Willmar News

Three Minnesotans were elected to the National League of Cities board of directors at a national convention last week in San Antonio.

Analysis by Doug Grow Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, tried to chill the souls of his Republican colleagues.

Two men who came into a Willmar store, who brandished black handguns and demanded money, are now in custody thanks to one key piece of evidence.

When Anthony Bemboom headed to Iowa Western to play baseball, there was a notion the Sauk Rapids graduate might some day wind up at St.

A woman who backed a minivan over a tent at a southern Minnesota campground and killed a baby has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

Authorities have identified the 77-year-old motorist from Willmar, Minn., who man died in a broadside crash.

A 77-year-old Willmar, Minn., man died Thursday in a broadside crash. It happened about 2:30 p.m. west of Willmar in Chippewa County at the intersection of Hwy.

The ten-week-old pit bull, brittany spaniel mix finally has a name after she survived a deadly attack.

Citing increased risk, political bickering and even possible open-meeting law violations, the League of Minnesota Cities took the extraordinary step Wednesday of eliminating insurance coverage for the embattled city of Greenfield.

After the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, don't count on Cub Foods to help pare the price of gas at Holiday Stationstores.

25 year-old Daniel Loera made his first appearance in Kandiyohi County District Court on Monday.

Work along Highway 68 south and west of Minneota will eventually create a better habitat for area ducks.

WILLMAR, Minn. - Another step in the long development road of returning commuter rail to the Willmar-Twin Cities corridor occurred Wednesday night.

Authorities say a dispute with a tennant led a 57-year-old Willmar man to point a gun at another man, and then shoot and kill at least 5 puppies.

Share + Oct 28, 2009 11:38 am US/Central WILLMAR, Minn. A Willmar, Minn. man has been taken into custody and charged with assault and animal cruelty for allegedly shooting seven puppies.

Danny Duron Jr., 18, of Willmar, was sentenced Tuesday to 150 days in the county jail, 100 hours of community service and probation until his 21st birthday on two charges stemming from a May 21 incident that involved kidnapping a teenager and stealing his car from McDonald's parking lot.

A gas leak sent flames 30 feet in the air at an ethanol plant cooperative near Atwater.

A fire that started Saturday morning at an ethanol plant in Atwater, Minn. needed the assistance of nine different fire departments before it was put out.

COLD SPRING - Rocori built a 2-0 lead. It wasn't good enough, as Willmar rallied to tie the match 2-2. The Spartans built a 6-1 lead in the final set.

Kristen Jensen , of Savage, was recently honored by Ridgewater College-Willmar Campus in the third-annual Recognition Ceremony.