A woman chased down a man who she said kidnapped her child. The Albuquerque woman’s 5-year-old daughter was abducted by the man, and the mom gave chase, police said. The kidnapper shoved the girl out of the car at some point,...
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Minnesota’s State Water Trails system, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is participating in Clean Up the River Environment’s (CURE’s) annual Minnesota River History weekend, May 17-19 in Granite Falls.
Families and friends from throughout the state are forming teams of runners, bicyclists and kayakers to take part in the 5th Annual Montevideo Fiesta Tri-Festa to be held on Saturday, June 15th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Montevideo’s Lagoon Park as part of Riverfest Rendezvous during Montevideo Fiesta Days.
A New York City police officer who climbed a tree to try to rescue a cat got stuck himself and had to be rescued by firefighters. The officer initially climbed up a short way into the tree, but the cat climbed even...
At the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners meeting on May 7, Ken Menning, technology manager for the county, approached the board to request permission to spend $8,500 from his budget to update the county Geographic Information System (GIS).
“Ice tsunamis” destroyed some homes in Canada and Minnesota recently, and YouTube footage of the moving ice is going viral. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told CNN that what happens...
On Saturday, May 11, 2013 at approximately 9:45 AM a van driven by Brent Earl Anderson, (62yrs) of the Upper Sioux Community, Granite Falls MN, was traveling westbound on highway 67 at approximately 570th St.
A restaurant in Florida is in the news because it’s offering a lion meat taco. The taco sells for $35 at Taco Fusion in Tampa. Some groups want the lion listed as an endangered species and hence illegal to...
State Auditor Rebecca Otto today released the 2011 Minnesota County Finances Report, which summarizes, through data tables and charts, the financial operations of Minnesota counties for calendar year 2011 and also examines long-term trends.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be using three zebra mussel-sniffing K-9 teams for the first time this year to help combat the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS).
Reconstruction of Lac qui Parle County Highway 20, the road connecting Hwy, 7, southeast of Watson, with Madison, is expected to start in about a month.