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Two killed in crash with semi in Regal, Minnesota
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (204+ words) REGAL " Two people were killed in a crash with a semi Wednesday afternoon in the city of Regal. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the two were in a vehicle that entered an intersection and failed to yield to an…...
Photos: NLS Wildcats vs. Duluth Marshall at the Class AA state semifinals, Friday, March 13, 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) West Central Tribune Chloe Johnson led the Hilltoppers to a 71-56 win against New London-Spicer at Williams Arena. It was star sophomore guard Chloe Johnson who led the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers to the victory over the New London-Spicer girls basketball team…...
Major winter storm expected to slam into west central Minnesota this weekend
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) CHANHASSEN " The light snow Thursday evening was just a warning of the heavy snow forecast for west central Minnesota and the rest of central and southeastern Minnesota later Saturday and into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Blizzard conditions…...
After filing ICE lawsuit, Duluth district continues to push for protected status for schools
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1016+ words) DULUTH " "For decades, schools were considered safe locations," said John Magas, superintendent of Duluth Public Schools, just hours after the school district filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to keep federal immigration agents off school property. Last…...
Duluth Public Schools leading lawsuit to keep ICE out of schools
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (822+ words) DULUTH " As reports of immigration enforcement activities on school property have continued amid an ongoing surge of federal agents in Minnesota, Duluth Public Schools is one of two school districts leading a lawsuit to prohibit federal agents from entering schools....
Minnesota's Lady Liberty is laid out, future uncertain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1007+ words) DULUTH " She leans forward against a bench, her gaze turned toward the snowy ground. Her crown has lost most of its spikes, but her posture remains proud. "If it's standing upright, it could fall over," said Robert Hurd, construction project…...
Minnesota higher education institutions report continued grant disruptions from the Trump administration
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) ST. PAUL " Minnesota higher education institutions on Thursday, Nov. 13, reported continued disruptions in federal funding at a Senate Federal Impacts Subcommittee hearing. The hearing was one of several that Senate Democrats have held with the newly formed committee, designed to…...
Sheriff pledges "justice" in the unsolved murder of a Minnesota deer hunter with his own rifle
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (987+ words) LITTLE FALLS, Minn. " At first, Terry Brisk's death seemed like a hunting accident. On Nov. 7, 2016, Brisk had been out hunting alone, with his Winchester Model 94 AE. 30-30 lever-action rifle, on his parents' property near Little Falls in north-central Minnesota, population 8, 700. It…...
Willmar, Minnesota, teen charged in drive-by pleads guilty to ammunition charge
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1044+ words) WILLMAR " One of two Willmar teens charged last year in a drive-by shooting, which resulted in a juvenile being airlifted for emergency surgery, has pleaded guilty. Carsten Ronald Tallman, 19, of Willmar, pleaded guilty Oct. 7 in Kandiyohi County District Court to…...
Willmar, Minnesota, receives CO alarms for at-risk homes through awareness campaign
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (679+ words) ROCHESTER " The Rochester Fire Department called attention to carbon monoxide poisoning and prevention on Monday, Oct. 13, as the department prepares to install free carbon monoxide alarms in some households. Rochester is one of eight Minnesota cities that has received a…...