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There's a memorial gathering this morning (Fri 9:30am) at the school that lost two fourth-graders in a deadly gravel slid...
Even though the 2013 legislative session is over, thefinger-pointing between Republicans and Democrats is not. Democrats arec...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House early this morning (Sun) passed a15-point-six-billion-dollar K-12 school funding bill -...
On the Legislative Review Show on KWLM last weekend, area lawmakers were asked what kind of legacy they think they will be le...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The pay of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler (KAY'-lur) ranks 33rd in a new survey of 212...
A St. Paul science edcuator has been namedMinnesota's Teacher of the Year. Megan Olivia Hall was presented with thehonor ...
The Minnesota House passed an anti-bullying bill lastnight (Mon) that Republicans warn will do more harm than good. On the we...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate today (Wed) passed its version of the federal "Dream Act" which would allow u...
School officials across the state are doing some creative scheduling to try and make up for the all the snow days this winter...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Health is proposing some changes to update the state's school immunization l...
With the prom coming up Friday at both Willmar and New London Spicer High Schools, police want to stress traffic safety. Will...
With the help of the local businesses, the ROCORI school district has bought 193 of the whiteboards, at $300 per board. T...
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for young people. Traffic Safety Day activities on Tuesday, April 30 will give...
The Minnesota House of Representatives last night passed the Omnibus Higher Education Finance bill on an 86-44 vote and got t...
"Worst education bill ever," said Republican Leader DavidHann (HAN) as the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate passed a...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Debate continues in the Minnesota Senate on a major K-12 school funding bill which Republicans say relaxes a...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Democrats joined by some Republicans passed a major higher education funding bill in the Minnesota House tod...
(Marshall, MN) -- The Marshall School District is apologizing to a child's parents after a four-year-old boy was left beh...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House this afternoon is debating the biggest piece of the state budget -- a nearly 16-billion-...
On Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m., key members of U.S. Sen. Al Franken's staff will be at Willmar High School to lead a ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate has voted to limit tuition increases to three percent at state colleges and universitie...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Senate Finance Committee is taking a close look at each portion of the proposed state budget this week,...
Even though work has already begun, ground was officially broken this morning for the 13.8 million dollar Phase 2 renovation ...
The principal of a Minneapolis high school is nolonger on the job after student walk-outs and sit-ins, related to aninvestiga...
Students and fans are buying up St.Cloud State hockey gear as the men's team prepares for the N-C-A-A Frozen Four. Husky ...
The Willmar School Board has rejected a request from Community Christian School to enter into a cooperative agreement for spo...
Much of last night’s Litchfield School Board meeting was dedicated to budget issues. The board made some cuts last nigh...
(Alexandria, MN) -- The proposal in the Minnesota legislature to raise minimum wage is not sitting well with some restaurants...
The Independence Party of Minnesota has called a convention for Minnesota s seventh congressional district. The convention wi...
The Independence Party of Minnesota has called a convention for Minnesota s seventh congressional district. The convention wi...
Investigators are now explaining how they believe amother and her two children died inside their Zimmerman home on EasterSund...
A public hearing takes place tonight in Benson on proposed budget cuts in the Benson School District. The district is looking...
The Atwater Cosmos Grove City School Board Monday night voted unanimously to sell the ACGC South Elementary Building to the C...
University of Minnesota Regent Dean Johnson of Willmar says he let it be known last year that he was against giving Men's...
The U-S Marshals Service is working with New PragueArea Schools I-T staff to determine who e-mailed hoax bomb threats to them...
(New Prague, MN) -- A 12-year-old New Prague middle school student is custody, accused of calling 9-1-1 and claiming there wa...
Here is this week's schedule of men's college hockeygames in the WCHA Final Five at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Pau...
The Minnesota Legislature is working on an anti-bullying bill. DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky says the bill would force ind...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Education officials unveiled the "GradMinnesota" initiative this week, aimed at upping the state&...
The activities director of a suburban metro high school hasresigned amid controversy over the suspension of students making a...
(Undated)-- 3-11-13-- A pair of Willmar Cardinals athletic teams will undergo big changes in their post season play for the n...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Here are first-round results from the 2013 MinnesotaBoys' Class 2-A State Hockey Tournament on Thursday...
Two incumbents were reelected to the University ofMinnesota Board of Regents, despite lawmaker's concerns about universit...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The 2013 Minnesota Boys' State Hockey Tournament began yesterday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Cla...
A new report shows there are three-thousand more administrators, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other support staff work...
Elizabeth VanDerBill, a familiar face to many in the Willmar area, has been named Ridgewater College s new Director of Commun...
Education, business and politics converged at a meeting at the Oaks At Eagle Creek in Willmar Friday. Officials from Ridgewat...
Willmar School Board Chair Nathan Streed is hoping the 2013 Minnesota Legislature changes state law on school year start time...
