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Calyssa Hall, artistic director of the Zephyr Theatre in Stillwater, in what she says is the "future lobby" of The Zephyr Theatre, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. The local theater group wants to buy the Minnesota Zephyr train depot in downtown Stillwater and convert it into a professional theater. (Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Oct. 2017 photo of the house at 1051 Ramsdell Drive in Apple Valley, Minn., where in 2014 David Crowley killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide. The home is for sale for $279,900. Nick Ferraro / St. Paul Pioneer Press

Suburban Twin Cities home for sale has dark history

APPLE VALLEY, Minn.—The remodeled rambler at 1051 Ramsdell Drive in Apple Valley is on the market for $279,900 and includes a new roof,...

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Before receiving her badge Flora would recite a pledge to "appreciate, respect and protect" national parks, waters and land. Photo by Stacy Wegner

14 national parks in a fortnight

RED WING, Minn. — With the school year back in full session, it can be a nice breath of fresh air to reminisce about summer vacation....

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ESPN host Jemele Hill poses for a photo on the red carpet at the ESPN the Party event in the Houston arts district. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN's Jemele Hill: 'I deserved that suspension'

Jemele Hill will return from her ESPN suspension on Monday, a little more than two weeks after the network sanctioned her for suggesting that...

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, left, senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, and chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon watch as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on April 20. Photo courtesy: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

'The president's wingman': Absent in the West Wing, Bannon stays close to Trump

WASHINGTON - In the two months since Stephen Bannon was shunted from the White House and returned to the helm of Breitbart News, the former chief...

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Cosmos man to serve probation for stealing pop machine

WILLMAR — A Cosmos man has been granted a stay of imposition on a felony theft charge stemming from the theft of a pop machine from a Lake Lillian store in April. Dale Gary Greiner, 52, was sentenced Monday in Kandiyohi County District Court to five years of supervised probation...

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Veteran KARE-TV ‘Sunrise’ anchor no longer with station

MINNEAPOLIS -- Longtime KARE-TV "Sunrise" anchor Kim Insley said Friday she is no longer with the television station, but she has big aspira...

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Motorcyclist killed in Lino Lakes, Minn., crash

LINO LAKES, Minn. -- A crash killed a motorcyclist, injured the driver of a vehicle and started a grass fire in Lino Lakes on Friday. Lino Lakes...

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Commonwealth Development

The 15th Street Flats project was awarded millions of dollars in tax credits to move the development forward. One of the next steps is to completed detailed drawings of the building. This is a concept drawing of what the building could look like, presented to the Willmar City Council in late May.

15th Street Flats clears major hurdle

WILLMAR — The potential workforce housing development planned for Willmar, called 15th Street Flats, has conquered a major hurdle this...

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Stephen Wenztell, left, is sworn in Friday as a new judge in the Eighth Judicial District by his brother and fellow judge, Michael Wentzell, right. Stephen's wife and son, Jessica and Ryan, stood with him during the investiture ceremony at the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building in Willmar.

Wentzell takes his place on 8th District bench

WILLMAR — With friends and family surrounding him, and in front of fellow district judges, Stephen J. Wentzell on Friday swore to uphold...

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Willmar Senior High School teacher Christina Kurhajetz, right, works in a lab during a weeklong Food and Drug Administration workshop on food safety in July. Kurhajetz was one of 30 teachers across the nation chosen for the workshop.

Willmar teacher studies food safety at FDA workshop

WILLMAR — Students at Willmar Senior High School will benefit this year from an intensive workshop attended by one of their teachers over...

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$Chris Bjur, a handyman in Fargo, describes the problems of being self-employed after being severely injured in a fall from a roof in June when he fractured both of his legs and ankles. Scars remain after multiple surgeries to fix the breaks. Dave Wallis /Forum News Service$

Self-employed contractors playing 'Russian roulette' if they aren't insured for medical expenses, lost income

MOORHEAD, Minn.—The broken bones Chris Bjur suffered from a 16-foot fall hurt the most financially. The Moorhead handyman was painting...

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