All of the law enforcement officers in western Minnesota's Renville County participated in a training program this week on how to respond and effectively neutralize someone who wants to cause harm in a public setting.
The Bird Island Cultural Centre is playing host to an exhibit by textile artist Heather MacKenzie through the month of March. MacKenzie, of Minneapolis, weaves in challenging ways and takes inspiration from unconventional themes including computer coding, gender and sexuality, and social classes.
A Craftsman-style bungalow built in 1910 in Bird Island has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Owned by the Bird Island Cultural Centre, the structure earned the spot on the list in April. After expected repairs are completed, it's hoped the building will be open to the public within the next two years.
BIRD ISLAND, Minn. - Rural grocery stores do not have to go the way of the iconic red barn and disappear one by one from the Main Streets of small towns.
WILLMAR, Minn. - Residents in southern Minnesota are mopping up wet basements after a low pressure system dumped rains of up to 9.45 inches Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. The heaviest rains fell during the night hours.Tornadoes were a...
BREWSTER, Minn. - Never would Kathy Miller have imagined anything positive coming from her son's death 11-years ago in Iraq.But just a few weeks after the 11th anniversary of the June 29, 2006, death of Sergeant Kyle Miller, his mother could say:...
WILLMAR, Minn. - Trails4Transplants, an organ donation advocacy group, is in the midst of a horse ride across North Dakota and Minnesota to raise money and promote awareness for eye, tissue and organ donation.Riders have arrived in western Minnes...
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Bird Island woman who has served as a caregiver to her two grandchildren and described as honest and giving to others will serve 42 months in federal prison for stealing $1.7 million from her former employer.
