners has given Public Health Educator Daren Scheppmann permission to work with th...
2-22-12 A Redwood Falls native was found dead in his dorm room at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday. Officials ...
2-22-12 The Willmar City Council last night gave the prelimnary o.k. to shift the boundaries of Wards 1 and 2 to account for ...
2-21-12 The Humane Society of Kandiyohi and Meeker Counties has learned with a bigger facility comes more business, and more ...
2-20-12 Thousands of people in a refugee camp in Kenya will be able to eat thanks to the efforts of an army of volunteers in ...
2-20-12 We're one month away from the official launch of a project to build an anhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi Count...
2-19-12 (Moorhead, MN) -- Senator Amy Klobuchar is in Moorhead today to host a panel discussion on the danger of synthetic dr...
2-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- House Republicans say they'll move on Monday to plug what they call a "dangerous loophole&...
2-17-12Assistant Kandiyohi CountyAuditor Mark Thompson will temporarily fill-in for his boss, Auditor Sam Modderman, until a ...
2-15-12 A bill that would increase Minnesota's waiting period for welfare benefits from 30 days to 60 is on hold after op...
2-14-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A bill that would increase Minnesota's waiting period for welfare benefits from 30 days to 60 is...
2-14-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Spirited debate but no vote in a Minnesota House committee today on a bill that reduces the property...
2-14-12 (Roseville, MN) -- This is likely a Valentine's Day a Wells man will never forget. Benjamin Ramos Sr., a retired ...
2-13-12 A bill designed to help children of divorced parents who are abused outside the home is moving through the legislatur...
2-10-12 Kandiyohi County Family Services Director Jay Kieft has submitted his resignation, effective March 1st. Kieft came to...
2-8-12 At 1:30 Yesterday morninglaw enforcement responded to a stabbing at 33009 Jackpot Avenue. Few details are being releas...
2-7-12 Counties across Minnesota have blamed property tax increases on last year's revocation of the Homestead Market Val...
2-7-12 Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish gave his second State of the City Address at last night's Willmar City Council meeting....
2-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Only 39 percent of Minnesotans have a plan in place when it comes to funding their long-term health ...
2-2-12 Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak defended the president's record ata Minnesota campaign appearance yesterday by G-O-P p...
1-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The 22nd annual Femicide Report shows 34 people killed in domestic violence incidents in Minnesota ...
1-31-12 Unable to speak above a whisper due to the advanced stages of ALS, Senator Gary Kubly now uses an iPad with a type-an...
1-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A bill that would have increased fines and other penalties for people who drive without insurance w...
1-30-12 Kandiyohi and Renville Counties are studying whether to combine their two public health departments. Kandiyohi County...
(Golden Valley, MN) -- A team from the Animal Humane Society has removed more than 100 dogs from a property near Bemidji. The...
1-25-12 A visit to a home on Lake Stella near Darwin yesterday afternoon led to the arrests of 4 people on a variety of charg...
1-24-12 Two Kandiyohi County Commissioners have announced they won't be running for reelection. District 2 Commissioner R...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The state Department of Commerce is encouraging eligible households to continue applying for the Minnesota E...
1-20-12 The state is getting another 29-million dollars from thefederal government to help low-income families heat their hom...
1-16-12 Minnesota children and adults take note. A new brain scanstudy shows internet addiction can change a person's brain i...
1-5-12 Several cases of norovirus have been reported in OlmstedCounty and health officials have issued an alert. Kari Etrheim...
12-30-11 (Duluth, MN) -- The Duluth Honor Guard reports the death of World War Two Medal of Honor recipient Mike Colalillo. T...
12-28-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Even though the Salvation Army Red Kettles are back in storage until next Christmas, it's not t...
12-27-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A three-year old boy from north Minneapolis is in critical condition after a stray bullet struc...
(Rochester, MN) -- The Lake City police officer shot almost a week ago remains in critical condition according to a Mayo Hosp...
12-23-11 TheWillmar Salvation Army is short of their kettle campaign goal of $82,000. Captain Deb Jolly says as of noon t...
12-23-11 Minnesota is getting more federal money for low-incomeheating assistance. The state's LIHEAP (LIE'-heep) program was...
12-22-11 (Grove City, MN) -- A Grove City man has drawn a two-year prison sentence for stealing more than 86-thousand dollars...
12-22 11 The Twin Cities Salvation Army says, with just threedays left to go, it's still less than halfway to its Christmas C...
12-21-11 Law enforcement agencies in central Minnesota have formeda new crime-fighting task force. The Central Minnesota Viol...
12-16-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota A-F-L-C-I-O says thousands of Minnesotans are in danger of losing unemployment benef...
