With the help of multiple guest writers (see below) and whimsical stranger children (see “This Happened Here”), this week’s ...

On August 16th and 17th, the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is hosting “Victory at Sea” in honor of the Navy and Marine 250th ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month! At Countryside Public Health, we’re here to support you on your breastfeeding journey ...

Crews will be fog sealing paved shoulders along Highway 212 from Granite Falls to Danube this week, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Fog sealing is done to preserve and extend ...

The Chippewa County Fair is scheduled this year for Wednesday, July 30th through Sunday, August 3rd. Merriams Midway Show returns to host the carnival each day. The Texas-based company has been in ...

I understand the pain of social isolation well. On July 2nd, I celebrated completing my ninth year of sobriety. I was ...

Question: I was driving in the metro area the other day and I witnessed a bus driving on the shoulder. Is this allowed?

Geologists in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Aggregate Resource Mapping Program have completed a new map showing the potential for sand, gravel and crushed stone resources in Yellow ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ latest ruffed grouse counts found Minnesota’s spring 2025 population is lower statewide than last year. Ruffed grouse drums per stop were 1.8 statewide, ...

Progress made toward water quality goals; public invited to comment on Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy ...

Twenty-six WISSOTA Hornets came to Fiesta City Speedway for the increased purse. Plus the Pure Stocks are raced for an increased purse.

The Poetry Bus is a quartet of touring poets promoting “poetry is for everyone” while typewriting poems on demand and giving poetry readings at farmers markets, cultural centers and a brew pub in ...