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ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's real budget debate began today when state finance officials announced a $1.9 billion surplus, an increase of $832 million from a report less than three months ago.

WILLMAR -- The faculty of Ridgewater College has said through a vote Thursday that it has no confidence in the leadership of President Douglas Allen. According to a news release from the faculty union, the vote was passed overwhelmingly. No vote tally was provided in the release....

WILLMAR — Community members are invited to join a discussion Saturday in Willmar to ask public leaders to support a policy that will allow undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses. The event is being hosted by ISAIAH, a faith-based Minnesota organization that supports...

WILLMAR — Faculty members at Ridgewater were planning to conduct a no-confidence vote Thursday on the leadership of college president Douglas Allen. The results of the vote are expected to be released Friday morning, according to faculty union president Sam Nelson, a history instructor...

WILLMAR — Budget cuts in the Willmar Public Schools could include eliminating some positions that were never filled during this school year. The Willmar School Board reviewed a $1 million list of proposed budget cuts at its workshop meeting this week. The cut is about 2 percent...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s elected officials are looking at election changes.

ST. PAUL — Forcing insurance companies to pay for telemedicine appointments could bring specialized health care to all parts of Minnesota, hospital officials and lawmakers say.

GLENWOOD — A 36-year-old Starbuck man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Ryan Emmett Moore is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, the Department of Corrections’ classification for defendants deemed most likely...

WILLMAR — The truck driver alleged to have frightened a 13-year-old girl by passing a school bus on the right in May was sentenced Wednesday to one year in the Kandiyohi County Jail. Allen Howard Morris, 48, of Apple Valley, was convicted of gross misdemeanor passing a school bus...

The following contains the records summary for Feb. 27. Three arrested Thursday in Litchfield for drug offenses LITCHFIELD — Three people were arrested for felony drug charges Thursday morning at a Litchfield residence, according to police. The arrests resulted from a search...

Three people were arrested for felony drug charges this morning at a Litchfield residence, according to police. The arrests resulted from a search warrant at 8:05 a.m. on a residence on West Third Street, according to a press release from the Litchfield Police Department. The police...

The following contains the records summary for Feb. 26. Assault WILLMAR — A 30-year-old woman faces multiple charges stemming from a Tuesday morning incident in which she is alleged to have assaulted a Willmar police officer. The woman remains in custody at the Kandiyohi County...