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    September 7, 2017
    Firefighters from mop up a small grass fire in Montana on Saturday, Sept. 2. Casey Page / The Billings Gazette
    Montana wildfires have burned 1 million acres at a cost of $300 million
    DICKINSON, N.D. — While Houston and part of Texas is overflowing with water and flooding, hundreds of thousands of acres in western Montana...
    newsSeptember 7, 2017 - 7:38pm
    January 16, 2014
    Crash involving snow plow injures Cosmos man
    LITCHFIELD –– A 25-year old Cosmos man was injured Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving collided with a snow plow. Blowing snow and poor visibility is being blamed for the accident, which happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on state Highway 4 and 160th Street...
    news/localJanuary 16, 2014 - 8:31am
    November 9, 2013
    Benson, Minn., graduate pens trilogy; 'Bloodmark' now available
    Aurora (Sandstrom) Whittet was 9 years old and didn’t know a soul when her family moved to a lonely little farm near Benson. Hidden away in...
    life/extraNovember 9, 2013 - 12:00am
    August 22, 2013
    Business2Business: Chemical dependency can cost businesses
    GRANITE FALLS — Alcohol or drug dependency can change someone's personality, cause financial issues and sever personal relationships. It can...
    news/businessAugust 22, 2013 - 12:14pm
    August 15, 2013
    Stearns County to require DWI search warrants
    ST. CLOUD (AP) — Stearns County is poised to become the first in Minnesota to require law enforcement officers to obtain search warrants before taking blood samples from suspected drunken drivers who refuse blood tests.
    news/stateAugust 15, 2013 - 1:57pm
    June 20, 2013
    Rendezvous “follows a prostituted child in her recovery as a victim of human trafficking,” according to information from Cardboard Productions. The 14-year-old character named “Olive” — played by a 14-year-old actor — arranges to meet her new “customer” at a diner. The production will be presented at 7 p.m. Sunday at First Evangelical Church, 900 13t St. S., Benson.
    Rendezvous: Play about trafficking of young girls gets first out-state showing Sunday in Benson
    BENSON — A 14-year-old Minnesota girl faced with the harsh results of selling her body for money is the focus of a play on human trafficking...
    entertainment/showcaseJune 20, 2013 - 11:14am
    May 6, 2013
    Montevideo terror suspect Rogers has previous criminal history
    MONTEVIDEO — When Buford “Bucky” Rogers was arrested Friday in Montevideo on a weapons charge and linked with plans for domestic terrorism,...
    news/regionMay 6, 2013 - 7:00am
    March 18, 2013
    Four injured Sunday in head-on crash near Glenwood, Minn.
    GLENWOOD – Four people were seriously injured in a head-on crash Sunday night near Glenwood in Pope County. The names of those involved are not being released until tonight. The accident involved a 2004 Ford pickup that was going south on state Highway 29 and a 2012 Chevy Equinox...
    news/regionMarch 18, 2013 - 8:30am
    March 15, 2013
    Bad winter for septic systems leads to emergency exemption for road limits
    WILLMAR — It’s been a tough winter on homeowners who maintain their own septic systems. The lack of snow early on in the season and extreme weather conditions has resulted in pipes freezing up in some septic systems, which prevents pumps from getting sewage from the home to the...
    news/localMarch 15, 2013 - 10:24pm
    February 19, 2013
    State highways still closed this morning in Willmar, Granite Falls, Montevideo
    WILLMAR – Several stretches of state highways in west central Minnesota are still closed to traffic this morning and travel is hazardous. Travelers should plan accordingly, said the Minnesota Department of Transportation. MnDOT closed roads last night because of blowing snow, ice...
    news/localFebruary 19, 2013 - 6:46am
    February 18, 2013
    Field snow whipped by winds gusting to 35 mph swept across State Highway 23 bypass south of Willmar at 8 a.m. Tuesday with mercury at zero. Tribune photo by Rand Middleton
    Photo gallery: Share your latest storm photos
    A blizzard blew across much of west central Minnesota Monday, followed by a wind chill advisory Tuesday. Please share your storm photos with...
    news/localFebruary 18, 2013 - 12:58pm
    Blizzard warning issued for much of west central Minnesota
    WILLMAR – Rapidly changing weather conditions has put much of west central Minnesota, including Kandiyohi County, under a blizzard warning that will continue until midnight. According to the National Weather Service in Chanhassen blizzard conditions are rapidly developing across...
    news/localFebruary 18, 2013 - 11:58am
    December 4, 2012
    West Central Tribune to update Wctrib.com today
    The West Central Tribune will relaunching its website www.wctrib.com later today with a new design. We will sharing more on the new design once it launches. Stay tuned to wctrib.com.
    news/localDecember 4, 2012 - 8:30am
    November 14, 2012
    Meeker County recount upholds initial ballot tally for county board race
    LITCHFIELD - A hand-count of more than 2,100 ballots today confirmed that long-time Meeker County Commissioner Dave Gabrielson lost his bid for re-election by one vote. The recount showed Gabrielson had 1,068 votes and Dale Fenrich had 1,069. Gabrielson had requested the recount...
    newsNovember 14, 2012 - 2:51pm
    November 13, 2012
    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.
    newsNovember 13, 2012 - 12:29pm
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