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BARNESVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Authorities in northwestern Minnesota were busy rounding up pigs along Interstate 94 after a semitrailer crash closed part of the highway. The crash on Sunday happened near Barnesville and involved three …
15 Apr 13
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) – Residents in Nobles County may be without power through Friday, after a spring snow and ice storm knocked down power lines in the area. Nobles Cooperative Electric says Sunday that crews …
15 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Legislature has passed a bill to rename 11 miles of State Highway 23 after slain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker. The Senate and House passed the bill …
12 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Coon Rapids man has pleaded guilty to stealing prosthetics and other medical supplies from the hospital where he worked and selling them online. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 52-year-old Peter Stasica …
12 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota health officials confirm two more flu-related deaths this season. The deaths were confirmed last week. That pushes Minnesota’s flu death toll since last October to 188. The Minnesota Department …
12 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A complicated tax capture plan sought by the Mayo Clinic to assist in a 20-year growth plan is being dropped in favor of state aid payments directly tied to the …
12 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – House Democrats hoping for a big funding influx for transportation projects this year are moving to a scaled-back effort to raise money. The House Transportation Finance Committee is expected to …
12 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The spring snowstorm is being blamed for more than 700 accidents across Minnesota. The State Patrol said it responded to 296 crashes plus 440 vehicles that either spun out or …
12 Apr 13
Listen for details coming soon on KCHK’s Summer Prize Extravaganza! We’re going to give our listeners a chance to win a series of prizes over the Summer, June thru September. We can’t announce all the …
