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Final Few Days to Visit the 2025 Festival of Trees at the Wright County Historical Society

There's still time to visit, or re-visit the annual “Festival of Trees” at the Wright County Historical Society. Visitors can take in the sights...

Blizzard Blankets Much of Minnesota in Late December Snow

A day-long snowstorm that reached blizzard status crawled through much of Minnesota including Wright County on Sunday. Early morning fog and freezing precipitation was followed...

Snow and Ice Contribute to Numerous Crashes Sunday

The snowy conditions that were preceded by freezing precipitation led to two noted crashes in the Wright County area on Sunday. The State Patrol reports...

Saturday Traffic Crash in St. Michael Leaves Two Injured

Two people were injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash in St. Michael. The State Patrol reports that the crash happened shortly before 7 PM...

Rural Minnesota Communities Seek Increase in State Aid

Many local governments are raising property taxes next year to help pay for city services and projects. Bradley Peterson of the Coalition of Greater...

98 Mayors Highlight Fiscal Concerns in Joint Letter to Governor, MN Legislators

Minnesota Mayors from 98 cities statewide are urging Governor Tim Walz and the state legislature to address mounting fiscal concerns. Crosslake Mayor Jackson Purfeerst...

Sen. Holmstrom Visits City of South Haven to Host MN Senate Capital Investment Committee

Minnesota Senator Michael Holmstrom, Jr. of Buffalo and State Representative Joe McDonald of Delano visited with officials in the City of South Haven earlier...

Record Holiday Travel – Noticeably Lower Gas Prices

AAA projects that a record number of Americans will travel over the 2025 Christmas – New Year's holiday period. Estimates are that 122.4 million Americans...

White Christmas for Most of Minnesota This Year

Most of the state is enjoying a “White Christmas” on this Christmas Day 2025. Pete Boulay with the State Climatology Office clears up what qualifies...

New MN Paid Leave Program Begins in 2026

Minnesota's new Paid Leave program launches in just a few days at the start of the new year. DEED Deputy Commissioner Evan Rowe says the...

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