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Lorin Bakken walks on his family homestead Oct. 21 near the site of the Henry O. Bakken well near Tioga, N.D. The well gave the Bakken oil formation its name. Lorin, who never married, still owns the homestead and has never considered selling it. He said he didn't keep in touch with relatives who moved out of the area, so he's not aware of other surviving Bakken family descendants. Forum Communications photo by Amy Dalrymple

Famous formation named for homesteaders in N.D. with ties to Granite Falls, Minn.

TIOGA, N.D. -- Lorin Bakken recalls it was 2007 when he began seeing his name in the newspaper and on TV frequently as the oil boom started to heat up...

news Sat, Nov 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn.-area shoppers respond to earlier holiday sales

Sat, Nov 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Beckett Gustafson, 23 months, of Willmar, on Wednesday explores the new Smart Play Spot at the Willmar Public Library. The Smart Play Spot is a hands-on early literacy environment created by the Minnesota Children's Museum. The Play Spot includes a barn that makes animal sounds, a fishing boat, a farmer's market and a picnic/grill area. A mural shows trees, a fishing lake, corn and a wind turbine, all under a blue, sunny sky. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Willmar, Minn., Public Library to unveil its new play area to the public next week

he new Smart Play Spot at the Willmar Public Library wasn't officially open, but it was already drawing little kids like a magnet this week. The Smart Play Spot will...

news / local Sat, Nov 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Temperatures turn abruptly chilly across Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - After balmy weather for most of Thanksgiving day, parts of Minnesota are seeing temperatures drop as much as 30 degrees. A KSTP-TV report ( http://bit.ly/QduY55 ) says temperatures...

news / state Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 10:05am

Thanksgiving Day blaze in Bemidji, Minn., causes estimated $410K in damages

BEMIDJI - A fire Thanksgiving morning caused an estimated $410,000 in damages as crews from around the region spent nearly eight hours battling the blaze at the Birchwood Color Center...

news / state Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 7:44am

Snow causing difficult travel across this morning across NE Minn.

DULUTH -- Steady snowfall and gusty northwest winds are causing treacherous travel across the Twin Ports and around the Northland this morning, just as Black Friday shoppers searching for bargains...

news / state Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 7:31am

Dawson man, 29, killed in crash near Clara City, Minn.

CLARA CITY -- Jesse Tollakson, 29, from Dawson was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision with a semi tanker near Clara City. According to the State Patrol, Tollakson was driving...

news / region Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

No action is taken after Willmar, Minn., council debates Vision 2040 participation

WILLMAR -- City Council members this week debated but took no action on possibly rescinding an earlier decision to help fund the cost of participating in the proposed Vision 2040...

news / local Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Shoppers hit street a day out in search of big deals

news / local / business Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

In this February file photo, Dr. Michael Gardner checks the teeth of Tyler Mealhouse, 11, during the Give Kids a Smile event at Rice Regional Dental Clinic. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Rice Regional Dental Clinic in Willmar, Minn., fills need for oral health services

WILLMAR -- As the Rice Regional Dental Clinic approaches its five-year anniversary next month, officials say it is living up to its promise of improving rural access to dental care...

news / local Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Samuel Hathaway plays a lead role in the community theatre river walk play performed for the opening of the Meander Arts Crawl in the Upper Minnesota River Valley. He has authored his own screenplay and intends to turn it into an admittedly bare-bones budget, but art-worthy movie, under the title "Once Upon a Whitsun.'' Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Montevideo, Minn., native brings his effort to make film to town of his youth

MONTEVIDEO -- There are ways for aspiring filmmakers to launch their projects absent connections in Hollywood or a pile of money big enough to fund a campaign for Congress. One...

news / region Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office in Minn. now has Facebook page

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office now has a Facebook page, where citizens can get information about the county's most wanted list, the current county jail roster, Nixle text...

news Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

New London, Minn., man pleads to arson for semi blaze

WILLMAR -- Paul Allen Baumann, 23, of New London, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a second-degree arson charge for setting a semi truck on fire in July at the Hillcrest Truck...

news / local Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Members of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar serve a free Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday to anyone in the community who wanted to come and enjoy a meal.

Video: Thanksgiving Dinner at Redeemer Lutheran Church

Members of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar serve a free Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday to anyone in the community who wanted to come and enjoy a meal.

news / community Thu, Nov 22, 2012 - 5:21pm

Two runners show their exuberance this morning during the Turkey Trot, which started at the Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA in Willmar.

Video: Starting the Turkey Leg 2012

A crowd of runners rose early today to run the Turkey Leg Race starting on South Lakeland Avenue in Willmar. The 5K event, running through the east side neighborhoods in...

news / local Thu, Nov 22, 2012 - 3:26pm

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