As Hurricane Florence batters the Mid-Atlantic states, Governor Mark Dayton says he’s already given the go-ahead to provide help if requested, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact of which Minnesota is a member.  Dayton said Friday morning, “I don’t believe that we’ve had any specific requests for assistance thus far, but certainly Minnesotans will want […]

“Dishonest”, “crooked” and “criminal” are among labels political candidates are throwing at their opponents as the campaign season heats up and we asked an expert, how far can that legally go? Phil Kronebush, political science professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, says Minnesota law states that candidates and their committees […]

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a 1.2-million-dollar contract for repairs to the “navigation support system” on Lock and Dam Number 6 between Winona and La Crosse, Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. The system uses a “mooring bit” on rails which is attached to barges and pulls them out of the locks. Repairs are […]

The state Agriculture Department has put Wright County under immediate quarantine after emerald ash borer was found along the I-94 corridor in Clearwater, the first case in that county. Moving firewood and ash material out of Wright County is now prohibited. Officials say they’re not surprised to find ash borer along I-94 because it’s a […]

A suspect who shot a deputy with a crossbow is in custody after a noon-hour standoff today at a home in Sauk Centre. Officers shot the suspect, a 31-year-old man from the Osakis/Alexandria area, multiple times and he was arrested nearly two hours later. They say the man stole a pickup earlier in Osakis, hit […]

A suspect who shot a deputy with a crossbow is in custody after a noon-hour standoff at a home in Sauk Centre. Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson says the deputy was hit in the forearm, taken to Sauk Centre Hospital and was expected to be transported to another hospital by ground ambulance.  The deputy’s injuries […]

A suspect is holed up in a home in Sauk Centre after shooting a crossbow at a deputy, hitting him in the forearm, and the officer then returned fire. Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson says, “We have evacuated all of those people in the neighborhood. SWAT teams are on the way as well as negotiators.”  Multiple […]

Over 50 day care providers, parents and others met with several state lawmakers Wednesday night in Marshall to talk about why providers are leaving the profession at such a high rate.  In-home daycare provider Michelle Vavricka says she wouldn’t have become a provider in this state if she knew there would be this many regulations.  “I would […]

State officials say the latest figures for 2017 show 28.4 percent of Minnesota adults are considered obese — just under a one-point increase from the year before but still lower than any surrounding state. Kristine Igo with the Minnesota Department of Health says, “I think we’re making great progress across Minnesota. We’ve put the brakes […]