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Twenty-three FFA chapters from across the state were recognized for their community service efforts earlier this week at the 83rd Minnesota FFA Convention at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Among the honored …
26 Apr 12
A Montgomery man has been discovered as the suspect in a reckless driving incident he reported to authorities last month. Lloyd Joseph Michael Skluzacek, 30, identified himself as Joe Skluzacek when he called the Le …
25 Apr 12
A fight between roommates may turn into felony drug charges after police responding to a domestic dispute call found marijuana plants inside a Belle Plaine home. Officers were called to a home on South Willow …
25 Apr 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Shakopee business school educator who taught classes on fraud has been sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding banks of millions of dollars. Sixty-four-year-old Joseph Traxler, of Bloomington, was also …
25 Apr 12
Longtime Congressman John Kline will run for office again this November after unanimously receiving the GOP endorsement for his newly-shaped district. During the Republican convention for the Second Congressional District, held Saturday at Shakopee Junior …
24 Apr 12
A serial drunk driver arrested in Prior Lake last month for his eighth DWI in 15 years has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Carlos Rocha, 42, of St. Paul, pleaded guilty …
24 Apr 12
Heat Waves This information provided by the Center for Disease Control, National Center for Environmental Health’s Health Studies Branch. From 2000 to 2010, 35 deaths were directly attributable to extreme heat in Minnesota. This count …
20 Apr 12
What to Do During a Tornado When at home during a tornado remember to avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench), or cover yourself …
20 Apr 12
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 …
