Meat-cutting programs at Ridgewater College in Willmar and Central Lakes Community College in Staples are receiving a boost in the form of a $2.9 million grant to the Farmers Union Federation of St. Paul. The grant will assist in purchasing mobile meat slaughtering and processing equipment for both programs.
STAPLES, Minn. — A quiet clapping could be heard as members of the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee climbed to the second floor of the 112-year-old Batcher Block Opera House in Staples earlier this month and took in their first view of the artistic epicenter of the building.
STAPLES, Minn. — A brother and sister from Staples were recently sentenced for their involvement in shooting and killing a family dog and leaving it in a county park, while posting a video of the incident on social media in February.
STAPLES, Minn. — Two Staples siblings have been charged in a February incident involving the shooting of a dog north of Staples in Wadena County, some of which was recorded and posted to social media.
STAPLES, Minn. — The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, consulting with the Humane Society, is investigating a Facebook video of a dog being shot near Staples.
STAPLES, Minn. -- It was a half-century ago when Ken Klose learned Vietnamese, but a few phrases still roll easily off his tongue. "'Tr?u ch?m u?ng n??c ??c' -- 'the slow water buffalo drinks muddy water,'" Klose, 72, recalled at his Staples phot...
It has been nine years since Peter Achermann left to run errands and never returned home. Achermann was 82 when he went missing on July 24, 2009 after leaving his home in Leader to pick up groceries and his wife's medication in Staples. His aband...
STAPLES, Minn. -- The 17-year-old boy who was driving a horse and buggy that was hit by a semi-truck in northern Todd County has died, the Minnesota State Patrol reported Friday, Dec. 1. David Miller of Staples was driving the horse and buggy wes...
FARGO -- North Dakota, Minnesota and other states could be without Amtrak service if a proposal in President Donald Trump's budget becomes reality. The president's budget calls for eliminating federal funding for Amtrak's "long distance train ser...
Staples Inc is in talks with private equity firms about a potential sale, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the largest U.S. office-supplies seller tests buyer appetite for an industry rattled by online competition and hefty de...
