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The following are unofficial election results for contested races only for county board posts in the region. Results are reported from the Secretary of State's website and are unofficial until canvassing boards meet. Terms on county boards are typically four years, but some districts...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has beaten Democratic hotelier Jim Graves to win her fourth term in Congress. Bachmann cements her hold on a district that became more Republican under new political boundaries this year. Graves was seeking to...

Election Day is drawing near, and perhaps you haven't decided which candidate would best represent District 17B in the state Legislature. In my opinion, the choice is very clear. Mary Sawatzky has your best interests at heart and in mind. She has vigorously campaigned throughout...

Our state District faces a fundamental fork in the road. When you step into the voting booth, and choose Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) or Republican candidates, here is the choice. The Republicans have proven in the legislature that they absolutely refuse to place back into our...

WILLMAR -- Three siblings made their first court appearances Wednesday on property damage and assault charges for their alleged roles in assaulting a man and causing more than $3,000 in damage to his vehicle. Ernestina Gomez, 30, Crystal Ruth Gomez, 23, and Marc Anthony Gomez, 34,...

WILLMAR -- Four more felony charges of criminal vehicular operation were filed Thursday against Paul Anthony Wickenhauser, the 21-year-old Cokato man already facing multiple criminal counts for the triple fatal motor vehicle crash Aug. 17 east of Willmar. The additional charges were...

Having known Mary Sawatzky's parents, William "Butch" and Dory Richter of Granite Falls, for many years, I can understand Mary's desire to be our leader for District 17B. Butch Richter was a highly successful businessman with tremendous work ethic and proven leadership skills, evident...

The new legislative District 17 (Kandiyohi, Renville, Chippewa and Swift counties) has the opportunity on Nov. 6 to elect an experienced and energetic team to represent them in St. Paul. The team is headed up by Sen. Lyle Koenen who has more than nine years of experience in the House...

ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Stephanie Beckman and Thomas Van Hon as District Court judges in Minnesota's Eighth Judicial District. Beckman will replace Judge Steven E. Drange who retired earlier this year. She will be chambered in Litchfield in Meeker County. Beckman...