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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 the country, the slight, red-headed girl used that time, space and a wild imagination to make up stories of “cool adventures.” Those...

GRANITE FALLS — Alcohol or drug dependency can change someone's personality, cause financial issues and sever personal relationships. It can...

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 that’ll be presented Sunday night in Benson. The performance of “Rendezvous” by the Minneapolis-based theater company Cardboard...

MONTEVIDEO — When Buford “Bucky” Rogers was arrested Friday in Montevideo on a weapons charge and linked with plans for domestic terrorism, it was not his first brush with the law. The arrest Friday involved local and federal officials, but according to police reports, local...

A blizzard blew across much of west central Minnesota Monday, followed by a wind chill advisory Tuesday. Please share your storm photos with readers of the Tribune. Send your actual or full-size photos to: news@wctrib.com and Wctrib.com will post them online. Please include your name,...