Chippewa County News

THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF HOLLOWAY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF BENSON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 22 MPH.

A man convicted of murder in Minnesota is accused in an attack and armed robbery at a Chippewa Falls motel.

The national weather service has issued a tornado warning for southern Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Chippewa County in western Minnesota until 7:30 a.m. Between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. severe thunderstorms will ...

Clean up is underway this afternoon in storm-ravaged Clara City, Minn., which the city's public's works director Roger Knapper described as "a mess." Trees and large limbs are down all across the central ...

BENSON, Minn. - Jason Boike's father started raising organic corn 11 years ago, convinced there had to be something better than supplying the commodities pipeline.

Step back in time by taking a short drive south of St. Augusta to Fairhaven Mill.

Someone in Chippewa County was not doing his job enforcing the law two years ago. via Herald Journal

“We still need to conduct a little more investigation”

The day after the crash was nearly silent. This small farming town seemed to reel Wednesday from the horrific school bus crash a day earlier that killed four children and injured 15 more people. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

“The next thing I knew, they were hauling kids out and it was chaos.”

As this small Minnesota town continued to grieve the four children killed, attention was turning to what caused the worst school bus crash in the state in two decades.

The National Transportation Safety Board was joining the Minnesota State Patrol in the investigation, as details started to emerge about a van involved in the accident and its driver.

The van was heading east on County Road 24, which has a stop sign as it ends in a T intersection with state Highway 23, the road the bus was traveling. The van struck the bus, which rolled over onto a truck. Read more

Amerinet Inc., a national health care group purchasing organization, and its affiliate partner Advantage Healthcare Net announced today a new alliance designed to reduce costs and create new efficiencies for 28 ... via Utah Business

“Our partnership is a testimony to Advantage Healthcare Net and the Northern Star Alliance's commitment to deliver cost-effective patient care”

"Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital is a unified health system dedicated to providing a lifetime of quality personalized care. via PR-inside.com

A train derailed and spilled acid early Monday, forcing hundreds to evacuate and schools to close.

The train struck another train that was parked at about 4 a.m., and at least one car leaked hydrochloric acid, a Chippewa County sheriff's dispatcher said. Burlington Northern Santa Fe representative Steve Forsberg said an estimated 50 or more train cars were derailed.

Mayor Curt Koenen said around 400 people were evacuated to a church. A school district canceled classes because of the chemical spill. Read more