Regional

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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 county canvassing board will meet at 2 p.m. today to verify the election returns.