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WILLMAR -- Ward 2 voters reelected incumbent Tim Johnson to a second four-year term on the Willmar City Council, defeating challenger Andrew Bjur in Tuesday's general election. Johnson received 1,091 votes and Bjur received 990 votes, according to unofficial returns. Among the three...

At the time this story went to print Tuesday night, the race for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District seat was undecided between incumbent Democrat Collin Peterson, Republican challenger Lee Byberg and Independence Party candidate Adam Steele. The election was a rematch for Peterson...

ST. PAUL -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar earned Minnesota's first 2012 election night win when news services declared her a re-election victor soon after the polls closed. The triumph over Republican Kurt Bills came as no surprise after she held huge leads in recent polls and...

WILLMAR -- Delbert Huber was sentenced today to 30 years 7 months in prison for murdering Timothy Larson, 43, of Albertville. Huber, 82, of rural Paynesville pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month and admitted that he shot and killed Larson on Oct. 8, 2011, in rural Belgrade. Judge...

ST. PAUL - Lawmakers approved the final version of a Vikings stadium construction plan Thursday, sending it to the governor's desk for approval. The new stadium would make Minnesota "a better place to live," Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, said shortly after the House approved...

All of west central Minnesota is in a tornado watch until 11 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service of Chanhassen. Several thunderstorms are expected to develop across southwest Minnesota this afternoon and spread northeast affecting much of east central and south...

The tornado warning for parts of Lyon County north of Marshall expired at 4:30 p.m. Tornado sighted north of Ghent, about 9 miles northwest of Marshall The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a tornado warning for north central Lyon County in southwest Minnesota...

After four ballots in District 17 Senate DFL race, no winner between Lyle Koenen and Larry Rice. Senate 17 DFL race headed for primary.

Lyle Koenen inches up to 85 votes with Larry Rice receiving 73 in third round of Senate District 17 DFL endorsement vote. No endorsement looking likely and this DFL race likely headed to primary.

Update 12:45 p.m. Multiple fire departments are responding to a grass fire currently burning southeast of Sunburg. The fire is located along 210 Avenue North and west of Kandiyohi County Road 1. A farmer was observed attempting to create a fire break between the fire and a farm...