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ST. PAUL -- The deadline to apply for help from the low-income Energy Assistance Program is May 31. According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, grant funds are still available to help pay heating bills for low-income Minnesotans -- especially seniors, people...

The deadline for political letters is 3 p.m. Oct. 31. Letters should be emailed to: letters@wctrib.com.

WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers get two extra days to get their income tax returns filed this year. The IRS said today the deadline is April 17, because April 15 falls on a Sunday and Monday is Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day is a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, and according...

GRANITE FALLS -- Yellow Medicine East is among the schools which failed to reach a teacher contract agreement by the state deadline, and is now facing a $25 per pupil penalty. With a student enrollment of slightly more than 1,000, the penalty will cost the district an estimated $25,000. Superintendent...

The Minnesota Senate and House needed little time to approve a $4.3 billion transportation funding compromise. The Monday votes keep transportation just below current spending, and do not cut State Patrol operations. The House approved the measure 103-30; senators followed with a...

Last-minute tax filers are urged to be careful not make mistakes before they mail their returns by tomorrow's midnight deadline. Those who delay are more likely to make simple errors, said Carrie Resch, from the IRS office in St. Paul. "It's typically a lot higher at the end of...

Postal customers can still get their packages under the tree by Christmas. The cut-off date for domestic first-class and Priority mail is Saturday. Express Mail packages can be shipped until Tuesday. International mail can still arrive in time for the holidays if shipped by Global...

WILLMAR -- The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Sept.

The deadline for political letters for the September primary and school referendums is 5 p.m. Sept. 3. All letters must include the writer's name, complete mailing address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters should be brief and to the point. The maximum length...