12-12-11 Food, food everywhere. It can spell holiday headaches for people with eating disorders. Mayo Clinic psychologist Les...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- It's almost certain Governor Dayton will not succeed with his idea to increase taxes on the rich, but it...
12-8-11 A new survey says forget "Minnesota Nice," giving poormarks to the state when it comes to encouraging entre...
(Undated) -- The Minnesota Family Council supports today's federal decision *not* to allow young teenagers to buy the Plan B ...
12-5-11 While Republicans were all aglow over last week's state economic projections showing a state budget surplus of 876 mi...
12-2-11 Hundreds of plant workers in central Minnesota are on strike. Opole-based Polar Tank Trailer LLC and its employees ha...
12-1-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- Republican legislative leaders say the state's expected 880-million-dolllar budget surplus doesn't c...
11-30-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Federal low-income heating assistance worth 152-million dollars during last year's brutal winter h...
11-30-11 Here it comes again. The latest state economic forecastwill be released Thursday and reports say Minnesota could fac...
11-30-11 A large chain store has changed its tune over SalvationArmy bell ringing. Brainerd-based Mills Fleet Farm says QUOTE...
11-29-11 It's a widespread problem that exists in various degreesbut a plan is being unveiled to take on bullying in Minnesot...
11-28-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- A group of child care providers says Governor Dayton's order for a union election is unfair and un...
11-24-11 Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is asking the state legislature to pass anti-bullying legislation patterned ...
(Arlington, TX) -- Ex-Twins closer Joe Nathan was introduced as the newestmember of the Texas Rangers Tuesday afternoon. N...
11-21-11 While McDonald's has stopped buying eggs from Sparboe Farms of Litchfield because of alleged animal cruelty, the ani...
11-18-11 A woman who has seen first-hand the tragic consequences of domestic violence will be in Olivia Friday for a fundrais...
11-16-11 Some Perham High School parents are upset about the way sex education is taught to ninth-graders in health class. Th...
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 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton accuses a top state Senate Republican of trying to block federal health care grants...
11-3-11 Sexual orientation is expected to be among the topics discussed as Minnesota Catholic and Lutheran bishops gather at ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton today (Mon) directed a special task force and members of his cabinet to develop a plan to r...
10-28-11 Governor Dayton at a groundbreaking at Saint Cloud StateUniversity was met by about 50 students protesting the firin...
10-28-11 The Arc of Minnesota wants lawmakers to reverse a 20-percent pay cut for those who provide personal care for relativ...
10-27-11 New census numbers show Minnesota has the largestSomalis population in the U-S. The estimate puts Minnesota citizens...
10-26-11 (Washington, DC) -- Senator Al Franken has introduced a bill that would require each state have a "Bill of Righ...
10-25-11 (Stillwater, MN) -- A convicted sex offender is accused of kidnapping in the sexual assault of a girl who was stayin...
A new survey confirms that Minnesota has one of the highest rates of seat belt use in the nation. But one demographic is not ...
10-18-11 (Fargo, ND) -- Lawyers for convicted killer Alfonso Rodriguez Junior have filed a lengthy appeal in U-S District Cou...
10-17-11 Before being sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday, 52-year-old Jose Juarez of Willmar took the stand an...
10-13-11 A convicted sex offender was arrested in Starbuck this weekfor another sex crime. Starbuck Police Chief Jim Minion s...
10-12-11 The Minnesota Department of Human Services has revoked the license of an Annandale residential treatment program for...
(Bloomington, MN) -- Michele Bachmann came in second in a Republican straw poll held in Minnesota. Herman Cain was the winner...
10-7-11 There is division among Minnesota Republicans over theproposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marri...
10-7-11 Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has introduced legislationto require abortion providers make the heartbeat of the unbo...
10-4-11 A new report warns that drastic cuts to Medicaid will leave thousands of Minnesotans without treatment for chronic di...
10-4-11 A recent report estimates than more than 100-thousand youngsters are bullied every day in Minnesota. It can be via cy...
Willmar City Administrator Charlene Stevens agrees with Mayor Frank Yanish...the city needs more ethnic diversity on the boar...
9-29-11 Officials with Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life are applauding a U-S House investigation of how Planned Parentho...
9-28-11 New U-S Census figures show about 10-thousand-200same-sex households in Minnesota, up from about six thousand in the ...
9-28-11 Leaders from the City of Willmar, Willmar School District and area financial institutions attended a 3-hour community...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Twins have claimed right-handed pitcherEsmerling Vasquez off waivers from the Arizona Di...
9-27-11 With postal center closings and job cuts on the horizon,postal workers around the state are set to stage rallies (4pm...
