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Blois Olson, right, talks about state politics Tuesday in?Minneapolis as James Hohmann of Politco looks on. Hohmann later said he believes a budget solution will not come prior to 2013. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Farm bill unlikely before fiscal cliff resolved

MINNEAPOLIS -- America's agriculture industry needs to be patient. Jennifer Duffy of The Cook Political Report said Tuesday that an overall budget-debt deal needs to happen before Congress can pass...

news / nation Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Enrollment on the rise in Willmar, Minn., School District

WILLMAR -- Enrollment in Willmar Public Schools has continued to climb this fall, and that could bring more money to the school district. The district started the school year with...

news / local / education Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - 12:00am

A lineman works in howling winds Nov. 7 while attempting to restore power to New York City's surrounding area. Two linemen from Willmar have been working on Long Island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. AP Photo/Mel Evans

Willmar, Minn., Utilities linemen working on Sandy relief to return home

WILLMAR -- Two Willmar Municipal Utilities linemen could be home Friday after working the past week and a half on Superstorm Sandy relief. Casey Jenny and Dick Thynes voluntarily joined...

news / local Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Recount set for 9 a.m. Wednesday in contested Meeker County board race

LITCHFIELD - A recount of ballots for the District 2 Meeker County Commissioner seat will begin at 9 a.m.

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:29pm

Duck hunters rescued off of Marsh Lake in western Minnesota

MADISON -- Law enforcement officers rescued three stranded duck hunters from an island in Marsh Lake Sunday evening. According to a news release from Lac qui Parle County Sheriff Rick...

news / region Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 10:33am

This is the records summary for Nov. 13. Theft WILLMAR -- The theft of a game system was reported around 11:11 a.m. Monday along the 1800 block of 23rd Avenue...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Minnesotans urged to 'Give to the Max' this week

WILLMAR -- Minnesotans are known to be generous givers all year long to support charities, churches and other philanthropic organizations, but local and statewide organizations are hoping donors respond to...

news / local Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

United Way fundraiser not your run-of-the-mill eating contest

WILLMAR -- Bremer Bank will host a chicken nugget-eating contest Wednesday in one of the more unusual United Way fundraisers in the area this fall. The United Way of West...

news / local Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn., shop is among first Dunn Bros. to launch an expanded food menu

Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Prepare your home as Old Man Winter makes an appearance

Now that the air has turned cooler and the leaves have fallen off the trees, it's time to think about winterizing your home to prepare for the colder months ahead...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Olivia, Minn., mourns loss of business owner who believed in giving back

OLIVIA -- Olivia is mourning the death of an independent business owner who exemplified the belief that customer service and giving back to the community are the guiding rules for...

news / region Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Anglers offer evidence that the Minnesota River is improving, including reports of catching sturgeon and other fish sensitive to water quality. Tribune file photo

MPCA says results are being seen on troubled Minnesota River

WILLMAR -- Efforts to reduce phosphorus reaching the Minnesota River are producing results, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Staff with the MPCA monitored the lower 20 miles of...

news / region / outdoors Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:00am

United States Army Sgt. Zach Ames, center, who has been on a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, surprises his wife, Bri Ames, left, and their daughter Emersyn, right, with a reunion prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

America remembers its veterans

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services Sunday, both with somber traditions such as a Virginia wreath-laying...

news / nation Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - 10:38am

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2009 file photo, Gen. David Petraeus, commander U.S. Central Command, left, stands with his wife Holly before the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Fla. Gen. Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Friend: Petraeus began affair after taking CIA job (video)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retired Gen. David Petraeus began an affair with his biographer in 2011, two months after he became CIA director, a friend and former top aide said Monday.

news / nation Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - 8:27am

Election puzzles state's Republicans, delights Democrats

ST. PAUL -- Dan Severson stood in disbelief watching election returns. The former Republican state representative and two-time statewide candidate watched election night as Fox News called the presidential race...

news Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - 12:00am

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