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Rural transit services in west central Minnesota and around the state are facing growing funding problems just as rider demand is increasing. The demand is increasing for several reasons: -...

MADISON -- The flat-line levy approved last week by the Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners isn't a sign of a flush economy for the county. Instead, the zero...

Once again our southwest Minnesota rural counties get the short end of the stick! Not only will we be hit with the governor's unallotments but additional cuts! Why? Because of...

With his unallotment announcement, Gov. Pawlenty made it official last week that Greater Minnesota will again have the honor of carrying a disproportionate portion of the burden in correcting the...

- Most rural areas of the United States have fewer physicians per capita than urban or suburban areas, leading some experts to believe that physician shortages are due more to...

Affiliated Community Medical Centers needs three family practice doctors, three internists, another neurologist and another oncologist -- and that's just at the clinic in Willmar. Dr. David Newcomer, medical director...

WILLMAR -- Dale Hustedt is looking forward to this autumn, when a second doctor will join Rice Memorial Hospital's inpatient hospitalist service. "We've been looking for a hospitalist for quite...

In the end, the closing of the Affiliated Community Medical Centers clinic in Atwater came down to an insurmountable challenge: Fewer primary care doctors are interested in rural practice, and...

GRANITE FALLS -- Rural residents may find the road to justice getting a lot longer, and not always available at the local courthouse. Budget cuts now being discussed could ultimately...

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GROVE CITY -- The Meeker County Sheriff's office is investigating a Tuesday evening home burglary near Grove City and is asking anyone with information to contact law enforcement. According to...

WILLMAR -- A new program that expands services to Minnesota veterans and their families has been launched in rural Minnesota. It brings case management, outreach and followup to veterans and...