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SAINT PAUL -- Three attorneys with experience as prosecutors are being considered for appointment to the trial court bench vacancy in Granite Falls, part of the Eight Judicial District. The...

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will increase restrictions on open burning beginning at 12:01 a.m.

WILLMAR -- The grim news about the state's economy, for the short term and the long term, will leave few choices but to rethink and redesign how services are delivered...

LITCHFIELD -- Charges of felony theft against Danube Police Chief Lester Schneider Jr. were continued for dismissal in a year under terms of an agreement approved Wednesday in district court...

LITCHFIELD -- Charges of felony theft against Danube Police Chief Lester Schneider Jr., 40, were continued for dismissal in a year under terms of an agreement approved Wednesday in district...

MONTEVIDEO -- As local governments look to trim recession-stressed budgets by slashing contributions to nonprofit organizations, one is making the rounds in search of support. The very recession that has...

The state of Minnesota has declared a weather emergency and closed state offices in four southwest Minnesota counties. Tom Hanson, Management and Budget commissioner, announced at noon today that state...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises motorists not to travel unnecessarily in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Redwood, Pipestone, and Yellow Medicine counties, due to high winds and...

GRANITE FALLS -- The Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners tabled a proposal Tuesday to study the possibility of joining its family services operations with those of Lincoln, Lyon and...

CLARA CITY -- The Hawk Creek Watershed Project will offer incentives for wetland restoration as part of an effort to reduce the phosphorus runoff that plays a role in depleting...

REDWOOD FALLS -- Efforts to develop a green corridor in Renville, Redwood and other counties in the Upper Minnesota River watershed are starting to move forward at a trail hiker's...

MADISON -- The flat-line levy approved last week by the Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners isn't a sign of a flush economy for the county. Instead, the zero...

Once again our southwest Minnesota rural counties get the short end of the stick! Not only will we be hit with the governor's unallotments but additional cuts! Why? Because of...