Freeport News

Severe weather hit parts of Minnesota on Tuesday evening. There were three reports of tornadoes in Stearns County including one near Sedan, another one just west of Brooten, and one sighted northeast of Brooten.

At its core, the legal battle between Freeport dairy farmer Alvin Schlangen and the state of Minnesota about raw milk comes down to a simple issue: convenience vs.

The criminal trial for a Freeport farmer accused of illegally delivering raw milk has been postponed until July.

Photo: #Raw milk consumer Lynn Maderich, whose sign reads "Minn. Dept. of Agriculture hands off our farmers!!" was among dozens of demonstrators who rallied outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Monday, May 14, 2012, to support a farmer charged with four misdemeanor counts for distributing unpasteurized milk.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A Minnesota farmer who distributes raw milk is due to stand trial next week for food code violations next week in a case that pits the government's efforts to ensure a safe food supply against consumers' rights to choose what they drink and eat.

Jim Thull tested the stability of one of the poles bent by the winds at the New Munich baseball diamond.

Tennis-ball-size hail pounded central Stearns County Tuesday evening, damaging vehicles and hundreds of homes in the area, authorities said today.