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Two people are dead after a rollover accident on Interstate 90 in Faribault County Sunday afternoon. A Ford Super Duty pickup truck driven by 45-year-old Randy Fjeld of Circle Pines and pulling a loaded snowmobile …
02 Jan 12
January is National Blood Donor Month, and the American Red Cross is holding a couple of blood drives in the local area this week to kick of the month. The Bloodmobile will be collecting donations …
02 Jan 12
Minnesota Republicans have elected political consultant Pat Shortridge as their new state party chair. Shortridge defeated Todd McIntyre and Terry McCall at a meeting of the party’s State Central Committee in St. Cloud on Saturday. …
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
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
