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National Fire Prevention Week 2025 Focuses on Minimizing Lithium-Ion Battery Risks

This is National Fire Prevention Week, and the 2025 theme centers around the risks of lithium-ion batteries, and how to minimize the fire risks...

MN Faith Leaders Sign Letter Supporting a Special Session on Gun Law Changes

More than 750 faith leaders from across Minnesota have signed a letter urging Governor Walz and state lawmakers to hold a special session on...

MN Pheasant Opener Saturday

(image: Minnesota DNR) Minnesota's pheasant season opens on Saturday. Governor Tim Walz says he's anxious to be participating in the Governor's Pheasant Opener in Ortonville... “Yeah...

Government Shutdown Now in Second Week

With the federal government shutdown now in its second week, its ripple effects are being felt across the economy, from furloughed workers and stalled...

MnDOT To Host Highway 25 Open House Today (Thursday)

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will hold an open house this evening (Thursday) to review next year's major Highway 25 project between Monticello and...

Monticello Woman Involved in Car-Deer Crash in Pine County Leaving One Injured

A Wright County woman was involved in an unusual traffic crash Wednesday afternoon in East-Central Minnesota that left another driver injured. The State Patrol reports...

Drowning Victim Identified in Capsized Boating Incident on Mississippi River

Authorities have now identified the man who died Tuesday morning in a boating accident on the Mississippi River near Monticello. The Wright County Sheriff's...

Fisherman Dies When Boat Capsizes on Mississippi River Near Monticello

A man died Tuesday morning on the Mississippi River near Monticello when the boat that he and two other fisherman were aboard capsized near...

Motorcyclist Injured in Collision With SUV Near Buffalo

A motorcyclist was injured early Tuesday morning in a crash with an SUV in Buffalo Township. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that shortly after 6...

USDA Continues Farm to School Grant Program

The U-S Department of Agriculture says it is delivering on its commitment to support child health and American agriculture through applications for the 2026...

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