Minnesota school officials would like to be able to use health and safety funding they recieve from the state to beef up secu...
Litchfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Daniel Frazier last night gave the school board an update on the status of technology i...
Interim Superintendent John Widvey at the Renville County West School District says it could have been a lot worse. At 7:30 M...
Several students at a Minnesota high school have beensuspended over the latest craze sweeping the internet, the Harlem Shake....
The head football coach at Hill-Murray High School hasbeen cited in this week's prostitution sting in Fridley. Fifty-four...
The new Vikings stadium is being designed toaccomodate a number of events including college, high school and amateurbaseball....
A Rochester middle school student was injured yesterday(Thu) when the battery in his cell phone exploded. Kellogg Middle Scho...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 2-20-13-- The Minnesota State High School Girls State HockeyTournament begins today with the Class A field ...
Give more Minnesota students access to school-basedmental health services -- that's the objective of a bill being debated...
A Minneapolis high school was placed on lockdownyesterday (Thu) after a cafeteria food fight turned into an all-out brawlinvo...
A Minnesota high school hockey player has been kickedoff the team for scoring on his own goal and making an obscene gesture a...
In his State of the Union Address this week President Obama talked about the need to have a trained workforce. The 29th Annua...
Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City and DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar may belong to different p...
(Oakdale, MN) -- Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Oakdale is hosting a vigil tonight (Tues7pm) following a random shooting that ...
(Minneapolis) -- 2-6-13-- It's National Signing Day for high school football players. Top prep players across the country...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Nearly a dozen bills sponsored by over 30 different lawmakers have been introduced at the Minnesota Capitol...
(Undated) -- Minnesota students may soon find candy bars replaced with granola bars in both in-school vending machines and at...
A St.Paul school bus driver is now facing charges, afterstudents told school administrators in 2011 that she was texting behi...
Within the last 6 years the Willmar School District closed and sold three elementary schools...Lafayette, Washington and Linc...
The Litchfield School Board heard a report last night from Business Manager Bill Menozzi on the revised 2012-2013 budget. Tot...
(Alexandria, VA) -- A new report suggests Minnesota's public high school graduation rate is on the rise. The 2010 data fr...
A Willmar woman in Washington for the inauguration of President Obama says she and her group of high school students got up a...
Lawyers for the University of Minnesota are arguing against a five-thousand dollar payout in a discrimination suit filed by a...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Lawyers for the University of Minnesota are arguing against a five-thousand dollar payout in a discrimin...
A Willmar woman is in Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Monday. Heather McCarthy attend...
Hundreds of people turned out last night(Thursday) inCold Spring in honor of fallen police officer Tom Decker. A fundraiser w...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate DFLers introduced a bill today (Thurs) that would provide state money for districts that volunteer to...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Police have released the name of the man who died after his vehicle crashed into a St. Cloud school buildi...
Some believe having armed guards in schools will eliminate or reduce school shootings like at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connec...
St. Cloud police are not releasing the name of a man whodied after crashing an S-U-V into St.Katherine/Drexel School Fridayaf...
The Connecticut school shootings has sparked plenty ofdebate whether armed officers should be in our schools. In St. Cloud, i...
The University of Minnesota, Morris has again been named to the Kiplinger s Personal Finance list of 100 best values in publi...
Last week was a difficult time for the educators in the Litchfield School District, following the unimaginable tragedy at San...
(Bloomington, MN) -- According to reports, a substitute teacher faces criminal charges after authorities say she allegedly ab...
(Moorhead, MN) -- There's a beefed-up police presence at Moorhead High School after rumors of a school shooting spread on...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- A St. Cloud Catholic school is closed today and tomorrow (fri) following a flu outbreak. Officials at St. ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- It's been nearly a week since the mass shootings at an elementary school in Connecticut -- and the r...
(Red Wing, MN) -- Schools in Red Wing are at least somewhat back to normal after Wednesday's lockout. It was prompted by ...
D-F-L state Representative Paul Marquart of Dilworth saysa proposed bill that would allow Minnesota teachers have guns in sch...
Willmar High School Principal Paul Schmitz sent an email to parents of students after a student sent a threatening message on...
The St. Cloud Hazmat team is still at the Paynesville Area School as of Tuesday afternoon, trying to determine what made arou...
House Speaker-designate Paul Thissen Saturday announced the Minnesota House of Representatives committee assignments for the ...
As kids went back to school Monday, the Friday shootings in Connecticut had many wondering about security measures at their l...
Heartbreak and anxiety -- two feelings sweeping the country today in the wake of Friday's shooting massacre at a school i...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Connecticut, school officials in Minnesota are tak...
State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius(cuh-SELL'-ee-us) is asking school superintendents and principals to "...
(St. Paul, MN) -- "Horrific act," says Governor Dayton about this morning's school shootings in Connecticut and...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Following today's mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, state officals are reassuring p...