9-26-11 The Kandiyohi and Meeker County Humane Society is looking forhomes for some horses. The Humane Society's Bobby Bauman...
9-24-11 Walkers will be out and about in Willmar Saturday to raise awareness of suicide in the community. The first ever Out ...
9-20-11 Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is among theRepublicans criticizing President Obama's debt reduction plan. Th...
9-14-11 According to the latest U-S Census Bureau numbers, there are about 544-thousand Minnesotans living below the poverty ...
9-13-11 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will host an all-day training and networking conference to...
9-12-11 Top Minnesota policymakers are in Berlin this week to learn more about Germany's health care system. State Human Serv...
9-12-11 The public is invited to an eye-opening program at Willmar Middle School tonight aboutteen social networking, cellpho...
9-8-11 Results of the Minnesota House and Senate State Fairpolls show voters support measures to avoid another state governme...
9-8-11 Parents...do you REALLY know what your kids are doing with their cellphones and internet devices? Kandiyohi County Att...
9-6-11 Final attendance numbers are not in yet, but therewas a surge of state fairgoers in the final weekend. Saturday's numb...
9-6-11 The first city budget in the administration of Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish calls for cuts to the Willmar Design Center,...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins have placed pitcher Nick Blackburn on the60-day disabled list to make room for two players j...
9-1-11 (Falcon Heights, MN) -- Officials are reminding people that admission tickets to the State Fair are only to be sold on...
8-31-11 A Willmar man this week moved one step closer to being sentenced to life in prison. Kandiyohi County Judge Kathryn Sm...
8-30-11 (Eagan, MN) -- The father of an 11-week-old Eagan girl faces criminal charges for allegedly battering the infant and ...
Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano left Thursday's start against Baltimore with a left posterior shoulder strain and was placed ...
8-25-11 About 40 people, mostly state, county and city officials, met with House Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids in Willmar t...
8-24-11 The Minnesota-based American Refugee Committee is helping with the famine relief efforts in drought-stricken Somalia....
8-24-11 A group seeking citizens' input into drawing new legislative and congressional district boundaries will be in Willmar...
The Minnesota Twins placed pitcher Nick Blackburn on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a right lateral forearm strain. The...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Twins catcher Joe Mauer made his first career start inright field in the series opener against the Yan...
8-17-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The latest numbers that illustrate the well-being of children show Minnesota ranking high but falli...
8-17-11 The Minnesota Department of Commerce plans to seek inputfrom legislators, insurers, employers and consumers to help d...
8-16-11 -- Republican legislators are criticizing Governor Dayton's plans to move forward with a state health insurance excha...
MNN-- Alexi Casilla is back on the disabled list. He came off the DL last night, but reinjured his right hamstring in the sev...
MNN-- Kevin Slowey makes his first start of the season today as the Twins try to avoid a sweep at Cleveland. Slowey went on t...
8-10-11 Charges have been dropped against a Willmar man accused of severely injuring an infant by shaking. The Kandiyohi Coun...
8-10-11 The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Department says an inmate committed suicide in the county jail Tuesday morning. ...
(Undated) -- Twins first baseman Justin Morneau is scheduled to begin a rehab assigment today with Triple-A Rochester. Manage...
8-2-11 1:15PM Pope County Officials have given us telephone numbers for those who wish to volunteer to assist in clean up eff...
(MNN) -- Minnesota's latest drug trend report shows widespreadabuse of prescription medications, heroin and marijuana. Carol ...
(Arlington, TX) -- Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hamstring. Casilla suffe...
7-28-11 The head ofAdult Mental Health Services for the State ofMinnesotasays the Sub-Acute Care Hospitalin Willmar will cont...
7-25-11 Representative Bruce Vogel says the 16-bed Minnesota Psychiatric Services hospital in Willmar will remain open and pe...
(Undated) -- When it comes to fixing the nation's debt problems, Minnesotans believe Congress can find more creative and effe...
7-22-11 Three Republican lawmakers have rolled out three similar bills to prevent state government shutdown in the future. Ea...
7-20-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- It was a marathon night with a flurry of bill-passing at the Capitol. The House and Senate both pas...
(MNN) -- As final budget negotiations continue at the state Capitol, there are plenty of people waiting to see what's cut and...
(Undated) -- Anti-smoking groups are disappointed that lawmakers are raiding the state's tobacco settlement to help balance t...
7-14-11 Good news for thousands of families across the state whowere without daycare assistance due to the state government s...
(Moorhead, MN) -- As thousands of Minnesota state employees go without paychecks during government shutdown, some people, lik...
