SILVER LAKE, Minn. — A 65-year-old South Dakota man is facing drug charges after approximately 110 grams of methamphetamine was seized from his vehicle near Silver Lake Sunday.  Agents with the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force stopped the vehicle around 1 p.m. Sept. 6 near Iris Road and 190th Street in McLeod County. Agents knew the driver had outstanding warrants from Lac Qui Parle County.  A Minnesota State Patrol K-9 alerted to the vehicle, leading to a search. Agents found about 110 grams of methamphetamine hidden in the engine compartment, along with additional methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle and engine compartment.  The 65-year-old passenger, [...]

MARSHALL, Minn. — The Market Street Mall in Marshall is on the market, but the property’s sale does not mean Kal’s Motor Group plans to leave the location.  Owner Dan Kallevig purchased the mall property in 2023 and expanded Kal’s Motor Group into the building. The business, which is based in Wadena and also has locations in Park Rapids and Marshall, sells side-by-sides, golf carts, used vehicles, mowers, snowblowers, tools and ice fishing houses.  Kallevig said he is currently looking to sell the real estate because he has not had the leadership in place to fully utilize the available space. Kal’s Motor Group and Maurices are currently [...]

DFL U.S. Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has accepted invitations to participate in two debates with Republican nominee Michele Tafoya in October.  Flanagan's campaign says one debate would be hosted by MPR News in St. Paul. The other would originate in Duluth and be televised through a partnership involving KBJR and FOX 9.  Dates and broadcast details have not yet been finalized, and Tafoya has not yet accepted the invitations.  Flanagan and Tafoya won their respective August primary elections and are competing for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tina Smith, who is retiring. 

MINNEOTA, Minn. — Boxelder Bug Days will return to Minneota this weekend, with three days of activities planned September 11-13. The celebration begins Friday night with a performance by Danica Michaels at 8 p.m. on the main stage. Saturday features a full schedule of events, including a tractor show, Family Fun Run/Walk, parade, sand volleyball, the Vietnam Memorial Center, kids’ tractor pull, pickleball, chili cook-off and tasting, inflatables, bean bags tournaments and the Route 68 Big Band. Saturday evening entertainment includes performances by Up South, Ali Gray and Queen Coronation, followed by a street dance featuring Casey Muessigmann. Courtesy van rides [...]

MARSHALL, Minn. — Southwest Minnesota State University is highlighting its agriculture programs and connections with the community through two events this week, including the eighth annual Agronomy Field Day on Friday and the 20th annual Ag Bowl on Saturday. The Agronomy Field Day is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the SMSU Agronomy Field Trials Farm at 2927 265th Avenue in Marshall. The event will begin with lunch and presentations at noon, followed by tours of the field plots. The program will feature SMSU faculty and staff, along with representatives from the Minnesota Soybean Research [...]

Thousands of Minnesota students are back in classrooms, and the Office of Traffic Safety is reminding motorists to pay close attention around school buses and bus stops.  Mike Hanson with the Office of Traffic Safety says drivers need to be aware that school buses will once again be common on area roads.  "We really need to (Be conscious of and aware of school buses; they're going to be all over the place again, and drivers need to really pay attention to what they're doing around those buses)"  Motorists are required to stop at least 20 feet from a school bus displaying red flashing [...]

LUVERNE, Minn. — A Minnesota fire truck manufacturer is being acquired by an Iowa-based company. Stellar Industries of Garner, Iowa, has acquired Midwest Fire, a custom fire apparatus manufacturer headquartered in Luverne. Midwest Fire has designed and manufactured fire trucks since 1987, including brush trucks, pumpers, tankers, quick-attacks and Type 3 trucks. Stellar President Dave Zrostlik says the acquisition expands the company's work truck portfolio into the fire and emergency response market while adding Midwest Fire's nearly four decades of experience. Midwest Fire will continue operating as a distinct company, with its headquarters and operations remaining in Luverne. Eligible Midwest Fire [...]

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Fairgoers can have their voices heard on issues facing Minnesota through political polling at the Minnesota House of Representatives booth in the Education Building at the State Fair.  Representative Rick Hansen says staff are also answering questions from fairgoers. One topic drawing attention is a proposed constitutional amendment involving the permanent school trust fund.  "We’ve had some questions about the Constitutional Amendment on increasing the percentage on the permanent public school trust fund so I think that’s new for maybe many new voters so we’ve been describing how that was unanimous in both houses, it’s bipartisan. It doesn’t cost anything. That’s [...]

WELLS, Minn. — A southern Minnesota man is dead and two boys are seriously injured following a tractor rollover near Wells.  The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Timothy Steinborn of Walters was driving an Oliver tractor Tuesday with two boys, ages eight and ten, when the tractor entered a steep roadside ditch at an angle and overturned.  All three were trapped beneath the tractor. Steinborn died at the scene. Emergency crews rescued the boys, who were airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester with serious injuries.  The crash remains under investigation. 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Two people and the suspected gunman are dead following a shooting at an apartment building near Loring Park in Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon. Six others were injured, including three Minneapolis police officers. Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Bill Peterson says officers entered the building, found victims and followed the sound of gunfire to an upper floor. Officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility before exchanging gunfire with the suspect. “On that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility. Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect. Three officers were injured. Two of them were injured by gunfire,” [...]