A teacher preparing for morning classes found a package of fireworks in a school storage shed outside the high school in Litc...
(New Prague, MN) -- Students and staff at New Prague Area Schools are mourning the death of a popular teacher and coach. Fift...
Police in Baxter and Brainerd are reminding parents to talkwith their kids about "stranger danger." On Tuesday, in ...
Now that the DFL controls the House, the Senate and the Governor's office, some are watching to see if they will make goo...
Willmar School District Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard confirms that 5 Willmar School District Technology Department Employee...
Kathy Schwantes has been named Regional Director Southwest for the University of Minnesota Extension. In this position, Schw...
Another former teacher has been charged in connectionwith alleged sexual abuse at Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault. 63-ye...
(Grinnel, IA) -- 11-21-12-- Jack Taylor of Division III Grinnel College in Iowa setthe NCAA record for points scored in Tuesd...
(College Park, MD) -- 11-20-12--Big news out of the Big Ten Conference. The leaguehas invited the University of Maryland to j...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Higher education interests are starting to line up at the State Capitol as lawmakers prepare for a budget s...
This is College Application Week across the state. To help students, Willmar High School faculty, administration and communit...
-- The Minnesota State High School League football playoffsbegan at select sites last night, with more quarterfinal games com...
5 area school districts had good luck on Tuesday passing operating levy referendums. 61 percent of Paynesville School Distric...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 11-8-12-- All three teams that won Minnesota State High Schoolvolleyball titles last year are returning to ...
Swift County Commission...District 2Gary Klem 56%Ed Pederson 44%Chippewa County Commission District 1Matt Gilbertson 51%Galen...
The 1st annual Minnesota BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition will take place at the New ...
The Willmar School District has hired a handful of staff to try and get two schools out of the basement when it comes to achi...
Many area businesses would like to see some local high school students consider training for a career in manufacturing rather...
The Litchfield School Board approved of a low bid for the refunding of the 2005 general obligation bonds. Robert Baird of Mil...
(Various) -- It only makes sense that several school districts in the farmland of southwestern Minnesota are bringing more fr...
Funeral services are this morning at 11am at BBE High School in BelgradeforBelgrade-Brooten-Elrosa school teacher Richard Vos...
The 1st annual Minnesota BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition will take place at the New ...
Kids ages 8 to 15 will be showing what it is like to run their own business today and tomorrow from 10 am to 2 pm at The Kand...
Funeral services have been set for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District teacher and coach Richard Vos. Vos, 38 of Belgrade...
Lincoln Elementary in Willmar will gofrom being a "house of education" to a "House of Mercy." A Willmar c...
Air passenger traffic is expected to pick up significantly the next couple days at Minneapolis-St.Paul International. School ...
A semi struck and killed a bicyclist on Highway 71 south of Belgrade early this morning. The state patrol says 38-year-old Ri...
(Fairmount, ND) -- More details are being released about this morning's (Thurs) school shooting across the Minnesota bord...
The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Department says seatbelts and child restraint seats prevented any injuries in a two-...
(Wahpeton, ND) -- Just over the Minnesota border, a student at the school in Fairmount southwest of Wahpeton shot himself in ...
The state s highest court was at Willmar High School yesterday morning. Chief Justice Lori Gildea says they heard oral argume...
Ironically, on the day that former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky received a 30-year sentence for child sexual abuse -- ther...
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 is putting on a candidate's forum for the 6 candidates for Willmar School Board Tuesda...
The Minnesota Supreme Court will be in Willmar for a community dinner Tuesday night, and will actually hear a case at Willmar...
(Faribault, MN) -- Charges are expected today (Mo) against a former teacher at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault. T...
Time appears to be running out for the Lincoln Elementary School Building in southeast Willmar. School District Superintenden...
The iCardinal iPad fund drive ended yesterday. Willmar School Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard says it was very successful in r...
The Litchfield School Board received some encouraging enrollment figures Monday night. Enrollment in the Litchfield School Di...
(Chicago, IL) -- Striking teachers in Chicago are set to vote today on a tentative agreement that would put them back to work...
Students in the Automotive Service Technology program at Ridgewater will be able to work on some advanced equipment, thanks t...
-- A number of Minnesota colleges and universities have received high rankings in the latest list by U-S News and World Repor...
9-5-12 The new school year has begun and it's a new era at Willmar Senior High. All juniors and seniors are now using bra...
9-4-12 As the new school year begins, four area school districts will be seeing new faces in their top spots. At Renville Cou...
9-4-12 Today is the first day of classes at public schools across the state, including Willmar. Please be careful and watch f...
(Various) -- The number of school districts going to voters in November for tax levy referendums is down this year. According...
8-30-12 Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Casselius is in Willmar today. Willmar Schools Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard...
