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Now that the DFL controls the House, the Senate and the Governor's office, some are watching to see if they will make goo...
With a couple days having passed between today and election day, two Willmar Republicans who were unseated Tuesday are lookin...
Tuesday was a day of resounding victories for democrats across the state. The DFL regained power of both the Minnesota House ...
Senate District 17Lyle Koenen 21,451 55.6%Joe Gimse 17,127 44.4%House District 17AAndrew Falk 10,465 54%Tim Miller 8906 46%Ho...
The three-way House District 17B contest between Republican incumbant Bruce Vogel of Willmar, DFLer Mary Sawatzky of Willmar ...
There were some interesting exchanges during the Willmar League of Women Voters Candidates Forum on KWLM and WRAC 8 Tuesday n...
The final in a series of candidates' forums put on by the Willmar League of Women Voters is tonight, and features candiat...
Before last night's presidential debate in Denver, local legislative candidates participated in a forum put on by the Cit...
Alan Welle of Eagle Lake and Roger Imdieke of New London spent a lot of time talking about preventing the spread of zebra mus...
KWLM will continue it's tradition of on-air candidate debates and forums this fall. On Tuesday October 9th we will have a...
8-24-12 On Wednesday Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish, supported by Senator Joe Gimse and Representative Bruce Vogel, announced his...
8-23-12 The city of Paynesville will host a ribbon cutting event Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Highway 23 Payne...
8-22-12 Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish says he favors the Voter Photo I.D. Amendment on the ballot this fall. Earlier the Mayors ...
8-16-12 A working group has another meeting at the State Capitol this morning (10am) as lawmakers prepare for a planned speci...
8-15-12 Lyle Koenen ofClara City defeated Larry Rice of Willmar to win the DFL primary yesterday in the Senate District 17 ra...
8-9-12 Governor Dayton has come out with his proposal for a disaster relief bill to be considered during an August 24th speci...
8-9-12 The statewide primary takes place next Tuesday, and in the local area, democrats will be chosing candidates in the loc...
8-8-12 The Dayton administration is asking lawmakers to approve nearly 190 million dollars in flood relief for northeastern a...
7-11-12 In Washington, House Republicans are taking another shot at repealingthe 2010 healthcare reform law. A two-day debate...
7-10-12 A group backing the voter photo-ID constitutionalamendment says it's likely someone will sue Secretary of State M...
7-9-12 Tougher penalties took effect this past week for boaters whotransport aquatic invasive species. Also now on the books:...
6-20-12 House Tax Committee Chair, Republican Rep Greg Davids was in Willmar yesterday for what he called a tax tour. Davids ...
6-8-12 Former State Representative Al Juhnke of Willmar says he did not consider running for election again this fall. With l...
6-7-12 In terms of politics it's going be be a lively summer and fall, with just about everyone but the Governor and Sena...
5-14-12 KWLM will be airing it's final Legislative Review show of 2012 this morning from 10 to 11 a.m. The session ended ...
5-11-12 Minnesota House Candidate Jessica Rohloff of Willmar kicks off her campaign at Jazz and Java, north Highway 71 in Wil...
5-11-12 The 2012 Minnesota Legislative Session is over. A Vikings Stadium bill, bonding bill, transportation bill, Legacy fun...
5-10-12 Swift County is joining the list of governmental entities looking at restructuring. Willmar Municipal Utilities and K...
5-9-12 The MnDot Headquarters in Willmar will be getting a new truck garage in a transportation bill heading for conference c...
5-8-12 Three local lawmakers split on their vote for the Vikings Stadium Bill last night. Representatives Dean Urdahl of Grov...
5-8-12 The Minnesota Senate is expected to take up the VikingsStadium bill today. The House approved stadium legislation last...
5-3-12 Governor Mark Dayton says paying for the state's portion of a Viking's stadium through a bonding bill is a &qu...
5-1-12 Governor Mark Dayton has signed the Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill. Senator Joe Gimse says the bill keeps the ...
4-30-12 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar got a warm welcome at the District 17 Republican endorsing convention in Maynard over th...
4-25-12 Representative Bruce Vogel says the future of the Minnesota Specialty Health System-Willmar Hospital is now in Govern...
4-25-12 The whole Vikings stadium bill debate has left a sour taste in the mouths of two area lawmakers. Republican Represent...
4-18-12 Two area Republicans blame Democrats for defeating the Viking's Satadium Bill Monday evening. The billwas rejecte...
4-13-12 DFL Delegates from the new Senate District 17 met in Clara City last night to endorse a candidate to run against Repu...
4-3-12 "Jacob's Law" now awaits Governor Dayton's signature to become law. Representative Bruce Vogel of Wi...
3-29-12 Representative Bruce Vogel wants the closure date of a Willmar mental hospital extended. Vogel released a statement y...
3-29-12 Representative Bruce Vogel wants the closure date of a Willmar mental hospital extended. Vogel released a statement y...
