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LITCHFIELD - A discrepancy in the number of votes cast and the number of voters' signatures has changed the outcome in a tie vote between two Meeker County Commissioners. The...

LAKE LILLIAN -- Lake Lillian City Clerk Susan Jungclaus said Thursday that Kenneth Wittman has not decided whether he will accept or decline the job as the town's mayor. Wittman,...

WILLMAR -- Election Day voter turnout in Willmar during Tuesday's general election was 74.4 percent, according to City Clerk Kevin Halliday. The city had 9,370 registrants when polls opened at 7 a.m.

BENSON -- Voters in Swift County overwhelmingly approved two separate measures Tuesday that will allow the County Commissioners to hire the auditor and recorder. Giving up the right to elect...

LAKE LILLIAN -- The next mayor of Lake Lillian could be Kenneth Wittman, if he accepts the job. With no candidates filing for the mayor's position, Wittman was the top...

LITCHFIELD -- Meeker County Auditor Barb Loch was consulting with state officials Wednesday to determine the correct action to take to resolve a tie vote for the District 2 seat...

GROVE CITY -- Voters in Grove City returned the incumbents to their seats, despite a race that generated a full slate of candidates. Mayor Melissa Drange received 187 votes, defeating...

Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with a status-quo Congress to address an impending financial crisis that...

The final precinct has reported and Republican Michelle Bachmann still holds a slim lead over DFL Challenger Jim Graves by just more than 1 percent. Unofficial tallies show Bachmann has...

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...

The following are unofficial election results for contested races only for school board posts in districts in the region. Candidates indicated by (I) are elected incumbents and those indicated by...

BENSON - Swift County voters approved two measures Tuesday that will allow the County Commissioners to appoint an auditor and recorder. In the past voters elected people to those positions...