8-30-12 Barring a last minute buyer, it appears Lincoln Elementary School's Days are numbered. The school building on the...
8-27-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler (KAY'-lur) will be welcoming first-year student...
8-21-12-- The Willmar Cardinals have announced the hiring of a new Activities Director to replace Jamie Thompson who transfer...
(Undated) -- The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota recommends that before parents wave good-bye to their college-bound stud...
8-17-12 The United Way's annual Stuff the Bus event takes place today in Willmar. From 7 to 9 a.m. people are encouraged ...
8-1-12 Education officials say statewide test results show students in grades three through eight are making gains in reading...
7-31-12 The window to file for Willmar School Board opens today and will remain open until August 14th. Superintendent Dr. Je...
7-31-12 Some large boxes recently arrived at Willmar School District Headquarters from Apple Industries in California. Inside...
7-30-12 Another parade season is passing by...Saturday was Corn Capital Days in Olivia and Water Days in New London...and onc...
7-27-12 Two teenagers from a small central Minnesota communityface numerous charges in a series of alleged sexual assaults of...
7-15-12 Truck drivers are in high demand. Corky Rollins is a truck driver instructor at St. Cloud Technical and Community Col...
7-12-12 (Worthington, MN) -- Worthington school officials have helped police shut down a Twitter account apparently set up to...
7-12-12 The trucking industry is in desperate need of drivers.Corky Rollins, a truck driving instructor at St. Cloud Technica...
7-10-12 The Litchfield School Board approved the second reading of the revision of a policy on harassment and violence. Dr. M...
7-3-12 Right now things are in the planning stage, but starting next spring the Ridgewater College Campus in Willmar is going...
7-2-12 The Christian Community Outreach Center in Olivia recently received funding for its After-School Enrichment Program. I...
6-29-12 Sunday is the first day on the job for new Willmar High School Principal Paul Schmitz. The former Willmar Assistant P...
6-27-12 On Wednesday you can walk in to Ridgewater College and maybe walk out with a career or education track in mind. Ridge...
6-19-12 Here are Monday's championship game results from the 2012 Minnesota High School League State Baseball Tournament ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Here is Monday's slate of state championship games inthe 2012 Minnesota High School League State B...
6-15-12 All Willmar High School Seniors and Juniors will had iPads provided to them by the Willmar School District next year....
(Undated) -- Here are results from Thursday's opening round games of the2012 Minnesota High School Baseball Tournament:...
(Undated) -- Here are today's first round matchups in the 2012 Minnesota High School State Baseball Tournament:Class 1-A:...
6-6-12 Some southeastern Minnesota parents are considering alawsuit against their childrens' school after all 74 members ...
6-2-12 Two of Willmar's 4 school buildings have made the Minnesota Department of Education's lists for poorly-perform...
5-24-12 Willmar Schools Superintendent Dr. Jerry Kjergaard says the Minnesota Legislature fell short on their promise to get ...
5-24-12 Minnesota has done away with the federal No Child Left Behind system of rating schools and how much progress students...
5-23-12 The Litchfield City Council heard a proposal this week from a group of students requesting that signs be posted to po...
5-22-12 -- About 130 schools Minnesota must make extra effort to improve student performance - based on rankings released to...
5-22-12 The Litchfield City Council heard a proposal last night from a group of students requesting that signs be posted to p...
5-21-12 The campaign to raise money for iPads at Willmar High School is progressing well. Mike Tolbert, co-chair of the fundr...
5-18-12 The Litchfield School District has announced that a new high school principal has been hired. Adam Holm will begin hi...
2013 James J. Wychor ScholarshipThe Minnesota Broadcasters Association (MBA) awards the James J. Wychor scholarship to Minnes...
5-2-12 The EPA says the University of Minnesota Morris is one of the largest users and generators of green power. The federal...
5-1-12 Paynesville is going to be seeing some changes in the people that run their police department and school system. Payne...
(Willmar, MN) -- More school districts across the state are incorporating the i-Pad into their curriculum. This fall, juniors...
(Rochester, MN) -- Dermatologists are urging high school students *not* to use tanning beds to get some skin color for their ...
4-26-12 Willmar Schools Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard says it's almost a sure thing that all Willmar High School Juniors...
4-24-12 University of Minnesota Regent Dean Johnson of Willmar says when it comes to hiring an athletic director, it's mo...
4-23-12 The Islamic Society plans on closing the deal for the purchase of the Lafayette Elementary School Building in Northwe...
4-19-12 The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board ofTrustees is recognizing four instructors with its highest acade...
4-19-12 The Islamic Society of Willmar hopes to be in their new mosque in northwest Willmar by late May or early June. Zak Ma...
4-18-12 Members of Governor Dayton's task force on bullyingprevention will hold their first set of listening sessions in ...
