Ortonville News

After a quiet Saturday, another winter storm will arrive in Minnesota late Sunday, bringing snow that will fall for several days.

The pastor of a church in west-central Minnesota has been given an 11 1/2-year prison sentence on convictions for kidnapping, assault and burglary.

A lot has changed in the banking business since Paul Lindholm assumed duties in January 1960 as CEO of Blue Earth State Bank in southern Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border.

The newest Rice Hospice volunteers don't drink coffee or drive cars, but they can still decrease patient anxiety and stress, provide a diversion from physical discomfort, and make their patients laugh or smile.

Crews are working to clean up an ammonia spill in northeast South Dakota this morning.

About two weeks ago, the Howard Lake Police Department's K-9 officer, Felony, escaped his kennel.

There are a lot of benefits to living in a small town or in the country. But if you have a serious health problem, there are also some drawbacks.

Many people consider the Norsk Hostfest a 'home away from home'. Others may consider it that...because they bring their home with them! The festival is an RV destination for many and at Hostfest, making them feel welcome is an important job.

From his Petersburg youth and Jackson High upbringing was born a musical talent that made a short run at stardom in the 1970s and a lasting impression on music in mid-America. Patrick Rasmussen and the college buddies who came together as the band Clutch and the Shifters will re-converge Saturday to rev up their audience during an encore ...

The manager of the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center and his band from the 1970s will be inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame, formerly the Minnesota Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Fame, this weekend in Sherburn.

Last update: September 4, 2009 - 1:23 PM The Very Timely Huntdown Name: Jerry Koosman Claim to Fame, Minnesota: pitched for the Twins from 1979, when he won 20 games, through the middle of 1981, when he was traded to the White Sox for Randy Johnson .

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 08/28/2009 8:35 AM Some lemons just don't make lemonade... but I can appreciate the effort "mbt" from Ortonville is making to publicize the algae pollution on Big Stone Lake.

Almost one thousand bike riders rolled into Saint Peter this afternoon.They were taking part in the 20th anniversary of The Ride Across Minnesota for Multiple Sclerosis Society.The group is following the original route, starting in Ortonville Monday and ending Friday in Welch for around 250 miles.The original ride raised 160-thousand dollars with ...

Twenty years ago, Joann Johnson was looking for a new adventure. A new mission, if you will.

ROCHESTER -- Bryon Lee Strei, 64, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.