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Lake Lillian, Minn., man dead in Big Kandiyohi house explosion, investigation continues

WILLMAR -- The man found dead in a house on Big Kandiyohi Lake is Daniel Ray Rustad, 64, of the Lake Lillian area. The name was released this afternoon by...

news Thu, Mar 01, 2012 - 1:46pm

Kandiyohi Co., Minn., Sheriff's office asks for help locating runaway girls

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's office wants citizens to contact law enforcement if they see two 14-year-old girls who are runaways from a Benson juvenile facility. The girls were...

news Thu, Mar 01, 2012 - 11:37am

Blizzard warning downgraded in west central Minn.

WILLMAR -- The blizzard warning for parts of west central Minnesota has been downgraded to a winter storm warning. Heavy snow will still occur overnight, the National Weather Service in...

news / region Tue, Feb 28, 2012 - 4:12pm

Willmar Utility General Manager Bruce Gomm, right, confers Monday with his attorney Ralph Daby of Mack & Daby PA of New London. Gomm terminated by Monday after an investigation into possible misconduct. He filed a lawsuit today. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Update: Willmar, Minn., Utilities Commission fires its General Manager

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission voted 5-2 Monday to terminate General Manager Bruce Gomm, effective March 28. The commission terminated with cause -- thus owing no severance package...

news / business Tue, Feb 28, 2012 - 2:00pm

Willmar, Minn., Municipal Utilities Commission votes 5-2 to terminate GM

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has voted 5-2 to terminate General Manager Bruce Gomm with cause. A lawyer advising the commission earlier in today's meeting presented an investigative...

news / local Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - 12:56pm

The Willmar Area Community Foundation will present its 2011 Award in Philanthropy to Alice Erickson Cox, 97, of Willmar.

$6M gift from Lake Lillian native doubles foundation's assets

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Area Community Foundation announces it has been designated to receive the entire estate of Lake Lillian native and Willmar resident Alice Cox, who was 97 when...

news / life Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Video: Feed the Children Packaging Event in Willmar, Minn.

Feed the Children Packaging Event in Willmar, Minn., on Feb. 18, 2012. Volunteers from 29 churches in the Willmar area gather to package food packages for Somalian refugees.

news / local Sun, Feb 19, 2012 - 1:43pm

Luke Trebil, a third-grader at ACGC North Elementary in Atwater, reads aloud Wednesday during his class reading period at the school. Trebil's teacher is using a fundraising website in hopes of enhancing the reading materials she can utilize in class. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

DonorsChoose.org website raises money for west central Minn. school projects

ATWATER -- Teacher Katie Ruter sat on a stool in front of her class, listening while the third-graders took turns reading aloud from a story about a man who collected...

news / local / region / education Sat, Feb 18, 2012 - 9:00am

West central Minn. teachers make donation requests

In addition to Katie Ruter of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, other west central Minnesota teachers have placed requests for classroom projects on the DonorsChoose.org website. For a more detailed description of each...

news / region / education Sat, Feb 18, 2012 - 9:00am

Facebook postings help Willmar, Minn., police solve thefts captured on security cameras

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Police Department is crediting Facebook with helping police identify and arrest two suspects this week in a pair of recent thefts. The tactic proved so successful...

news / local Sat, Feb 18, 2012 - 8:56am

Don Felton, second left, led a tour of the rock outcrop area proposed to be mined and was joined by fellow property owners near it. From left: Gayle May, Kathy Longhenry and her sister Nancy Aune. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Quarry proposal opens mining debate on the edge of Minnesota's western boundary waters

Western Minnesota has its own version of the mining debate taking shape on the edge of the Boundary Waters. Can we allow mining and still protect what remains of a...

news / state Thu, Feb 16, 2012 - 8:00am

Rusty Dinberg, an Ortonville Township supervisor and farmer, is an opponent of the quarry, saying there are plenty of other aggregate resources available where scenic landscapes are not at risk. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Mitigation a part of their Big Stone Co. quarry plan, Grand Forks (N.D.) quarry developer says

CLINTON -- While plans for a quarry in Big Stone County have some concerned about the environmental impact, the developer says it is committed to mitigating any damage. Strata Corporation...

news / outdoors / business Thu, Feb 16, 2012 - 8:00am

Steve Renquist, executive director of the Kandiyohi County and Willmar Economic Development Commission, left, talks Tuesday with Sen. Michael Jungbauer, center, and Steve Nelson of Enviornmental Well and Septic at the state Capitol in St. Paul. Tribune photo by Don Davis

West Central Minnesota's energy goals on display in St. Paul

news / business Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Report on investigation into Willmar, Minn., utility GM nears completion

WILLMAR -- The law firm investigating possible misconduct by Willmar Municipal Utilities General Manager Bruce Gomm should complete its work by the end of this week, according to Municipal Utilities...

news / business Tue, Feb 14, 2012 - 10:00am

Nefi Ibarra, 31, of Willmar, a terminated coal handler at the Willmar power plant, shown above, is alleging he was the victim of employment discrimination by the Willmar Municipal Utilities because of his Mexican origin and his Mormon religion. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Fired coal handler alleges Willmar Utilities discrimination

WILLMAR -- A terminated coal handler is alleging he was the victim of employment discrimination by the Willmar Municipal Utilities because of his national origin and religion. Besides claiming he...

news Fri, Feb 10, 2012 - 12:00am

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