4-17-12 The Willmar City Council last night approved the conditional use permit for the Islamic Society of Willmar to convert...
4-11-12 A consultant hired by the BOLD School Board is holding a public meeting tonoght to see what the public wants in a new...
The Gopher men's hockey team's dreams of a nationalchampionship were put on ice last night, as they were blasted by B...
4-6-12 Governor Dayton Yesterday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have paid back school districts ahead of schedule...
(04/04/12) Three Gustavus Adolphus College students remained hospitalized Tuesday after their car was hit by a wrong-way driv...
3-30-12 After an extensive search process by District 347 the selection of a senior high principal has taken place. Paul Schm...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is saying "no" to Republican plan to take money from the state's budg...
3-28-12 The Islamic Society of Willmar is now interested in the former Lafayette Elementary School Building for a community c...
Congratulations to the BBE Jaguars. Saturday afternoon they defeated Southwest Minnesota Christian 54-45 at Target Center. BB...
(3-20-12) The Islamic Society of Willmar is now interested in the former Lafayette Elementary Building for a community center...
3-19-12 There will be a special meeting of the BOLD School Board on Monday at 7:00 pm in the District Office. The purpose of ...
3-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Police are looking for suspects and witnesses to a shooting near a St. Paul school this afternoon. ...
3-14-12 Farming has been good in recent years, and young people should consider a career in agriculture. Lyle Lange of Lange ...
3-13-12 The Litchfield School Board has approved capital facilities bonds in the amount $1,445,000. The 10-year bonds wil...
(MNN) -- St. Thomas Academy handed Hermantown its first loss of the season with a 5-1 win in the Class 1A Championship Saturd...
(MNN) Making history come alive and making history relevant -- that's a big part of History Day programs running statewid...
3-9-12 (Fargo, ND) -- Four Twin Cities students who died in a car crash last month are being remembered with bracelets. Morga...
(St. Paul, MN) --03-07-2012-- Here is this week's schedule of first-round games in the 2012 Minnesota Boys' State Hig...
3-2-12 The official kick-off of the "i-Cardinal" iPad fund drive is still 11 days away and they're already one-...
3-2-12 The Paynesville School District has purchased the old National Guard Armory and 3.9 acres that go with it from the fed...
3-1-12 Yesterday Representative Lyle Koenen of Clara City announced he would be seeking for the DFL endorsement to run for th...
2-29-12 The Willmar High School iPad fund is off to a good start. Last week Jennie-O/Turkey Store said they would match donat...
2-29-12 After a lot of passionate but respectful discussion, the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School Board last night voted to c...
2-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- One student was killed and four wounded in this morning's high school shooting in Ohio. In the ...
2-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- School districts when forced to lay off teachers could consider effectiveness ahead of seniority, u...
2-26-12 Political analysts are looking at how the political landscape has shifted under Minnesota's new congressional and...
2-23-12 A fund to raise money to pay for iPads for Willmar High School Juniors and Seniors next year got a boost from Jennie-...
(St. Paul, MN) --02-23-2012-- Here is this week's schedule and results of first round games in the 2012 Girls' State ...
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 A five judge panel released their map of Minnesota's new legislative districts Tuesday. Senator Joe Gimse's D...
(St. Paul, MN) --02-22-2012-- Here is this week's schedule of first round games in the 2012 Girls' State Minnesota Hi...
2-17-12 (Gaylord, MN) -- Things are beginning to settle down at a Gaylord school hit by a wave of illness earlier this week. ...
2-16-12 The Litchfield School Board approved the hiring of a new superintendent last night. The job is being offered to Dan F...
2-16-12 Teachers and school officials from around the area yesterday told representatives of Senator Al Franken the Bush-era ...
2-15-12 The Willmar School Board this week gave the go ahead to begin a fund drive to put an iPad in the hands of every Willm...
2-15-12 Members of Senator Al Franken's staff will be at the KennedyElementary School Little Theater in Willmar this afte...
2-14-12 The Litchfield School Board approved all-day, everyday Kindergarten, beginning in 2012-2013. There was also more disc...
2-13-12 Willmar School Board tonight will consider creating a fund within the Willmar Area Community Foundation to raise mone...
2-10-12 At 240 p.m. Friday afternoon a school bus loaded with students collided with a Honda Odyssey at a Willmar intersectio...
2-10-12 A former business manager for Chokio-Alberta PublicSchools has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stea...
2-10-12 Willmar School District staff are excited about the prospect of having iPads for nearly every student at the senior h...
2-9-12 Ridgewater College is hosting the 28th Annual Skills Fest Competition today on the Willmar Campus. More than 400 stude...
2-6-12 The Litchfield School Board held its final round of semi-finalist interviews last week for the Superintendent position...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi announced his retirement on Thursday. Maturi's...
2-3-12 Students at St. Mary’s School in Bird Island are preparing to host Governor Mark Dayton this morning. Dayton&rsq...
