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This is the records summary for Dec. 12. Theft WILLMAR — The theft of a gaming system from a vehicle was reported around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday along the 400 block of First Street South. Property damage WILLMAR — Damage to a vehicle was reported around 4 p.m. Tuesday along the...

This is the records summary for Dec. 12. Theft WILLMAR — The theft of a gaming system from a vehicle was reported around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday along the 400 block of First Street South. Property damage WILLMAR — Damage to a vehicle was reported around 4 p.m. Tuesday along the...

NEW LONDON — The New London-Spicer School Board on Monday held the annual truth in taxation hearing and unanimously approved the 2013 payable 2014 levy of $3,942,020. The levy is $253,047 less, a 6.03 decrease, than the payable 2013 levy of $4,195,067. No member of the public attended...

WILLMAR — A 22-year-old man from Stewart was found dead Wednesday morning in his apartment in northwest Willmar. The man was identified as Tyler Thomas Richards by the Willmar Police Department. According to Willmar Police Capt. Jim Felt, the investigation into Richards’ death...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council’s Finance Committee and Public Works/Safety Committee took action this week to move the proposed Lakeland Drive improvement project forward. The project will improve the smoothness of the pavement with a mill-and-overlay, provide sanitary sewer...

NEW YORK — Children in Lebanon, New Hampshire, are more than twice as likely to have their tonsils removed as those in Bangor, Maine. Kids in Lewiston, Maine, are 50 percent more likely to have a CT scan of their head than are kids in Portland, Maine, or Lebanon and Burlington,...

WILLMAR — The 22-year-old man from Stewart found dead Wednesday morning in his apartment in northwest Willmar is Tyler Thomas Richards. According to a news release from Willmar Police Capt. Jim Felt, the investigation into Richards’ death is ongoing and, at this time, no foul...

By Crystal Dey Forum News Service BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Two people who died in a home destroyed by fire Tuesday night in Minnesota’s Hubbard County have been identified. Phyllis Kleeb, 79, and her son, Frank Kleeb, 56, were inside the residence when it caught fire....

WILLMAR — A 22-year-old man from Stewart was found dead Wednesday morning in his apartment in northwest Willmar. According to a news release from Willmar Police Capt. Jim Felt, authorities were called at 9:28 a.m. to the apartment in the 1300 block of 24th Street Northwest....

WILLMAR — The frigid cold and dangerous wind chills are expected to continue through tonight, but temperatures are expected to rise tomorrow. The National Weather Service has a wind chill advisory in effect until midnight for much of the state, with wind chill values around...

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay became the first country to legalize the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations debating drug liberalization.

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - A couple and four young children missing in frigid weather since they went on an outing to play in the snow on Sunday were found alive in a remote mountain range in Nevada on Tuesday huddled in their overturned vehicle, a sheriff's dispatch supervisor sai...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $400 million for the next draw on Friday after no one won the top prize of $344 million on Tuesday evening, lottery organizers said. The next draw is slated for Friday, December 13 - considered an unlucky date by some...