Chippewa County News

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.

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

Authorities have a preliminary cause of death for the soldier found dead in the Chippewa County Forest - hypothermia due to exposure.

A Marshfield man accused of stabbing three people Sept. 15 in Chippewa County will undergo a mental competency evaluation before he returns to court next month.

Three people were stabbed during a fight at a Montevideo establishment early Friday morning, a news release from the Montevideo Police Department said.

After hearing that Rita Parr had a dog who could read, I had to see for myself. Not knowing what to expect, I headed to Parr's Hardware on the city's northwest side, where I was greeted by Klaus, a handsome 2-year-old German shepherd.

The weather cooperated, so state Rep. Paul Thissen of Mpls assembled a few dozen friends, relatives and neighbors in his South Mpls backyard this morning and officially announced as a candidate for the DFL endorsementA for governor.

Jun 18, 2009 5:05 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Maria Josephine Bjerke, 25, who pleaded guilty in April, received 365 days in prison and will be on supervised probation for two years.

Rescue divers discover the body of a Wisconsin teen who drowned during a cliff jump yesterday.

The pilot of an ultralight died when the aircraft crashed in a field just west of Stanley.

The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the Apple Valley woman who died in a weekend crash near Watson in Chippewa County.

Two years later those prairie-hearty vines produced their first grapes, and since the start, the vineyard has been expanded to nine acres.

I read with great interest the commentary by Rep. Andrew Falk in your paper on "Proposed budget cuts threaten rural hospitals." Rep.