The Minnesota Twins activated outfielder Delmon Young from the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Young, on the DL since June 26...
7-11-11 The state government shutdown is in its second week asGovernor Dayton remains at odds with Republican leaders over ho...
7-8-11 Minnesota's government shutdown is now a week old. Neither side offered a budget solution yesterday, although a bipart...
7-8-11 A local lawmaker says one reason Republicans reject Governor Dayton's push for a tax increase is the lack of a plan on...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Special court master Kathleen Blatz has made her firstset of recommendations on specific services to contin...
7-7-11 St. Paul City Council has voted down a proposed sales taxto help pay for a new Vikings stadium in Ramsey County. Count...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Officials in Minnesota's most-populous county will not, at least for now, ask a court to maintain fundin...
7-6-11 Governor Dayton and Republican leaders continue budgettalks at the Capitol this afternoon (130pm). There was no appare...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Former Vice President Walter Mondale -- a Democrat -- and former Governor Arne Carlson -- a moderate Rep...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is asking that funding for additional state programs be continued, with government shutdown...
(Northfield, MN) -- Analysts are trying to assess the political damage from Thursday night's negotiating collapse that led to...
7-2-11 Analysts are trying to assess the political damagefrom Thursday night's negotiating collapse that led to state governm...
7-1-11 While the legislature waited for Governor Dayton to call a special session on the state's budget bills yesterday, Sena...
(Washington, DC) -- Legislation to help fight homelessness among military veterans passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate Vete...
6-29-11 Kandiyohi County is developing a plan for the reconstruction of County Road 5 from south of County Road 75 to Highway...
(St. Paul, MN) -- People with mental illness, their families, friends and mental health professionals will be on the steps of...
The Twins place outfielder Delmon Young on the 15-day disabled list prior to yesterday's loss at Milwaukee. Young injured his...
6-24-11 The "marathon" budget meetings between Governor Daytonand Republican legislative leaders are still schedule...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins activated relief pitcher Joe Nathan off ofthe 15-day disabled list after yesterday's loss. ...
(San Francisco, CA) -- The Twins continue to gain steam on their seasonwith eight straight wins and they are doing it witho...
6-20-11 Consider it a form of christening for some Republicanpresidential candidates. Just like Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingric...
The American Red Cross must close its emergency shelter in north Minneapolis today to dozens left homeless after the May 22nd...
6-17-11 Life on the road for a presidential candidate canbe tough. Just ask former governor Tim Pawlenty, who got the "g...
6-17-11 Governor Dayton calls the Republican majority's latestoffer to try to break the budget deadlock "Extremely disap...
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...
6-16-11 Republicans say they'll make "another comprehensive offer" to Governor Dayton this afternoon (1pm) to try t...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins will likely have star catcher Joe Mauerback in the lineup tomorrow. Manager Ron Gardenhire ...
6-16-11 Willmar Police say a city resident was the victim of a popular scam in which the victim gets a call from someone sayi...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A day after team officials proclaimed JustinMorneau's wrist injury as not significant, the Twins place...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state Human Services Department is sending notices to about 600-thousand Minnesotans that their health ...
6-14-11 DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock continues to accuse Republicans of protecting millionaires and forcing a go...
6-14-11 A newly-formed group wants to put two fountains in the holding pond near the Spicer Dairy Queen. Ellie Otteson of New...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins are hoping for another day at Target Field just like yesterday when they play the Rangers this...
6-10-11 Republican leaders are scheduled to meet with the governor this morning (10:30am) for negotiations on the state budge...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With state government shutdown looming at the end of the month, Republican lawmakers head back into negotia...
6-6-11 It's a question of how much more money Republicans arewilling to spend. That's according to Governor Dayton as he and ...
(Washington, DC) -- All states would ban texting while driving and establish graduated drivers licenses for teens under bills...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- One man is dead and another under arrest after a fight outside a bar in south Minneapolis. Police say wh...
(Milwaukee, WI) -- Federal officials have put the kibosh on a massive drugtrafficking and illegal gambling ring operating thr...
(Fort Myers, FL) -- Injured Twins catcher Joe Mauer caught three inningsin an extended spring training game yesterday in Fl...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Sale and possession of synthetic drugs like 2-C-E, K-2, bath salts and plant food will be illegal in Minneso...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins have recalled outfielder Ben Revere fromClass AAA Rochester and will make a corresponding ro...
(Undated) -- A former Minnesota Republican party chairman is urging legislative Democrats and Republicans to loosen up and mo...
(Detroit, MI) -- The Twins placed left-handed starting pitcher FranciscoLiriano on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and Republican leaders will likely continue talks this week, after last week's finish of th...
