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    Smart to run as DFL candidate in House District 12A
    The Democratic Farmer Labor candidate for Minnesota State House in District 12A taught Republican incumbent Jeff Backer in high school. District...
    news/government-and-politics20 min 12 sec ago
    Donnelly News
    Weather news: After getting about 10 inches of snow over the weekend, I suspect even the hardiest of us Minnesotans are sick and tired of winter...
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    April 20, 2018
    MAHS, Hancock set prom dates for April 28
    news/education13 hours 39 min ago
    Jury finds former Morris man not guilty of sexual assault
    A jury found Walter Herrera-Olivera, age 30, formerly of Morris, not guilty of first degree criminal sexual conduct, a news release from the Stevens County Attorney's Office said. The jury reached its verdict after a four-day trial in Stevens County District Court that ended on...
    news/crime-and-courts15 hours 37 min ago
    Court sentences Tomlinson on sexual assault charges
    Brad Donald Tomlinson, 69, Morris, was sentenced to a total of 196 months in prison on two felony counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, a news release from the Stevens County Attorney said. Tomlinson was sentenced in Stevens County District Court on April 11. A jury found...
    news/crime-and-courts17 hours 25 min ago
    April 19, 2018
    Lois Riess Submitted photo
    Accused Minnesota 'killer grandma' caught in Texas
    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Minnesota fugitive Lois Riess was apprehended Thursday night in south Texas, ending a nationwide manhunt for the...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 10:46pm
    April 18, 2018
    Wink to return to Hancock Schools; board adds baseball coach
    Andrea Wink will be returning to teach in the Hancock School District after a three year leave of absence, school officials said at the April 16 meeting. Superintendent Loren Hacker said on April 18 that Wink may teach a section of second grade. School officials are considering...
    news/educationApril 18, 2018 - 7:19pm
    The Minnesota state Capitol. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    With new details out, the battle over taxes heats up at the Minnesota Legislature
    ST. PAUL—Sparring over how to best align Minnesota's tax code with recent federal changes began in earnest this week, quickly illustrating...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 18, 2018 - 6:26pm
    State Auditor Rebecca Otto, pictured here in a file photo from 2017, sued three Minnesota counties for using outside auditing services. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minnesota Supreme Court allows counties to pick financial auditors
    ST. PAUL—The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld a 2015 law that lets counties save money by bypassing the state auditor's office and hiring...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 18, 2018 - 5:36pm
    Two upgrades planned; new free stage entertainment at fair
    A new dairy barn will be the largest physical change on the Stevens County Fairgrounds in 2018 but there will be other changes. Past fair board chairman and current vice chairman Steve Storck said at the April 8 fair board appreciation supper that the board will upgrade the lighting...
    newsApril 18, 2018 - 5:00pm
    Former Republican Party Chairman Keith Downey, shown here at the Minnesota State Fair in 2016, has dropped out the race for governor. (Forum News Service file photo)
    Candidate Downey out after Pawlenty raises $1 million
    ST. PAUL — A former Minnesota Republican chairman and lawmaker has ended his campaign for governor, saying Tim Pawlenty's entrance in the race...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 18, 2018 - 11:48am
    The drummers and singers of Red Bone, a group that performs at powwows, plays for dancers at the April 7 powwow at UMM. Rae Yost/Stevens County Timesplay button
    The sound of a heartbeat at powwow (with video)
    He drums the sound of heartbeat, said Joseph Columbus, a drummer and singer with a group called Red Bone. Columbus along with his fellow group...
    newsApril 18, 2018 - 11:30am
    April 17, 2018
    Volunteers part of daily operations at local healthcare centers
    The volunteers are of different ages and backgrounds but they are important parts of the daily operations of their healthcare organizations.
    newsApril 17, 2018 - 4:21pm
    William Lynn Hillman
    21-year-old suspect in custody after two slain in Perham
    PERHAM, Minn. -- A 21-year-old Pine River man is custody after two people were killed at a rural Perham home early Tuesday, April 17. The Otter...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 17, 2018 - 2:26pm
    April 16, 2018
    Real estate developer Jerry Trooien announces his bid for the U.S. Senate Monday, April 16, at the State Capitol in St. Paul. Trooien is running as an independent in the November election and challenging Sen. Tina Smith, who was appointed to replace Al Franken. Christopher Magan / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Real estate developer Jerry Trooien joins Minnesota Senate race
    ST. PAUL—The race for Al Franken's former Senate seat added another candidate Monday, April 16. Real estate developer Jerry Trooien officially...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 16, 2018 - 8:48pm
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