Willmar Middle SchoolTeacher Mary Sawatzky of Willmarhas announced her candidacy to run against Representative Bruce Vogel in...
2-1-12 Willmar Middle SchoolTeacher Mary Sawatzky of Willmarhas announced her candidacy to run against Representative Bruce V...
1-27-12 Willmar Schools Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard is skeptical he'll ever see the state repay the money it "bor...
1-26-12 The Islamic Society of Willmar is no longer interested in purchasing the Garfield Elementary School Building for a mo...
1-25-12 In a move designed to save thousands of tax dollars, twosouthern Minnesota school districts are looking at four-day s...
1-25-12 The opportunity to escape Minnesota's winter for asun-drenched vacation at the beach, like a sunset, will soon fa...
1-25-12 The Litchfield School Board has narrowed down a list of superintendent candidates to 7 semi-finalists. 30 people had ...
1-20-12 -- U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar is inviting the president of Alexandria Technical and Community College to Tuesday's Sta...
1-10-12 The Litchfield School Board heard a report last night from Angie Huhner at Lake Ripley Elementary School about the gi...
(MNN) The Vikings and starting center John Sullivan haveagreed on a contract extension. Sullivan was a sixth round draft pick...
12-13-11 (Roseau, MN) -- The State Patrol cited a truck driver from Fargo after his rig rear-ended a school bus this morning,...
(Undated) -- A new report shows nearly 30 percent of all Minnesota high school students and close to seven percent of middle ...
12-8-11 The University of Minnesota Board of Regents willreview a report today which says 54-percent of the students who star...
12-6-11 Lawmakers will tour Ridgewater College in Willmar this morning. Senate Republicans, led by Higher Education Committee...
12-5-11 The Willmar School District is experiencing something it hasn't seen since the Clinton Administration...an increase i...
12-3-11 Ridgewater College has announced the closure of the Computer Art and Publishing program.This decision will result in ...
12-3-11 Sex scandals regarding assistant coaches at Penn State and Syracuse Universities bring the issue of back ground check...
12-1-11 (Maple Grove, MN) -- Four ninth-graders suffered what are called "mild to severe" burns after a science exp...
12-1-11 Fired Willmar High School Volleyball Coach Taryn Deboer still has an opportunity to address the Willmar School Board ...
11-24-11 Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is asking the state legislature to pass anti-bullying legislation patterned ...
11-22-11 Waseca Senator Mike Parry says he'll hold hearings in response to reports of excessive vacation, sick time and retir...
11-21-11 The Willmar Presidential Turkey Delegation is in Washington D.C. A short send-off ceremony took place at Willmar Hig...
11-18-11 At the Governor's Reception Room at the State Capital yesterday afternoon,Governor Mark Dayton saw off a Minnesota t...
11-16-11 Some Perham High School parents are upset about the way sex education is taught to ninth-graders in health class. Th...
11-16-11 The state of Minnesota is among the first to apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law....
11-14-11 Four Willmar Senior High School students will be making a trip to WashingtonD.C. to be a part of the Rose Garden cer...
(St Paul, MN) -- The transition from graduation to the work force is difficult for many young people. In Minnesota, college g...
(Willmar, MN) Four Willmar Senior High School students will be making a trip to Washington D.C.,to be a part of the Rose Gard...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Here is this Thursday's schedule of opening games at the 2011 Minnesota State High School Girls' Class 1-A ...
11-9-11 (St. Peter, MN) -- A majority of school districts that asked voters to approve operating levy referendums Tuesday wer...
11-9-11-- Greater Minnesota school districts that asked voters to increase their property taxes for building construction are...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher men's basketball team is expected to sign two high school players to national letters ...
11-8-11 Voters in the Benson School District approved a new 5-year levy referendum by an overwhelming vote of 849 yes to 244 ...
11-8-11 The voters were in a good mood on Tuesday...School referendums in Willmar, New London-Spicer and the BOLD school dist...
11-7-11 Over a hundred Minnesota school districts, including Willmar, BOLD, New London-Spicer, Montevideo andBensonhave prope...
11-7-11 Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg is going to move forward with an 8.5 million dollar expansion and ren...
10-31-11 More than 1000 red and white signs saying "We Support Ourt Schools" have been planted on lawns in Willmar ...
10-28-11 Governor Dayton at a groundbreaking at Saint Cloud StateUniversity was met by about 50 students protesting the firin...
10-27-11 (St. Cloud, MN) -- Governor Dayton at a groundbreaking at Saint Cloud State University was met by about 50 students ...
10-27-11 Governor Dayton will be among dignitaries today (noon) breaking ground for Saint Cloud State University's new Integr...
10-27-11 The Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce supports the Willmar School District Operating Levy Referendum. The chamb...