5-27-11 The Salvation Army's Red Kettles will be stationed around Target Field tonight during the Twins game. Spokeswoman Ann...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins have announced plans to recall reliever JimHoey from Triple-A Rochester. Hoey will take the...
5-26-11 Governor Dayton put his veto pen to a pair of abortionbills yesterday that he says would restrict medical decisions b...
5-25-11 The day after Republicans did their statewide fly-around, Democrats take the budget-balancing debate to Minnesotans t...
5-24-11 Police siezed 2000 tablets of ecstacy and $13,000 in cash during a drug bust in Waite Park yesterday. The Central...
5-24-11 Chanting "show me what democracy looks like," members ofstate employee unions looked on as the clock ran ou...
5-23-11 Minnesota voters will decide whether same-sex marriagesshould be banned in the state. Late Saturday night, after pass...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins immediately placed reliever Glen Perkins on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique stra...
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate passed the last of their budget-balancing bills last night (Thurs), which all f...
The Minnesota Catholic Conference is protesting budget cuts proposed by the Minnesota Legislature. The group says more than 4...
The Republican-controlled Minnesota House and Senate continued passing their budget-balancing bills last night (Wed) which ha...
New census figures show the "seven year" itch persists. 2009 figures show that couples who break up typically separ...
There was yelling and screaming and security dragged outat least one protester yesterday as a Minnesota House committee passe...
Republican lawmakers yesterday afternoon packed a room at theState Capitol, saying "no" to Governor Dayton's offer ...
The state Senate has passed a bill that would prohibitabortions in Minnesota after the 20-week mark. Democrats say Republican...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers this afternoon packed a room at the State Capitol, saying "no" to Governor D...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature are wrapping up work on their major budget-cutting bills so they c...
Authorities have determined the death of a woman in Atwater yesterday evening was a suicide. Atwater Police Chief Reed Schmid...
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 idea of celebrating Mother's Day dates back to the ancientGreeks. In the U.S., Mother's Day began 150 years ago as a way...
The Minnesota Women's Coalition hopes to do a statewide studyon how well colleges and police handle campus sex assaults. The...
Minnesota ranks last among 12 Midwestern states inavailability of affordable rental housing. That's according to a new repor...
Governor Dayton says President Obamawill not agree to a special "waiver" on the federal health care law thatRepubli...
Under a redistricting map released by the House Republicans, District 20A DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock would hav...
(St.Paul, MN) -- House Republicans with some D-F-L support passed a bill today that would prohibit abortions after the 20-wee...
Over D-F-L lawmakers' objections the Republican-controlled Minnesota House last night (Thurs) approved a bill that would requ...
Two controversial bills are expected to move forward at the State Capitol at opposite ends of the day today (Fri). This morni...
Wednesday evening's fire at a Willmar tri-plex left 15 to 20 people homeless. The Willmar Salvation Army is assisting the 4 f...
An unattended candle in a bedroom caused a fire in a Willmar apartment Wednesday night. Willmar Fire Cheif Marv Calvin says t...
(Faribault, MN) -- A former Faribault nurse convicted of aiding twosuicides on-line has been sentenced to one year behind bar...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton hopes the legislature will pass a Vikingsstadium bill by the May 23rd adjournment deadline, ...
Republicans are getting ready to put severalcontroversial constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2012 to bypasslikely vet...
The Meeker County Board approved a resolution yesterday morning to vacate a portion of the old County-State-Aid-Highway 1 by ...
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators continue workingtoday toward hammering out their differences over major budget-cutting...
A proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman - banning same-sex marriages ...
Local lawmakers disagree on if Governor Dayton should get involved in legislative budget bill negotiations. On KWLM's Legisla...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans took the first step Friday toward bypassing Governor Dayton's objections to a ban on same-sex m...
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office Investigators with the Central Minnesota Drug and Gang Task Force and the CEE VI (C6) Dr...
Governor Dayton says there's a 50-50 chance he and the Republican majority can reach agreement on a state budget. The two sid...
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office Investigators with the Central Minnesota Drug and Gang Task Force and the CEE VI (C6) Dr...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Twins have placed outfielder Delmon Young on the 15-day disabled list with sore ribs, retr...
(Washington, DC) -- The federal government is retiring the paper checks it sends out for Social Security payments. U-S Treasu...
(St. Paul, MN) -- HIV infection numbers are down overall in Minnesota. Cases dropped eleven-percent between 2009 and 2010, bu...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers are vowing to amend the state constitution, and put a gay marriage ban before Minnesot...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Mark Dayton is giving state legislators a deadline for a completed budget. He says lawmakers shoul...
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