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Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev.

Nevada's Heller is fifth GOP senator to oppose health-care bill

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said Friday that he cannot support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's health-care bill without changes to it,...

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Three generations of the Nelson family, from left to right: Erica Sawatzke, Dana Nelson, Vernal Nelson, Marlene Nelson and Paul Nelson. The Nelson’s farm suffered extensive damage from the June 13 storms. Beth Leipholtz / Forum News Service

'Everything was a mess': A Minn. turkey farm is still picking up the pieces from a powerful storm

KENSINGTON, Minn. - Marlene Nelson pulled the family's golf cart to an abrupt stop and pointed out in the distance. "This is our shop," she said....

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Actor Johnny Depp poses on a Cadillac before presenting his film The Libertine, at Cinemageddon at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

'Maybe it's time': actor Johnny Depp jokes about a Trump assassination

GLASTONBURY, England - Johnny Depp courted controversy at Britain's Glastonbury music festival with a joke about assassinating Donald Trump,...

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Brendan Dassey is pictured in this undated booking photo obtained by Reuters January 29, 2016. Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Appeals court overturns conviction of 'Making a Murderer' inmate

A federal appeals court on Thursday, June 22, affirmed a decision to overturn the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, a Wisconsin man serving...

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Crosby Mayor Jim Hunter is pictured at an April meeting of the Crosby City Council. Zach Kayser / Forum News Service

Facing multiple felony charges, an embattled Minn. mayor was barred from a city council meeting

The saga of Crosby mayor Jim Hunter, who was arrested in March on multiple felony charges, took another turn Thursday when the city attorney...

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Hwy. 12 open house set Monday in Litchfield

LITCHFIELD — The first open house for a 2019 project on U.S. Highway 12 in downtown Litchfield will be Monday at Litchfield City Hall....

News/local 7 hours 18 min ago

North Korea calls U.S. student's death a 'mystery,' casts itself as 'biggest victim'

BEIJING - North Korea said Friday that the death of American tourist Otto Warmbier was a mystery, denying he had been tortured and casting itself as the "biggest victim" of the affair.

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Court upholds domestic assault conviction

WILLMAR — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a Pennock man's conviction for domestic assault, but reversed his conviction for...

News/region 7 hours 42 min ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with journalists following a live nationwide broadcast call-in in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault

WASHINGTON - Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA,...

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Briana Sanchez / TribunePeople walk in and out of Rice Memorial Hospital August 2, 2016.

Rice nurses make plea to 'do the right thing' with joint venture

WILLMAR — A delegation of nurses appeared Wednesday before the Rice Memorial Hospital Board, urging board members to keep patient care...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) at a news conference regarding the Senate Republicans’ health care bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 22, 2017. Senate Republicans took a major step Thursday toward repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, unveiling a bill that would make deep cuts to Medicaid and end the mandate that most Americans have health insurance. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Senate health care bill includes deep cuts to Medicaid

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, who for seven years have promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, took a major step Thursday toward that...

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The Willmar City Council is considering amending the land write-down policy and business subsidy policy. The policies allow businesses to reduce the purchase price of land in the Industrial Park by bringing in new jobs and increasing the property's tax value.

Willmar may tighten land write-downs

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council will consider at the July 3 meeting whether to amend two policies used when negotiating land sales in...

News/local 8 hours 47 min ago

Records published June 23

This is the records summary for June 23. Accident injures one at First Street/19th Avenue WILLMAR — A Willmar man suffered a minor injury...

News/local 9 hours 18 min ago

Joel EnglerMeeker County Deputy

Meeker County deputy pleads to disorderly conduct

LITCHFIELD — A Meeker County sheriff's deputy accused of stalking a man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct....

News/region 9 hours 49 min ago

Woman charged with stealing opioids from pharmacy where she worked

WILLMAR — A Willmar woman is facing felony drug charges for allegedly stealing opioid painkillers at the pharmacy where she worked. Amber...

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