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A posse and 'a plucky girl in a holdup': The wild early days of banking in Minnesota
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (689+ words) WILLMAR, Minn. " When Home State Bank was organized on Feb. 5, 1926, in Willmar, it found immediate success. During its first month, Home State Bank merchants and farmers placed a large number of deposits and other accounts, according to an article in…...
A look at new laws going into effect in Minnesota on July 1
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (688+ words) Nominate now for 2026 Best of the Best ST. PAUL " From tighter Capitol security to social media warning labels, several new laws are set to go into effect Wednesday, July 1. Some of the laws were prompted by events that shaped 2025 and…...
Minnesota Rep. Kristin Robbins drops governor bid
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (145+ words) ST. PAUL " Minnesota Rep. Kristin Robbins has ended her bid for Minnesota governor. "After much thought and prayer, I have decided to suspend my campaign for Governor of Minnesota," the Republican lawmaker from Maple Grove said in a Friday, May…...
Minnesota conservation officers continue trapping and turkey enforcement
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (871+ words) Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for April 27, 2026. CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked area turkey hunting and trapping activity. He also investigated a trespass. A…...
Minnesota crime victim services may lose $12 M in federal funding next year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1257+ words) ST. PAUL " With April 19-25 being National Crime Victims" Rights Week, it"s only fitting that bills providing funding for crime victim services have been a topic of discussion in the Minnesota Legislature. The federal government has made significant cuts to…...
Minnesota teen turns old lead into lures that land lunkers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (554+ words) PERHAM, Minn. " Old lead utility lines removed from Grand Forks, North Dakota, have been repurposed as fishing lures by a business-savvy New York Mills teenager. Greysen Saewert explained a family friend worked for the city that is about 2" hours northwest…...
Stream trout fishing opens in Minnesota
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) Fishermen will be able to go in search of stream trout beginning April 11 in Minnesota, when the season opens in the state. Overall, it should be a good season for stream trout fishing, according to Dean Paron, habitat program manager…...
Spring turkey hunts begin in North Dakota, Minnesota
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1027+ words) Roy Churchwell in recent months moved from Alaska to Minnesota and has never been turkey hunting. He plans to correct that error by participating in the state's spring turkey season starting April 15. "Alaska is the only state that doesn't have…...
Game Center live: No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at No. 2 UND
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) GRAND FORKS " No. 8 Minnesota Duluth is playing at No. 2 UND in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference semifinals in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Time: 6: 07 p. m. Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena. TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD), My9 in Duluth. Stream: NCHChockey. com/tv. Radio: The…...
Preview: Minnesota Duluth, UND comfortable in close games
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (973+ words) GRAND FORKS " Minnesota Duluth lost four consecutive games at the end of January. All of them were against National Collegiate Hockey Conference semifinalists " two against Western Michigan, two against Denver. All four were one-goal games. Two were overtime. A week…...