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Ingrid Anderson answers a phone while working at Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Willmar. Anderson is one of four students at the University of Minnesota Medical School who have spent the past nine months completing clinical rotations in west central Minnesota. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Rural training in Willmar, Minn., offers valuable experience for future doctors (with video)

WILLMAR -- Ingrid Anderson learned in medical school about carotid bruit, the noise made by turbulent blood flow when the main artery in the neck is narrowed from cardiovascular disease...

news / local Tue, Jun 18, 2013 - 1:46am

Many workers in low-wage positions are not using the training programs their employers offer because they don't even know they exist, a recent survey shows. (Tribune photo/clipart.com)

Survey: Low-wage workers missing out on training

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to...

news / nation Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 8:00am

Pentagon bans 60mm mortar round after deaths

HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) -- The Pentagon has expanded a temporary ban to prohibit the military from firing any 60mm mortar rounds until an investigation determines them to be safe. By...

news / nation Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 4:54pm

Update: Mortar explosion in Nev. kills 7 NC unit Marines

HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) -- Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed when a 60mm mortar exploded unexpectedly at a Nevada military depot that's an important training facility for...

news / nation Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 11:07am

Explosion during training kills 7 Marines

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven Marines were killed and several injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev., the Marine Corps said Tuesday. By PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press...

news / nation Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 8:48am

A group of officers from the Willmar Police Department and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department conduct a second story breaching Thursday morning during SWAT training exercises at a vacant house in east Willmar.

Video: SWAT Training

news Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - 12:52pm

Willmar Police Officer Chad Oakleaf participates in a training program that uses a laser-equipped handgun and large video screen to simulate a wide variety of real life scenarios. Oakleaf joined 65 other officers from the Willmar Police Department and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office for the training at the county's Emergency Operations Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Firearms simulator helps Willmar, Minn., law enforcement officers train for real calls

WILLMAR -- The screen image of an apparently intoxicated man randomly firing a handgun in an empty parking garage wasn't real. But, then again, neither was the spray of lethal...

news Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Renville Co., Minn. ATV training on Saturday cancelled

OLIVIA -- The Renville County Sheriff's Office has cancelled the youth ATV safety training scheduled for Saturday. In a memorandum sent by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the sheriff's...

news Thu, Jul 14, 2011 - 11:33am

Dr. Kathy Seifert, right, uses a photon resonator on Roxy, a golden retriever. The photon resonator is a light and sound frequency generator that uses the healing power of broad spectrum radio wave harmonics. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Veterinary chiropractic, acupuncture bring relief for ailing pets

Nido has issues. The 4-year-old yellow Lab is allergic to "just about everything," said his owner, Ruth Christenson. "We had to really struggle to find food he could eat." His...

news / local Mon, Dec 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Luverne radiology program steady while others flounder

WORTHINGTON -- It is not yet clear how the recent closure of a small radiologic technology program in Willmar will affect Minnesota West's Luverne program. Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar...

news / state Mon, Oct 11, 2010 - 12:00am

A group of riders including Allison Breun of Wadena, from left, Julie Hicks of Cass County, John Warren of Hennepin County and Jolene Briard of Sibley County, conduct a search for evidence Friday during a training exercise in Litchfield, hosted by the Meeker County Sheriff's Office. The riders also participated in classes on Friday. More training exercises are slated today, and the riders will be in competitions Sunday at the Meeker County Fairgrounds, where the public is welcome to watch. About 15 volun...

Sheriff's posse training in Litchfield

news / region Sat, Sep 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Student experiences help boost hospital's recruiting

WILLMAR -- Offer clinical experiences for students in the health professions and maybe you'll end up with a future employee. This is part of the thinking behind Rice Memorial Hospital's...

news / local Mon, Aug 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Sen. Joe Gimse, R-Willmar, explains his view on his bill Monday during the Willmar City Council meeting. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Residents respond to ICE training proposal

WILLMAR -- Nearly 100 people from the Hispanic population and a few Anglo supporters sat and stood elbow to elbow in the Municipal Utilities meeting room Monday night as more...

news / local Tue, May 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Lissa Thies, who works at the Woodbury Lakes AT&T Wireless store, helps state Rep. Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake learn features of his mobile telephone. AT&T workers helped more than 100 visually impaired Minnesotans with their wireless telephones Thursday and Friday. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Blind learn mobile phone details

ST. PAUL -- Torrey Westrom gave Lissa Thies a simple request: learn the basics of using his mobile telephone. His Motorola Q is a typical smartphone, capable of surfing the...

news / state Sat, Nov 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Dale Bothun, an actor with the Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team, portrays a mentally ill man who's doused himself with gasoline during a role-playing scenario Friday. Officers from seven area counties participated in the training this week in Willmar. Tribune Photo by Carolyn Lange

Law enforcement officers from seven counties get training in mental health crisis intervention

Dressed in an overcoat and hat drenched in gasoline, "Tom" sits on a pile of newspapers making flowers for his deceased mother, whom he misses dearly and to whom he...

region / local / news Sat, Jan 24, 2009 - 12:00am