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Carolyn Lange / Tribune The drivers of both vehicles were injured in a crash at the intersection of 30th Street Southwest and Willmar Avenue in Willmar Tuesday. One of the drivers had substantial injuries, according to the Willmar Police Department.
Crash in Willmar causes significant injuries to one driver; charges are pending
WILLMAR – Hailey Sletten, 21, of Willmar sustained substantial injuries in a two-vehicle crash around 4:37 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection...
 News/accidents March 27, 2019 - 9:03am
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Minnesota man who killed pedestrian accused of driving on meth again
A Duluth man is accused of driving under the influence of methamphetamine about a block from the scene where he once struck and killed a pedestrian...
 News/crime and courts March 27, 2019 - 8:35am
Tom Cherveny / Tribune The bridge over the Chippewa River on Chippewa County Road 13 was closed on Tuesday, where ice was backed up on the upriver side.
More roads close as waters rise in western Minnesota
DAWSON — Rising waters in the upper Minnesota River basin are forcing more road closures as communities along the river and its tributaries...
 News/Weather March 27, 2019 - 4:01am
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Three storm chasers died in a violent Texas collision. Now one mother blames the Weather Channel
The wall of charcoal gray clouds drifted across the sky, the rain picked up and the storm chasers gunned it.Kelley Williamson and Randy Yarnall...
 News/Weather March 27, 2019 - 9:34am
Tom Cherveny / Tribune Workers with Builders First Source built a sandbag wall to protect the lumberyard and store in Montevideo's Smith Addition. In front are Curtis Fernholz, left, and Paul Carlson, of St. Cloud, helping out.
Flood preparations underway in Montevideo
MONTEVIDEO — When floodwaters struck Heather Floral and Greenhouse in the spring of 1997, owner Duane Hastad had to slosh through more...
 News/Weather March 27, 2019 - 6:46am
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An unsolved homicide haunted Billings, Mont. for decades. Officials say the killer was there all along
On a cold, snowy night 45 years ago in Billings, Montana, someone entered the home of Clifford and Linda Bernhardt and brutally killed them....
 News/crime and courts March 26, 2019 - 3:08pm
Gwen E. Thayer
Gwen E. Thayer Gwen Elizabeth Thayer, 34, of Kerkhoven, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on March 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by her...
 March 27, 2019 - 12:40pm
Submitted photo The parents of Army PFC Ryane Clarke, Rick and Tracy Clark, along with Rep. Dave Baker, right, testify Tuesday in front of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. Baker has authored a bill to rename a portion of Highway 23 in honor of Ryane Clark, who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan.
Bill to rename portion of Highway 23 in honor of Ryane Clark gets hearing
ST. PAUL — A portion of state Highway 23 in Kandiyohi County could be renamed in honor of Ryane Clark, a serviceman from New London who...
 News/government and politics March 27, 2019 - 6:48am
Shelby Lindrud / Tribune Samantha Beckman, left, has a quick conversation with Janell Sommers, administrative assistant to the administrator. As the human resources director Beckman is a point of contact for employees with questions about benefits. She is also working on programs to keep employee moral at a high.
Human resources an important piece of Willmar's success
WILLMAR — It has been a stated goal of the Willmar City Council and mayor to make the city of Willmar an employer of choice. Helping make...
 Business/workplace March 27, 2019 - 3:30am
Students at the Montevideo High School are filling 20,000 sandbags Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in preparation of the community’s flood fight. The sandbags will be used to build up the levee along the Minnesota River where waters are projected to reach major flood stage by week’s end. Tom Cherveny / Tribune photo
West central Minnesota flooding 2019 photo gallery
The flood season has begun across west central Minnesota. Here is a colleciton of Tribune photos so far. Share your flood photos with the West...
 News/science and nature March 26, 2019 - 11:45am
Rudolph J. Donner
Rudolph J. Donner Jan. 31, 1940 - March 26, 2019 ST. CLOUD, Minn - Rudolph J. Donner, 79, St. Cloud, died Tuesday, March 26, in VA Health Care System. A funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at Refuge Church in Willmar, Minn.
March 27, 2019 - 12:48pm
Jordan M. Martius
Jordan M. Martius Dec. 8, 1998 - March 25, 2019 LAMBERTON, Minn. - Jordan M. Martius, 20, Lamberton, died Monday, March 25. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Lamberton United Methodist Church. Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral at...
 March 27, 2019 - 12:48pm
He won the lottery 14 times using math. But his biggest jackpot still came down to luck
Stefan Mandel had a problem. In the 1960s, he lived under the oppressive regime of communist Romania. It was a problem he shared with millions...
 News/world March 27, 2019 - 12:24pm
Vivienne Weil suffered from recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, a rare disease caused by two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV).
A toddler's dwindling voice was chalked up to acid reflux. Her problem was far more serious.
Vivienne Weil was an unusually quiet baby. "She never cried loudly enough to bother us," recalled Natalia Weil of her daughter, who was born...
 lifestyle/health March 25, 2019 - 9:23pm
The average price per gallon of gas was $2.59 Tuesday in Grand Forks. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
Prices at the pump expected to continue spring climb
GRAND FORKS - Gas prices in North Dakota and Minnesota have increased about 8.5 cents per gallon the past week, a trend experts say will continue...
 Business/Transportation March 27, 2019 - 9:54am

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