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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The cost of the classic Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings increased by less than one percent this year. According to the annual survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average cost of this year's...

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Political Action Committee has endorsed Sen. Joe Gimse for Minnesota State Senate in District 17. As the state's largest general farm organization, Farm Bureau has nearly 30,000 member families. As a respected leader in the Minnesota Senate, Joe Gimse knows...

BURNSVILLE -- The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota warns businesses and consumers that an offer to have President Obama pay their utility bills through a new federal program is a scam. The bogus offer has been reported nationwide and is now making its way into...

LITCHFIELD -- Law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies executed three search warrants and made multiple arrests around 7 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Retail food prices at the supermarket declined slightly during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or...

ST. PAUL -- The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota is being contacted by businesses in Minnesota and North Dakota regarding unexplained bills from a company called Minneapolis Classified Publishing.

OLIVIA -- The suspect held in connection to the Dec. 24 death of a 19-month-old Olivia child is Sergio Turrubiates Jr., 19, of Olivia. Formal charges against Turrubiates are expected to be filed Tuesday morning in Renville County District Court and he is expected to appear in court...

OLIVIA -- The 19-month-old Olivia child injured last week has died. According to a news release from the Olivia Police Department, the child victim is identified as Tiana Moore. She died on Friday after being airlifted to Children's Hospital in St. Paul. Her injuries were determined...

Is Al Juhnke a conservative? Webster's New World Dictionary describes "conservative" as "moderate, prudent, safe." The Minnesota Farm Bureau Political Action Committee states in its Aug. 17 letter addressed to Rep. Juhnke: "On behalf of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Political Action...

WILLMAR -- 2010 Census questionnaires are set to arrive in area mailboxes beginning Monday. Residents are encouraged to fill out and return the 10-question census form in the pre-paid envelope to ensure an accurate 2010 Census. "The 2010 Census is easy, important and safe," said...

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a Willmar woman's conviction for aggravated forgery and identity theft because the district court should have suppressed biographical evidence gathered by agents from the U.S.

WILLMAR -- Local tourism promotion could receive a boost under a proposal to merge the tourism committee of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission with the Willmar Lakes Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. A proposal to integrate the two entities...

LITCHFIELD -- A Litchfield Police officer shot a male suspect at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday in an incident in the 300 block of South Litchfield Avenue. The suspect was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis where he was listed in critical condition in the intensive...