Hector Man Car Theft

A Hector man was arrested on car theft charges this week in Benton County. Authorities were called to Mid-State Homes near Rice at just after 9 o’clock Monday morning. Witnesses had reported seeing a man …

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MN Bullying Prevention Panel

A panel is starting to work on creating a state where school kids are free from bullying, harassment and intimidation. Governor Dayton’s Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying met for the first time …

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Dayton Visiting Mankato Kids

Governor Dayton will be in Mankato today (TUE) to participate in assemblies with 6th-graders at Garfield and Franklin Elementary Schools. At each school the Governor will give brief remarks and then take questions from students. …

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Record Warm Days Records

It’s been many years since we last had an early-season warm spell like this one in Minnesota. Climatologist Pete Boulay says it last happened 31 years ago. He says that back in February of 1981 …

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Storm Hits Elysian Hard

The storm that blew through the area Monday evening was packing high winds and heavy rain, and ripped the roofs off homes in the City of Elysian. Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director Ann Traxler …

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Convention Center Upgrades Bonding

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Record Warm Month

Only a very small portion of Minnesota still has snow on the ground.  A good deal of the Arrowhead, especially Lake and Cook counties, has a white covering but even that’s fading fast after a …

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State Patrol St. Pat’s Arrests

It was a busy St. Patrick’s Day for the Minnesota State Patrol. Officers arrested 43 impaired drivers — 21 of those in the Twin Cities metro area. Lt. Eric Roeske says that’s a slight increase …

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