Granite Falls News Archives

Classmates aim to help soldier's widow return to U.S. The Yellow Medicine East High School Class of 1997 has set up a trust fund for the family of a fallen soldier. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“He told me there is a group of thugs and hoodlums who want to rule the world”

An Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan believed in his mission battling "thugs and hoodlums," his father said. via MilitaryCity.com

With Minnesota's ethanol production expected to more than double by 2011, there's growing concern there won't be enough groundwater to satisfy the industry's needs.It already happened in Granite Falls, when a ... via WCCO-TV

SOLDIER Published Date: 01-28-2008 07:17 PM CT A Granite Falls native on his third tour of duty has died in Afghanistan. via KEYC

The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating the possible friendly fire death of a soldier from Minnesota. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“I would characterize it as a concern about where we're going to allocate groundwater over the next 10 years relative to what are the needs going to be in 20 or 30 years, and whether we're doing a good job in thinking ahead”

With a flood of ethanol plants headed toward Minnesota, there's growing concern about whether there will be enough groundwater to satisfy the booming industry's thirst. via StarTribune

State News GRANITE FALLS - Minnesota's reputation as a leader in the treatment of chemical dependency is turned on its head by a report authored this month by Carol Falkowski, director of the chemical health ... via Woodbury Bulletin

A former Minnesota high school teacher was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in South Dakota for sexual contact with a minor and furnishing alcohol to a minor. via WCCO

The cure for nostalgia is to read history, and the cure for holiday sentimentality is to listen for 25 minutes to an old friend telling you in a deep, mournful voice how desolate his life feels to him right now ... via BaltimoreSun.com