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WILLMAR -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Willmar woman who failed to appear in court Thursday on a charge of wrongfully obtaining assistance. Jesus Elizabeth Vasquez, 32,...

WILLMAR -- The case against a Richfield couple accused of misappropriating an elderly relative's farm income was settled Monday. Kathlyn Van Der Bill, 59, must pay a fine and restitution,...

WILLMAR -- The case against a Richfield couple accused of misappropriating an elderly relative's farm income was settled today. Kathlyn Van Der Bill, 59, must pay a fine and restitution...

WILLMAR -- A Willmar couple pleaded guilty Monday to amended charges of wrongfully obtaining assistance for receiving almost $26,000 in welfare benefits while claiming that the husband and father of...

WILLMAR -- A Willmar couple pleaded guilty Monday to amended charges of wrongfully obtaining assistance for receiving almost $26,000 in welfare benefits while claiming that the husband and father of...

The Tribune very graciously printed a correction for their typographical error on a figure in my recent letter and I quickly forgave them. Now I must graciously admit an error...

Updated 1:30 p.m. April 15: This letter's opening paragraph has been corrected to reflect the Minnesota expenditure figure of $486.1 million included in the writer's original letter.

I am so disgusted with politics that I plan to turn Democrat. Then I'll never have to pay taxes again and I'll get by with it. If you believed that,...

Who are animal hoarders? What motivates them to collect such large numbers of animals that authorities are forced to intervene? In Animal hoarding and mental illness, HealthBeat, the West Central...

A Willmar woman is facing eight criminal charges for allegedly lying on a welfare application and using a false identification to get a job, obtain work and tax documents and...

WILLMAR -- A Willmar couple was arraigned Friday on felony charges of wrongfully obtaining assistance and perjury in connection with receiving almost $26,000 in welfare benefits while allegedly claiming that...