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ONAMIA — A man was found dead with a gunshot wound Monday on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation. According to the Mille Lacs Band Police Department, emergency officials were called to a home on the reservation when neighbors saw a man who appeared to be unconscious in a...

ST. PAUL — The leaders of Target Corp. and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, whose family founded Target, plan to meet next week about planned layoffs. Dayton on Thursday said that he briefly has talked to Target CEO Brian Cornell. They set up a meeting next week. The governor said...

RED WING — The Prairie Island nuclear power plant in southeast Minnesota filed a notification of an “unusual event” after a fire alarm sounded at 4:06 a.m. today. Operators had safely shut down one unit of the plant by 7:32 a.m. to investigate the alarm in the unit’s containment...

WILLMAR — The expansion of state Highway 23 will be highlighted today when Gov. Mark Dayton comes to town to discuss his transportation proposals for west central Minnesota. Dayton and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle will hold a press conference...

WILLMAR — A residential electric customer who is good at conservation would have an average increase of $3.91 in the monthly utility bill. A typical family of 4 or 5 would see an increase of $8.47 per month. Also, a typical residential water customer would see an increase of $2...

GLENWOOD — State health officials say a strain of bird flu that’s deadly to poultry has been discovered in Minnesota, after the population of a commercial turkey barn was decimated in a matter of days — from a flock of 15,000 to fewer than 100. Health officials said Thursday...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has voted to support suggested user rates to cover the cost of operating the remodeled gun range in the basement of the downtown City Auditorium. The gun range was remodeled as part of the Auditorium lead remediation and renovation project, which...

WILLMAR — A Willmar man previously sentenced to 36 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl had his sentence greatly reduced Thursday in Kandiyohi County District Court after an appeal. Andres Sylvester Rasmussen, 25, was convicted of one count of first-degree criminal...

The following contains the records summary for March 6. Missing woman located WILLMAR — The Willmar woman reported missing this week has reportedly been found, according to police. Jacqueline Springer, 34, was reported missing this Sunday to the Willmar Police Department and...

WILLMAR –– The expansion of state Highway 23 will be highlighted Friday when Gov. Mark Dayton comes to town to discuss his transportation proposals for west central Minnesota. Dayton and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle will hold a press conference...