Watertown News

Codington County authorities have charged a 52-year-old Pierz, Minn., man with aggravated grand theft after 188 head of cattle allegedly were stolen from a Watertown auction barn March 3. Sheriff Toby Wishard says Joey "Joe" Varner was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Fergus Falls, Minn.

Investigators found 130 pounds of pot in a Savage home and a pot-growing operation in Watertown.

As the ultrasound tech spread the cool gel over her swollen belly, Brendalee Flint held her breath.

It started with jam sessions at the Three Crows Cafe and Coffee House in Delano, and led to four musicians combining their different music styles, experience, and talent to produce bluegrass tunes as the Prairiegrass Band.

Apr 28, 2009 1:09 pm US/Central WATERTOWN, Minn. A nursing home employee was fired after the Minnesota Department of Health investigated inappropriate photographs posted on Facebook.

The weather is starting to warm up, and thoughts are turning to the outdoors. What to plant and where to plant it are just two of the questions flowing through gardeners' minds this time of year.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," stated Crystal Foust, senior planner for the City of Watertown.

Twenty-five years ago, six young Future Farmers of America members from Minnesota joined together as the state officer team to lead the state's blue corduroy wearing youth.

Just a few miles north of Highway 12 on County Road 9 near Waverly stands a gorgeous brick building with a towering steeple, known as Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church.

Budget reductions have been the center of attention for the past few months for the entire school district.

If you weren't at the RCTC Fieldhouse Saturday, you missed out on quite the wrestling tournament and fundraiser.

Garrett Kling, an 18-year-old senior at Watertown-Mayer High School, was the grand-prize winner at the third annual Watertown Film Festival for his short film "Home School Musical," described as a ...

A Wayzata man died Tuesday after his vehicle struck a tree in Franklin Township.

There are a number of Winsted and Lester Prairie emergency medical technicians , trained in basic life support, who volunteer their time regularly to Ridgeview Ambulance to help provide better emergency medical ...

In celebration of International Yoga Day, free yoga will be offered from 8 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. at Watertown-Mayer Primary School on Saturday, Jan.

"We need to get more people into the downtown," Brent Mareck, Winsted city administrator said.

After a couple of position changes and promotions occurred within the Carver County Sheriff's Office, the stars aligned for Deputy Greg Gowan to become the new Town Cop for the city of Watertown.

Aa S58-year-old Backus native was convicted in Cass County District Court Dec. 12 of having sexual contact with an incapacitated adult woman at his cabin.

Two people, including a young Minnesota boy, died late last week in a two-car accident on U.S. 12 west of Milbank.

This photo, taken about 1898, shows the Justus home at Swede Lake near Watertown.