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Louisiana ex-fugitive pleads guilty in MN murder Eds: APNewsNow. BUFFALO, Minn. A Louisiana man who led authorities on a two-week search last summer has pleaded guilty in the strangulation death of a Minnesota ...

In 1980 Dave Johnson was hired by the city of Kasson. His plan was not to stay in one community more than 5, 6 years. That didn't happen because in 1987 when Milo Bjergum retired as police chief Dave Johnson was appointed to the position of chief.

Last Friday was Johnson's final day as chief. He spent 35 years in law enforcement and almost 28 of those years were in Kasson. "What can I say. I liked the area and didn't have any reason to go anywhere else," said the Kasson police chief of 21 years.

"We're trying to ensure every school campus in the district has access to a defib," said Howard Lake Police Chief Dan Lang of the recent acquisition of three new Automated External Defibrillators .

A semi crashed just before noon Wednesday east of Austin along Interstate 90, closing the freeway's eastbound lanes for several hours.

A driver charged in a band bus crash that killed one Pelican Rapids High School student and injured dozens of others complained about how tired he was just two hours before the crash, a criminal complaint said ...

During his 20 years as police chief, Dave Johnson has had one rule that all his officers have to follow -- without exception.

MNBand Bus Crash,0157 Driver charged in fatal band bush crash BUFFALO, Minn. A driver charged in a band bus crash that killed one Pelican Rapids High School student and injured dozens of others allegedly ...

Some Central Minnesota residents are among the six finalists for two judgeships in the Tenth Judicial District.

An 88-year-old Wright County woman involved in a traffic crash last month has died, authorities said today.

Albertville residents Dick and Sharon Anderson are the 2008 Citizens of the Year.

During the difficult economic recession of the late 1970s, the cost of insurance for government entities became cripplingly high.

A Howard Lake border collie named Penny is helping kids read more confidently and is putting smiles on faces to those in need thanks to training her owners Neil and Carol Sideen enrolled her in.

A severe car accident took place Wednesday - just days before graduation for HLWW - with four Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted seniors involved, as they returned from the section track meet on Highway 55 near ...

The Medina City Council, Tuesday, May 20, awarded the sale of $2,280,000 in general obligation bonds to Wells Fargo Brokerage Services to finance improvements to Hamel Road in uptown Hamel.

A car full of high school seniors collided with a pickup after pulling in front of the truck at a Wright County intersection, killing one of the teens and leaving two others in the car in critical condition, ...

A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm swept through a St.

In April, Army medic Monica Brown was awarded the Silver Star for bravery for selflessly subjecting herself to enemy fire in order to treat fallen comrades in battle in Afghanistan.

Happy 150th birthday, Minnesota! Free admission at state parks and historical sites, plus special events Grand Old Day along St.

By Amy Trang * atrang@stcloudtimes.com * May 17, 2008 A 61-year-old Rockford man died Saturday after his motorcycle hit another car on Minnesota Highway 55 in Wright County. via St. Cloud Times

“During this time, I made the decision to take a tragic situation in my life and somehow turn it into a positive experience”

A 17-year-old Minnesotan is being honored today in Washington, D.C., as one of the nation's top 10 youth volunteers for 2008. via Star Tribune