Snow emergency in effect in St. Paul beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday
The city of St. Paul has declared a snow emergency beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday and lasting through 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 ...
Crookston Daily Times puts out its final edition
The Crookston Times, founded in 1885, published its last edition Friday, Feb. 7. Interim Editor Jeff Gulley said the ...
Jordan Police Department named Outstanding Agency
When it comes to cracking down on people driving under the influence, Jordan is doing an outstanding job, so outstanding in fact that they are being recognized by the Minnesota Department of ...
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Cities, counties might get lumps of coal from state
Santa Claus is due to make his annual rounds in 18 days, but city and county officials across Minnesota are hoping they don’t receive a lump of coal this Christmas season. Gov. Tim Pawlenty hinted ...
Disaster strikes: St. Paul, Shoreview and Stillwater residents tell tales of house fires and recovery
Mary Jo Hoffman next to the remains of the home she and her husband, Steve, own in Shoreview on Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025. The ...
Continental Machines’ new business model change could eventually result in move
Some big changes are underway at one of Savage’s oldest businesses. Continental Machines Inc. (CMI), manufacturer of DoALL Sawing Products, recently announced a two-year plan to transition ...
City to settle lawsuit against former employee
The Chaska City Council on Monday voted unanimously (with Councilor Jay Rohe absent) to a settlement agreement in its lawsuit against a former employee. Chaska and the League of Minnesota Cities ...
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When Clarence came to Litchfield
Editor’s Note: Sixty years ago, a story about a monkey who visited Litchfield appeared in the Independent Review. The story, “Nicaraguan makes many friends,” was published on Dec. 31, 1953, and ...
Defendants sentenced in Olander murder
The two men accused of murdering a 90-year-old farmer in San Township last year will each spend at least 25 years in prison. Edson Benitez and Reinol Vergara were both in Carver County ...
State Rep. Jenifer Loon honored by Minnesota School Boards Association
The Minnesota School Boards Association handed a big handbell to state Rep. Jenifer Loon at the Monday, Oct. 23, meeting of the Eden Prairie School Board. That bell, said Grace Keliher, director ...
Understanding how early corn development and yellow soybeans effect final yields
Corn development and final yields The number of harvestable kernels per ear is an important contributor to the grain-yield potential of a corn plant. Severe plant stress during ear formation may ...
Chiropractor on the gridiron
Bidwell, a chiropractor at HealthSource at Eden Prairie, grew up in a football family, and never mind that it was a family full of girls. “My dad was a coach,” she said, “and I had a ...