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    An explosion and fire rocked the Husky Energy refinery and Superior just before 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, shaking buildings up to a mile away. Photo by Mark Androsky.play button
    UPDATE: County sheriff issues evacuation order after Wisconsin refinery explosion
    SUPERIOR, Wis. — A series of explosions and fires rocked the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior on Thursday, April 26, sending a black plume...
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    April 24, 2018
    New owner leads RE/MAX Preferred Realty
    WILLMAR — Paul Ryan has purchased the RE/MAX Preferred Realty offices in Spicer, Willmar and Olivia from his father, Randy Ryan. Paul Ryan...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 5:44pm
    Century 21 Kandi Realty earns awards
    WILLMAR — Century 21 Kandi Realty Ltd., of Willmar, has received several awards from Century 21 International. The office as a whole was...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 4:16pm
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    Willmar care center earns five-star rating
    WILLMAR — Carris Health Care Center and Therapy Suites, formerly known as Rice Care Center and Therapy Suites, has earned a five-star...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 3:13pm
    Pioneer Heritage Insurance recognized
    SPICER — North Star Mutual Insurance Company has awarded Pioneer Heritage Insurance of Spicer the Star Award for being a leader in production...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 2:11pm
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    Whitcomb Brothers Grain wins award
    ATWATER — Sukup Manufacturing Co. awarded Whitcomb Brothers Grain Systems of Atwater the Million Dollar Sales Award for outstanding sales...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 12:37pm
    Incumbents keep Meeker Cooperative seats
    LITCHFIELD — All the incumbents from the Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association board were re-elected to their seats during the...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 11:35am
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    Revier promoted at RELCO
    WILLMAR — Bridget Revier has been promoted to the position of engineering manager at RELCO. She has worked for the company since October...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 10:29am
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    Hatzinger joins Willmar wastewater staff
    WILLMAR — Matt Hatzinger has accepted a position as assistant lab tech/safety coordinator for the Willmar Wastewater Treatment Facility....
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 9:28am
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    Sweep joins Jennie-O Turkey Store
    WILLMAR — Brianna Sweep has accepted a position as a freight clerk in the traffic department at Jennie-O Turkey Store. She will be collecting...
    business/announcementsApril 24, 2018 - 8:27am
    April 22, 2018
    The demise of McNally Smith: Bankruptcy hearing this week for failed St. Paul music college
    ST. PAUL — Between March and November last year, the co-founders of McNally Smith College of Music loaned the school $1.33 million in a failed attempt to keep the St. Paul school in business. That's according to filings in two bankruptcy cases — one for the school and...
    newsApril 22, 2018 - 8:23pm
    April 21, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Sczepanski Farm Insolvency
    A large scale farmer in the Stephen, Minnesota area, has gone out of business, leaving lots of debt behind. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV...
    newsApril 21, 2018 - 8:30am
    April 20, 2018
    Cherry Frost blooms in cycles from early July through October. Photo courtesy of Julie Overom.
    New hardy rose variety was 16 years in the making
    LAKE NEBAGAMON, Wis.—For 22 years, Julie Overom has been on a personal mission to develop the perfect rose for more northern climes —...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenApril 20, 2018 - 10:30pm
    President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Naval Air Station Key West, in Key West, Fla., April 19, 2018. Earlier, Trump visited the Joint Interagency Task Force South, a federal narcotics interdiction operation based here. (Tom Brenner/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Trump blasts OPEC, accusing the oil cartel of 'artificially' raising prices
    President Donald Trump blasted the OPEC oil cartel on Friday, April 20, accusing the group on Twitter of "artificially" raising oil prices and...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 20, 2018 - 10:06am
    April 19, 2018
    A Starbucks location in New York, Sept. 9, 2017. The company said it was closing down its online shop at a time when it has aimed to improve the in-store experience. (Ali Asaei/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Black men arrested at Starbucks tell their story for the first time
    One week after they were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks, the two black men seen in a cellphone video viewed more than 11 million times...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 2:56pm
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