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Family members carry their belongings along the Huatanay river in Cuzco, Peru. Heavy rains and mudslides in Peru have blocked the train route to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, leaving nearly 2,000 tourists stranded. Twenty-one Gustavus Adolphus College students and two faculty members are among those awaiting evacuation. AP Photo

Flooding traps Gustavus students in Peru

ST. PETER (AP) -- A group of Gustavus Adolphus College students and faculty members are among those awaiting evacuation in Peru after mudslides swept an area near Machu Picchu. The...

news / state Thu, Jan 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Police: Cop does unauthorized Taser demonstration

news / nation Thu, Jan 14, 2010 - 10:49am

Students hurry to their buses Monday at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar. They had good reasons for the sping in their steps: the temperature was just 5 degrees with a wind chill value as low as -20. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Yikes! It's cold

news / local Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Allison Barnes, left, and Lacey Swart arrange toys and games Friday at Ridgewater College that were gathered by fellow students for donation to the Willmar Schools Child Guides Program. The items will be distributed to families within the community as a way to encourage them to communicate and spend more time together. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

A guide along the way

news / local / education / Ridgewater / college Sat, Dec 12, 2009 - 12:00am

C.J. Oyama, a massage therapy student at Ridgewater College, left, gives a client a seated chair massage Thursday during a spa for cancer survivors. The college cosmetology and massage therapy departments provided salon services that included hair styling, facials, nail services and seated chair massages during the one-day event at the Willmar campus. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

That's the spot

news / local / Ridgewater / college Fri, Dec 04, 2009 - 12:00am

NLS board hears enrollment report, OKs leave, bullying policies

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board heard a report on the district's enrollment numbers and approved two policy updates at the regular meeting Monday. As of Oct. 1,...

news / local / education Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - 12:00am

ND authorities: No trace found on three missing Dickinson U students

DICKINSON, N.D. - Authorities have found no trace of three missing Dickinson (N.D.) State University students after completing dives in Patterson Lake and the Dickinson Dike, officials said at a...

news / nation / state Tue, Nov 03, 2009 - 1:08pm

As cases rise, swine flu is linked to two more deaths in Minn.

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota health officials confirmed two more deaths Wednesday from 2009 H1N1 flu, or swine flu as it is also known, as more schools report flu outbreaks and...

news / education Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 12:00am

U of M students to administer oral assessments at Jefferson

WILLMAR -- Jefferson Elementary Head Start students should spend a little extra time brushing their pearly whites before school Friday. Students in their final clinical year at the University of...

news / local Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: A testament to the community

Back in March, I went on a cruise during spring break to Key West and Cozumel, Mexico. I had met some of your staff on board and they encouraged me...

opinion / letters / music Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: A lost opportunity for students

I was shocked and saddened when I learned the students in the Willmar School District were not given the opportunity to listen to President Obama's speech on Sept. 8. What...

opinion / letters Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: A lost opportunity for students

I was shocked and saddened when I learned the students in the Willmar School District were not given the opportunity to listen to President Obama's speech on Sept. 8. What...

opinion / letters Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Breckenridge interim superintendent addresses tuition flap

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn.

news / state Tue, Sep 15, 2009 - 10:01am

Letter: Missing a teachable moment

I have two daughters going to Willmar Senior High School and was very disappointed that they did not get to see President Obama's message to students Tuesday. While Willmar schools...

opinion / letters Sat, Sep 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar Police Sgt. Julie Asmus directs traffic Tuesday as students and parents leave Roosevelt Elementary School in Willmar. Tuesday first the first day of the new school year. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

And with that, day one all done

news / local Wed, Sep 09, 2009 - 12:00am

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