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A Clara City man was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after the airplane he was piloting crash-landed near Hanley Falls. The plane crash was reported at approximately 4:10pm. 47-year-old Bruce Orwick had been crop-dusting when his plane …
16 Aug 12
A Willmar boy injured in a boating accident last Saturday near Lake Lillian suffered massive facial injuries, and is expected to need reconstructive surgery. 8-year-old William Huisinga was in critical condition this week after he …
16 Aug 12
A Lamberton-area man underwent surgery this week after being severely burned in the August 6th explosion at the CHS grain bin in Tracy. Doug Timm suffered burns on 40% of his body when the elevator …
16 Aug 12
The state has confirmed an emerald ash borer infestation at the Fort Snelling Golf Club. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says it’s the first new EAB infestation found in the state in 2012. The infestation …
16 Aug 12
A new fruit pest has been detected in the state. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says that the spotted wing drosophila came to the US from Asia in 2008 and has spread to several western …
16 Aug 12
Governor Dayton is endorsing the need for Minnesota to toughen its anti-bullying law. Dayton received a report from his school bullying task force Wednesday, and endorsed the panel’s recommendation that Minnesota enact a stronger anti-bullying …
16 Aug 12
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for Minnesota’s Primary Elections, although not in that great of numbers. Statewide voter turnout was at around 15% for the Primary. In Brown County it was at 10.69%. …
15 Aug 12
An Elk River man is in Critical condition after a rollover accident in Hutchinson Tuesday night. It happened at just before 8:30 on Highway 7. 34-year-old David Hoke was passing a corn truck in his …
15 Aug 12
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
