Monticello News

Eric Van Hecke and his wife, Jennifer of Monticello, Minn., put the final touches on a floragraph, Dec.

Kesa Featherstone thought she was set. She had worked as a supervisor at Cargill Food Solutions in Monticello for 13 years and was prepared to remain there the rest of her career.

The City Council is taking greater care in appointing someone to fill the Thorsted vacancy, since voters could voice their opposition to a choice they do not like at the ballot box.

Share + Dec 29, 2009 9:31 pm US/Central Reporting Bill Hudson MONTICELLO, Minn. 1 of 1 More than 20 years ago, Sheila Lawrence was feeding just 15 swans.

Share + Dec 23, 2009 6:45 pm US/Central Reporting Amelia Santaniello ST. PAUL 1 of 1 Fifteen-month-old Jack Van Hecke was killed September 2006 in a car accident in Monticello.

Minnesota has nuclear power plants in Monticello and Red Wing , pictured above. In 2008, Minnesota ranked 21st in nuclear capacity and 21st in nuclear power generation in the United States.

Initiative Foundation President Kathy Gaalswyk announced the appointment of two local members to its 2010 board of trustees.

The new service facility at Hoglund Bus Co. Inc.a s main dealership in Monticello, Minn., connects the dealershipa s parts warehouse and another service facility.

Suspect apprehended after allegedly firing on trooper HOPE, Minn. - A 29-year-old Moline, Ill.

A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters today, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.

MONTICELLO - An orthopedic surgeon will talk about hip replacement surgery from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday at The Court on the campus of St.

Public health officials are asking smokers to put out their butts today, as part of the Great American Smokeout.

The recent unseasonable warmth not withstanding, it's Winter Hazard Awareness week in Minnesota.

Since leaving the Air Force five years ago, I've been proud to be a veteran, but in past years never really paid attention to the sentiments that people express on Veterans Day.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. Republican state Sen.

Monica Say of Monticello was stopped with her boys ages 2 and 4 in the back seat and a .21 blood-alcohol level, police say.

With an uncapped bottle of rum in the diaper bag and her two little ones in the car with her, a drunken driver led police on a 4-mile-plus chase through traffic in western Hennepin County before she pulled over and was arrested, authorities said this afternoon.

How many times do the people have to be proven right before their political leaders listen to them? The recent cancellation of Big Stone II by its investors brings that question to mind.

Over the past few years, there have been numerous lawsuits by telcos against various municipalities that have decided to launch municipal fiber broadband projects.

Regional telco TDS Telecommunications last week issued a press release announcing a major milestone for the company: 50Mbps service over fiber optic cable to residents of Monticello, Minnesota.