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Tribune publisher elected president of Minnesota Newspaper Association
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 3—MINNEAPOLIS — Crystal Miller, publisher of the Albert Lea Tribune and the Austin Daily Herald, was elected president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association, Friday, during the association's ...
West central Minnesota sees new cases fall, hospitalizations rise slightly in state's weekly update
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 17—WILLMAR — About 50 fewer confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in west central Minnesota in the latest weekly situation update from the Minnesota Department of Health. From Feb. ...
More than 550 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported in west central Minnesota this week
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—WILLMAR — One death related to COVID-19 and 558 new cases were reported in the area in the past week, according to updates from the Minnesota Department of Health. This is the fourth ...
Granite Falls, Minnesota, mayor Dave Smiglewski dies after three-year battle with ALS
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 25—GRANITE FALLS — A small western Minnesota community has lost its mayor and tireless advocate who led it through three major, natural disasters. Granite Falls Mayor Dave Smiglewski, 70 ...
Swift County sheriff faces failure to yield charge in May crash near Appleton, Minnesota
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 5—BENSON — A misdemeanor failure to yield charge has been filed against Swift County Sheriff John Holtz in a crash that injured himself and two others in May of 2023. Holtz, 54, of Appleton ...
Business People: North Memorial appoints Trevor Sawallish as CEO
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoOF NOTE North Memorial Health, a Robbinsdale-based network of hospitals and clinics, announced it has named Trevor Sawallish as its chief executive officer. Sawallish succeeds Dr. J. Kevin Croston ...
Some of the state's best deer hunting will be found close to home
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 4—WILLMAR — More than 400,000 hunters were expected to take to the woods and fields of Minnesota during the 2022 deer firearm season, which gets underway Saturday. Odds are, some of the ...
2023 Year in Review: A look back on the top stories in public safety
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 29—WILLMAR — One thing that can be said about a beat as a public safety reporter is it seems there is always something new to report almost every week, and 2023 was no exception. Here is ...
Minnesota State Patrol celebrates diverse new class of troopers
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThree months ago at 4:34 a.m., dozens of cadets woke to lights and yells of command staff. They bolted from their beds, shaking off fatigue before dressing to start the first day of Minnesota ...