Opinion
EDITORIAL: New map shows radon’s threat
The Minnesota Department of Health delivered good and bad news to residents this past week. The bad: A map developed by the Department of Health shows how 40 percent of the state’s homes ...
Minnesota snowstorm forecast rapidly changing – what's happening?
In that case, dry air would be sucked into the storm out of Illinois, essentially making the snow chances in southeastern ...
Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, ...
Bridging the urban-rural divide
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour to one he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this ...
How to watch the Super Bowl at home, and where to watch at Twin Cities bars
With Super Bowl LIX right around the corner, here is everything you need to know about who is playing, streaming and local watch parties.
McLeod County residents rush for vaccine as first clinic filled ‘within minutes’
McLeod County Health and Human Services reached a benchmark this past week in its efforts to vaccinate county residents against COVID-19. Early last month, health officials hoped to begin ...
At long last, U.S. Highway 212 expansion breaks ground
After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.Stretching from Cologne (Highway 36) to Carver (Highway 11/Jonathan Carver ...
BACK THEN: Movers placed Darwin museum in new location 20 years ago
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF AUG. 2, 2001 A spectacle other than Frances Johnson’s twine ball drew onlookers out of homes and businesses in Darwin Thursday morning. Crewmen from ...
New legislative district map shows big changes for Meeker County
Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...
New legislative maps reshape Litchfield, Meeker County politics
Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to ...
120 years of experience in McLeod County
Between improvements to parks, the maintenance of equipment and the clearing of snowy roads, a lot of work has been done between three McLeod County men over the past 40 years. Parks director Al ...
City officials bridge the urban-rural divide
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this past ...