Kandiyohi News

The Atwater Sunfish Gazette, a twice-a-month newspaper launched almost three years ago to serve residents of Atwater and Kandiyohi, published its final edition Wednesday.

A plea deal says a Kandiyohi County Veterans Service Officer won't get jail time for allegedly stealing about $200 of veterans' bus money.

A 17-year-old Texan has drowned in Games Lake in central Minnesota. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department says Oscar Alenjandro Ramirez of Eagle Pass, Texas, drowned Saturday.

Residents in west central Minnesota are waking up to storms packing heavy rain, large hail, damaging winds and a possible tornado, the National Weather Service said.

A tornado warning is in effective for southern Kandiyohi, southeastern Swift and eastern Chippewa counties, the National Weather Service announced.

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the woman accused of causing the fatal Cottonwood school bus crash last February.

A tornado has touched down near Willmar, damaging a farm, a mobile home dealership, and some homes just south of town.

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The National Weather Service says a tornado has touched down near Willmar and it sent metal debris swirling through the air.

With two-thirds of the candidate filing period gone, area election races are shaping up.

Nestled in a heavily wooded area just outside New London, the country home of Graden and Becky West is virtually 100 percent energy efficient thanks to a rotating solar panel that follows the sun.

DFL Party members endorsed three-time previous candidate Bruce Shuck to run for an open House District 13A seat earlier this week.

A county road near this west-central Minnesota town is being used for a national study on intelligent compaction, an experimental construction method designed to create longer-lasting roads.

Family physician Dr. Daron Gersch said Thursday he plans to run as a Republican this fall for the House District 13A legislative seat.

Xcel Energy customers in parts of Stearns, Kandiyohi and Meeker counties could go without power until early Friday.

Just after 3 p.m. , the State Patrol was called to an accident on Highway 12 in Kandiyohi County . via KSAX

A late-season accumulating snowfall is expected in western and parts of Central Minnesota today and tonight, according to the National Weather Service. via St. Cloud Times

“And the dollars -- it pays quite well for land that maybe isn't as good, up next to the ditch bank is lot of clay, so the land isn't as productive as it would be out in the middle of field. I think dollar for dollar it's a good investment.”

Minnesota could soon lose up to 25 percent of the land currently set aside in programs to protect water and wildlife. via Minnesota Public Radio

Published: March 25. 2008 12:30AM - Last updated: March 25. 2008 11:25AM STORY CHAT United Way of Central Minnesota is expanding its 2-1-1 helpline to Kandiyohi County. via St. Cloud Times

Kandiyohi authorities look to solve 25-year-old murder case WILLMAR, Minn. Seventy-five-year-old Joseph "Scriver" Olson was found dead 25 years ago, but authorities in Kandiyohi County say the case can still be ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson