Crookston News

Naturalist-led tour groups are fanning out to explore the prairie of northwestern Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday.

A Minnesota woman has sued the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, in Northern Minnesota, claiming that a priest sexually abused her when she was 15.

Alleging abuse five years ago by a visiting Indian priest, a western Minnesota woman has filed suit against the Diocese of Crookston.

Maintain the car. That means regularly tuning the engine, changing oil and filters, and properly inflating tires.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press CROOKSTON, Minn. Crookston school district officials plan to borrow money to make up for a delayed payment from the state.

Click to enlarge 1 of 1 District officials figured Gov. Tim Pawlenty would delay some state funding, but he is delaying more than anticipated to balance the state budget.

Three AFSCME bargaining units have reached tentative agreements with the University of Minnesota on new two-year contracts for about 3,000 employees at the Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris and Crookston campuses.

Good thing I'm not running for a popularity contest anytime soon. Repeat after me, "he's only the messenger.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he would not seek a third term, but he declined to say whether he'd set his sights on the White House.

Memorial Day is almost on us, and I think it wise to recall the sacrifice made for so many by so few.

Freezing temperatures have returned to parts of the northern Red River Valley, dipping into the 20s above zero in Bemidji, Thief River Falls and Wakish, Minn., and hitting 30 degrees in Hallock, Roseau and Crookston.

Polk County's Drug Task Force, in its first year of operation, was responsible for almost 50 arrests in 2008, and some task force members expect to see more action in future years, particularly a resurgence of methamphetamine.

Her heel broke on her favorite pair of gold, strappy heels. Preparing to graduate this spring, English senior Kiranjeet Kaur desperately wanted to find a place that would fix them.

More than $1.6 million in financial assistance has been approved for residents of Beltrami, Clay, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Traverse and Wilkin counties who suffered damages from the Red River Valley flooding, which began in March.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers will open at noon Monday in Oslo and Crookston to assist those affected by flooding in Marshall and Polk counties.

Mark Twain, due to financial problems, undertook a world tour in 1895. The tour began in America, and after an initial stop in Cleveland, proceeded to Minnesota, by way of the upper peninsula of Michigan.

The old Palace Hotel in downtown Crookston is back on a list of Minnesota's "10 Most Endangered Historic Places." The four-story structure, also known as the Wayne Hotel, was built in the 1890s.

When Elizabeth Quincer graduates from Wadena-Deer Creek High School on May 29, she will also graduate with 24 college credits and a jump start on her college career.

The Minnesota Legislature took a step toward balancing the state budget today by passing its first spending bill and preparing to vote on a second measure later in the night.

If you have ever attended a wedding dance, you probably have done the chicken dance.