Staples News

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is hosting a kick-off meeting for the Crow Wing River Major Watershed Project on Wednesday, Jan.

In March the Red Eye River rose to flood levels not seen in many years. The flooding was not confined to the Red Eye, but rivers across Wadena County had record flood levels with roads and homes damaged by the rising water.

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, was the 22nd fastestgrowing public, two-year college in the nation within its enrollment category in 2008.

The Cass County Sheriff's Department announced a $10,000 reward would be offered to anyone with information that would lead to finding Peter Achermann.

Wadena Co. Highway Dept. won its first-ever statewide project award. Pictured, l-r, Jeff Adolfson, Larry Malone, Tyler Boyne and Dianna Heston.

Emergency responders worked Saturday afternoon to free the driver of a 2005 Chevy Silverado after the pickup was struck by two semis on Highway 71 in Sebeka.

A Koch Industries pipeline near Staples, Minn., has been shut after spilling an estimated 5,000 barrels of crude oil on Friday, according to a state official.

The Central Lakes Ag Center hosted its 22nd Annual Farm Forum Dec. 2 in the Assembly Room at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College.

The MN Office of Pipeline Safety has confirmed that as of 6 a.m. this morning, nearly 210,000 gallons of crude oil have been spilled from the Koch Pipeline near Staples, MN.

Share + Dec 5, 2009 1:45 pm US/Central STAPLES, Minn. 1 of 1 Stephen Mikkelson of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says about 210,000 gallons of crude oil oozed out of a pipeline by Friday morning.

A pipeline belonging to the Koch Pipeline Company burst and spilled the equivalent of 5,000 barrels worth of crude oil Friday morning, south of Staples, Minn., said Kristine Chapin, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety.

A plane that took off from an airport in Lakeville on Friday is missing and a search is continuing today, the Todd County Sheriff's Office says.

Family and friends of the pilot of a plane missing since Friday, November 13, continued the search on foot in Wadena County this week.

The Schoon Farms outside of Verndale sustained extensive property damage from a fire reported at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12.

WADENA, Minn. -- Volunteers are planning another ground and air search for a Minnesota pilot missing since Friday.

Rescue crews are searching for a plane that has been missing in Minnesota since Friday.

A Wing River Township farm was severely damaged by fire on Thursday night. The fire was reported just after 11:30 PM and the Verndale Fire Department was paged to respond.

The 1916 Sociability Run for the Jefferson Highway at its stopover in Menahga. The Menahga Journal editor estimated that 500 people attended the event.

The Wadena County Board approved the appointment of Assistant County Engineer Jeff Adolphson as interim Highway Department head at their October 21 meeting.

STAPLES - Deputies are looking for information about a boat and trailer stolen in Todd County.