10-27-11 A group that has formed in opposition to the Willmar School District operating levy referendum says the school board...
University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill is celebrating the signing of his new multi-year, multi-million-dollar cont...
The Willmar High School Volleyball Team was eliminated from the Class 2AAA playoffs last night, losing in the first round to ...
10-26-11 Minnesota manufacturers are in Bloomington today (Wed) for a summit, and the regulatory burden and energy costs are ...
10-26-11 Willmar School Officials will be holding an informational forum on the upcoming operating levy referendum Wednesday ...
10-26-11 The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and Willmar Poultry will be presenting a program on the National Thanksgivi...
10-21-11 The Paynesville School District has officially cancelled their contract with Johnson Controls Inc.to do a 16.4 milli...
(Undated) -- The regular season came to a close Wednesday night for highschool football teams across Minnesota. Most stude...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher women's basketball team will bewithout freshman Kayla Hirt of Bemidji for the entire...
10-13-11 It could be several days before State Health Departmentofficials know exactly what has sickened dozens of students n...
10-13-11 The first ever Renville County Harvest Field Trip today will allow more than two hundred elementary students from th...
10-11-11 Willmar School District Superintendent Dr. Jerry Kjergaard says they still haven't heard back from either the City o...
10-10-11 The Paynesville School District will enter into mediation this week with Johnson Controls as they try and resolve si...
10-8-11 In a move to help students improve their health and reduce rising obesity rates, a $30,000 grant was given by the...
10-8-11 Two longtime Willmar High School Coaches were inducted into the Cardinal Pride Hall of Fame yesterday. Hal Miller was...
(Willmar, MN) For the first time since Willmar Senior High School opened its doors in 1994,Willmar students have beaten both ...
9-30-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- President Obama's roll-back of some provisions in "No Child Left Behind" is not taking the...
9-28-11 (St. Peter, MN) -- One-hundred-13 Minnesota school districts -- a third of those in the state -- will have property t...
9-28-11 House Democrats say their recent meetings with schoolofficials in Willmar, Northfield, Grand Rapids, Sartell and Anok...
9-28-11 A public hearing on the closing of Garfield Elementary School in Willmar was heldMonday night. About 30 people were i...
9-26-11 Two DFL lawmakers held a round-table discussion regarding K-12 school financing with a hand full of local school supe...
9-24-11 On September 5th 1961, the Twins were finishing up their first season in Minnesota, and the expansion Minnesota Vikin...
9-22-11 Eric Kaler (KAY-ler) is inaugurated as the 16th president of the University of Minnesota this morning (11am) in Minne...
9-15-11 U.S. News and World Report has released its 2012 college rankings, and the University of Minnesota, Morris was named ...
9-15-11 Funding for the University of Minnesota Dental Clinic at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar has been extended into the...
9-14-11 A man has been arrested in western Minnesota after two schools were locked down, a car chase, foot chase and eventual...
9-14-11 Negotiations continue between the Willmar School District and two different parties regarding the sale of the Garfiel...
9-13-11 (Alexandria, MN) -- Two schools were locked down in western Minnesota today after a felony suspect fled police and di...
9-12-11(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats are blasting the chairman of the House Education Committee, Farmington Republican Pat Garo...
9-9-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- The U-of-M Board of Regents today (Fri) unanimously approved President Eric Kaler's (KAY-lerz) pr...
9-8-11 The Islamic Society of Willmar has not yet responded to the Willmar School District's counter offer regarding the prop...
9-7-11 Today is the deadline for the Islamic Society of Willmar to let the school district know if they still want to purchas...
9-6-11 It's the first day of school, and Willmar School District Superintendant Jerry Kjergaard says keep your eyes open. The...
9-2-11 A Willmar education reform group has come up with a list of actions they'd like to see district officials endorse befo...
9-1-11 Some parents, students and school staff are holding a "million dollar-a-brownie" bake sale today (11am) in f...
8-31-11 The Willmar School District has revealed the name of the party interested in buying Garfield Elementary School in Wil...
8-31-11 Representative Bruce Vogel and House Finance Committee Chair Pat Garafalo met with Willmar School District officials ...
8-30-11 The following is a news release from the Willmar School District...– The Board of Education forWillmar Public S...
(MNN)-- Before making the decision on how your children are going toget to and from school this fall, weigh all your options....
8-27-11 The Montevideo School District is being sued due to the 2009 drowning of a child who was on a school trip. In April o...
8-24-11 Ridgewater College has announced the appointment of Dr. Carl Polding as it’s new Dean of Instruction.Dr. Poldin...
8-24-11 The Willmar School District is going to invest in a new technology that Superintendant Dr. Jerry Kjergaard believes w...
8-17-11 (Rochester, MN) -- A Rochester teen faces charges for bringing a loaded handgun to Mayo High School Tuesday afternoon...