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...
3-23-12DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock is criticizing Representative Bruce Vogel and Senator Joe Gimse, both Repubi...
3-20-12 Local lawmakers say there never would have been legislation giving people the choice on joining a union at a union sh...
3-12-12 The House voted unanimously Thursdayin favor of a bill authored byRep Bruce Vogel of Willmar dealing with real estate...
3-6-12 Ever since being elected to the Minnesota House in 1996 and then the Senate in 2002, the late Senator Gary Kubly of Gr...
3-1-12 The latest forecast shows the state budget has a modest323-million-dollar surplus, but the money is already spoken for...
3-1-12 The Minnesota House last night (WED) passed and sent toGovernor Dayton a controversial bill giving crime victims more ...
2-22-12 A five judge panel released their map of Minnesota's new legislative districts Tuesday. Senator Joe Gimse's D...
2-21-12 Local lawmakers on both sides of the aisle don't think a proposal by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe to share the ...
2-13-12 A bill designed to help children of divorced parents who are abused outside the home is moving through the legislatur...
2-8-12 The Minnesota Legislature might be finding money in the Legacy Fund to help fight aquatic invasive species like zebra ...
2-7-12 Counties across Minnesota have blamed property tax increases on last year's revocation of the Homestead Market Val...
2-7-12 Counties across Minnesota have blamed property tax increases on last year's revocation of the Homestead Market Val...
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...
2-1-12 Local lawmakers have different ideas on where a new Vikings stadium should be located, and how to pay for it. Republic...
1-28-12 Legislative Review made it's 2012 debut on KWLM Saturday morning. Topcis included Vikings stadium funding, the bo...
1-25-12 Representative Bruce Vogelwas looking forward to his second session in the legislature which started yesterday. The W...
1-14-12 Representative Bruce Vogel of Willmar will be in Detroit Lakes Saturday, attending a conference on aquatic invasive s...
12-3-11 Local lawmakers say the economic forecast that shows an 876 million dollar budget surplus is great news, and shows th...
11-22-11 An Atwater man says he wants to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 13b. In an email news releas...
10-13-11 The United Way of West Central Minnesota raised $1765 dollars with a celebrity radio pie auction on Lakeland Bro...
10-12-11 The plan for a new Vikings stadium in Ramsey County won'tbe going to voters for approval. A county commission says f...
BIDDINGISDONE -THANKYOU KWLMPIES BID Bethel Lutheran Church - Sw...
9-29-11 Minnesota legislative leaders were recently in Willmar talking about reforming state government. Senate Majority Lead...
9-26-11 Two DFL lawmakers held a round-table discussion regarding K-12 school financing with a hand full of local school supe...
8-31-11 Representative Bruce Vogel and House Finance Committee Chair Pat Garafalo met with Willmar School District officials ...
8-22-11 The Kandiyohi County Board and Administrator Larry Kleindl have been invited to a discussion forum with State Represe...
7-26-11 Even though Governor Dayton and Republican Legislative Leaders came to a budgetary agreement and ended the government...
7-25-11 Representative Bruce Vogel says the 16-bed Minnesota Psychiatric Services hospital in Willmar will remain open and pe...
7-22-11 The final Legislative Review Show of the 2011 Session takes place on KWLM today during the Open Mike Show. Senator Jo...
7-15-11 Three local Republican lawmakers said they will probably vote for the preliminary budget agreement with the Governor ...
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...
7-1-11 With no special session called by Governor Dayton before the midnight deadline last night, Minnesota State Government ...
6-8-11 The Willmar Stingers will soon be able to sell strong beer and wine at their games. The Willmar City Council last nigh...
6-7-11 The Willmar Stingers will soon be able to sell strong beer and wine at their games. The Willmar City Council last nigh...
The 3-year-old Community Behavioral Health Hospital in Willmar will be closed according to the Health and Human Services Bill...
The Republican-controlled Minnesota House and Senate continued passing their budget-balancing bills last night (Wed) which ha...
A new survey shows an overwhelming majority of Minnesotanssupport legislation that would require voters to present photo I-D ...
A new survey shows an overwhelming majority of Minnesotanssupport legislation that would require voters to present photo I-D ...
Representative Bruce Vogel of Willmar says on Monday the Omnibus Environment Policy Bill passed the House, which he says addr...
Local lawmakers disagree on if Governor Dayton should get involved in legislative budget bill negotiations. On KWLM's Legisla...
The state senate yesterday passed a voter i.d. bill that requires voters to show a valid government-issued i.d. card to vote....
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When I heard Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday proposed paying forthe state's portion of a Viking's st...
Last Saturday was the our first Legislative Review Show of the 2012 session. In studio were Representatives Bruce Vogel, Dean...
After hearing the Minnesota government shutdown was about to end, you'd think dozens of union members in Willmar would be in ...