Olivia News

Share + Jul 9, 2009 12:15 pm US/Central OLIVIA, Minn. 1 of 1 Thirty-one-year-old Nicolle Prechel can be released on $200,000 bail if she agrees to certain conditions, such as remaining in the state and having no contact with the infant's parents.

Prosecutors say the driver of a van that backed over a tent at a campground in Renville County, killing a toddler, had a preliminary blood-alcohol level of 0.17 percent -- more than twice the legal limit.

Beacon Promotions, Inc. has introduced for immediate use a new function on their web site www.beaconpromotions.com enabling distributors to find the status of their orders and access tracking information on shipped orders.

May 19, 2009 11:09 pm US/Central Reporting Jason DeRusha In the quest for a unique, memorable name, many Minnesota parents ended up giving their children the exact same names.

Fergus Falls area residents had a taste of summer Thursday - something many area residents haven't experienced in quite some time.

A 46-year-old man died in a farm-related accident Wednesday afternoon north of Olivia.

Authorities are investigating after finding one man dead and another man injured in a farm accident north of Olivia in central Minnesota.

Buses carrying National Guard Troops from west central Minnesota will be passing through Pipestone early Sunday morning on their way to the Sioux Falls airport.

OLIVIA a ' A 34-year old Colorado woman was killed and a Bird Island man was critically injured Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Olivia.

A semitrailer truck and a sedan collided in a rural south-central Minnesota intersection, killing the car's driver and severely injuring the truck driver, authorities said.

A 34-year-old Colorado woman is dead after her car collided with a semi truck in Renville County.

The Albert Lea School District anticipates a shortfall of $698,000 in next year's budget as a result of an expected zero increase in state funding.

MONTEVIDEO a ' Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be joining hundreds of citizens from the area as during the upcoming two weekends for send-off events for local troops headed to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The current economic crisis is hard on families, but it's harder on some families than others.

Minnesotans got a break from months of winter weather as temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s.

Glen Rohlik is like a growing number of farmers these days. He installed a small wind turbine on his farm in Redwood County and pumps electricity back through the wires of his local Rural Electric Association ...

The Albert Lea school board this morning voted to offer the position of superintendent of the district to Mike Funk, superintendent of the Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian School District and a lieutenant ...

We want to say thank you for two things today: First, thank you to the six superintendent finalists for coming to Albert Lea and meeting with our school officials.

A day of celebration turns to tragedy as three people are killed in a crash on the way to a family birthday party.

A motorist driving his pickup truck behind a snowplow on an icy central Minnesota highway Saturday went into oncoming traffic and struck a sedan, killing a husband and wife in their 80s and one of their ...