8-17-11 -- Students in Minnesota continue to post above average scores on the A-C-T college entrance exam. High school senior...
8-17-11 Minnesota is seeking a waiver from key aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind law, which could free hundreds of ...
8-16-11 Money Magazine ranks the Twin Cities suburb of Chanhassen as number-ten on its latest list of best small towns in Ame...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins have signed their No. 1 draft choice fromJune's First-Year Player Draft, narrowing beating t...
8-15-11 2010 Willmar High School Graduate Dempsey Schroeder of rural Willmar wants to help restore music programs to the scho...
MNN-- The National Science Foundation has awarded Carleton College with a five-year, ten-million-dollar grant. The money will...
8-9-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Consumer confidence has been shaken by economic turmoil at the state and national level. That has re...
8-9-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Consumer confidence has been shaken by economic turmoil at the state and national level. That has re...
8-8-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Health Department is reminding parents to make sure that their children are in comp...
8-4-11 Three Minnesota schools made Forbes' annual top-100 list ofAmerica's Top Colleges. The criteria included quality teach...
(Willmar Senior High)There will be a mandatory meeting for all 9th-12th grade students who will be participating in activitie...
7-29-11 Emergency medical education programs at Ridgewater College just recieved a 10,000 pound addition to their instruction...
7-27-11 Shifts in funding to school districtsmade by the Minnesota Legislature is forcing the Willmar School District to borr...
7-13-11 Hundreds of students, teachers, parents and communityleaders gather in St. Paul today as part of the National Day of ...
7-12-11 (St. Cloud, MN) -- Anger and frustation over the state government shutdown was voiced by a number of people at today'...
7-5-11 New President Eric Kaler (KAY-ler) is now at the helm of the University of Minnesota. Kaler says the U's Greater Minne...
6-28-11 Cities, counties, schools and other agencies are preparing for Friday's likely Minnesota government shutdown. Kandiyo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- In the second round of the N-H-L Entry Draft yesterday, The Wild took the first Minnesotan to be selected, ...
6-23-11 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Schools Superintendent Sheri Broderius calls the district's first year with a 4-day school ...
6-21-11 DFL and GOP state lawmakers were in Willmar today talking about education and transportation. 25 teachers, principals...
6-21-11 State legislators from both parties will be in Willmar today. At 9 a.m. four Twin Cities DFL House members will be at...
6-20-11 The state department of education has granted the MACCRAY School District's request to continue having a 4-day school...
6-18-11 The state department of education has granted the MACCRAY School District's request to continue having a 4-day school...
6-16-11 Litchfield Superintendent of Schools, Dr. William Wold, will be retiring at the end of the next school year. The news...
6-15-11 The Litchfield School Board this week approvedthe sale of the Litchfield High School Construction Technology house la...
6-14-11 This is Flag Day, as it has been since 1949 when then-president Harry Truman declared June 14th a day of national obs...
The Boys' State High School Tennis champions werecrowned yesterday. Dusty Boyer won his third consecutive Class Two-Asingles ...
6-11-11 The Litchfield High School Construction Technology class has completed another house, and it will be sold during an a...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- U-of-M undergraduate tuition increases averaging five percent...academic program cuts...more early retir...
6-10-11 The U-of-M Board of Regents this morning reviews and this afternoon (12pm) takes public comment on President Robert B...
6-9-11 Officials at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are making contingency plans to try to stay open if ...
(Secaucus, NJ) -- The Twins selected Levi Michael with the 30th overallpick in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Michael is...
(Rocori, MN) -- The Rocori school district is holding a community meeting to discuss school safety, after two students brough...
Rain or shine, the YMCA Memorial Day 5-K Walk-Run takes place Saturday at Robbin's Island Park in Willmar. YMCA Health and We...
The Willmar School District has received $327,000 in a settlement with contractors over repairs to the roof of Willmar Hi...
5-26-11 Every staff member and student in grades 7-though-12 in the MACCRAY (Maynard-Clara City-Raymond) School District next...
The Litchfield Lite program had a successful 10-week period this winter in which participants lost a total of 1,711 pounds an...
The Litchfield Lite program had a successful 10-week period this winter in which participants lost a total of 1,711 pounds an...
The levy referendum in the Eden Valley-Watkins School District passed yesterday with 565 “yes” votes and 462 resi...
5-23-11 Residents in the Eden Valley-Watkins School District will be heading to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of a 9-...
A handful of children are recovering from minor injuriesafter two school bus crashes on Monday. The first happened Monday mor...
The Minnesota Women's Coalition hopes to do a statewide studyon how well colleges and police handle campus sex assaults. The...
Ridgewater College in Willmar is cutting the school nurse, the school newspaper and suspending the related mass communication...
The Minnesota Broadcasters Association (MBA) awards the James J. Wychor scholarship to Minnesota residents who meet the crite...
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