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Veldonna Darlene Marcott, 77, Sleepy Eye, MN, died at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center on Sunday, January 1, 2012, of a long, courageous battle with cancer with her daughter by her side.Funeral Services will be at Trinity …
02 Jan 12
Elvera Clara (Wiltscheck) Neudecker, age 90, passed away on December 31, 2011 at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye after 6 years in their gentle care.Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye on Wednesday, …
02 Jan 12
The third suspect in a series of break-ins at a campground near Madison Lake has been taken into custody. 23-year-old David Wayne Warden Jr. was reportedly arrested on Saturday in Madison Lake. His arrest came …
02 Jan 12
The number of year-end bank robberies was up sharply in Minnesota, and the FBI is unsure why. Bank robberies in the state jumped in December, compared with a year ago. In December 2010, Minnesota had …
02 Jan 12
The Minnesota-based Great American Think-Off is posing a familiar question for its 20th annual debate. This year’s question is: “The Nature of Humankind: Inherently Good or Inherently Evil?” That’s the same question the Great American …
02 Jan 12
A Janesville man was taken into custody Sunday morning after a car chase and a standoff with the police SWAT Team. Authorities received a call at around 3:30am that a woman was being assaulted on …
02 Jan 12
December is behind us – and it’s already in the record books as one of Minnesota’s mildest and least snowy Decembers. State Climatologist Pete Boulay says temperatures averaged 5 to 10 degrees above normal, and …
02 Jan 12
The Minnesota State Patrol has released their traffic stats from the New Year’s holiday weekend. Officials say that there were a total of 88 crashes across the state between 6pm New Year’s Eve and 7am …
02 Jan 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
