What would you call an unprecedented number of Minnesotans owing back rent (many on the verge of homelessness) combined with an unprecedented …
The Minnesota constitution says governors may appoint notaries public and “other officers” with “the advice and consent of the senate.”
After nearly two years of combating the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two facts have become clear. COVID-19 can be deadly and the pola…
What do a dentist, an elevator boring contractor, a law enforcement officer and a farmer living in Minnesota have in common?
There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate…
Many of Minnesota’s drought-ridden wetlands are not currently wet but this doesn’t mean they are unprotected.
We judge elected officials based on their position on the issues we care about. We may cast our ballot for candidates that most represent the …
Most of us were raised with the mantra, “don’t spend more than you have.” Is what is good for us good for America?
Now that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sent to prison for at least 15 years (22.5 years with time off for good beha…
Editorially, our newspapers have previously called for more prompt attention to the most important work of the 92nd meeting of our Minnesota L…
After nearly two years of combating the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two facts have become clear. COVID-19 can be deadly and the pola…
What do a dentist, an elevator boring contractor, a law enforcement officer and a farmer living in Minnesota have in common?
There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate…
Many of Minnesota’s drought-ridden wetlands are not currently wet but this doesn’t mean they are unprotected.
We judge elected officials based on their position on the issues we care about. We may cast our ballot for candidates that most represent the …
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Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident — and former resident, like me — has been struck with angui…
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time to get ready to enjoy egg hunting, chocolate eggs, and bunnies, of course. While the pandemic i…
About a year ago, we carried a story about how local churches were preparing for Easter, with the coronavirus on the doorstep and gathering re…
Throughout the pandemic, mental health has been a part of the conversation. Whether that was reopening schools, the consequences of being stuc…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported no new deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday for the first time in nearly a year, even while…
More than a million Minnesotans were added to the queue last week when Gov. Tim Walz announced expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines, …
All Waconia Public School students were able to go back to in-person classes this week for the first time in months.
Though it was delayed, Central’s fall play is ready for release. As written about in a previous article back in fall of 2020, instead of a sta…
When it comes to the important work underway at the State Capitol in St. Paul, the months before the projected May 17 adjournment will be domi…
Your zip code should not determine your educational opportunities.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include comment from Waconia schools superintendent Pat Devine and to include information about …
“Due North” is the name given by DFL Gov. Tim Walz to his educational initiatives. It is an extensive two-page list of goals addressing the im…
Puzzles are good for your brain and are popular with seniors. And in this puzzling pandemic year, local 4-Hers found a way to reach out to sen…
Editorially, our newspapers have previously called for more prompt attention to the most important work of the 92nd meeting of our Minnesota L…
We’ve learned many lessons in the many months since COVID-19 dominated every aspect of our being.
Minnesota has received millions of dollars for emergency housing assistance in the past year.
Minnetrista Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing since Saturday, June 12.
“Someone is never really gone when someone else remembers their name.”
Last year’s local Memorial Day observances were perhaps the most solemn in recent history, with an unknown pandemic lurking and cemetery servi…
We’ve come to expect it: The Minnesota Legislature hits its required adjournment date with the most important business – the biennial budget –…
For many of us, with the pandemic of the past 15 months seemingly under control, life is getting back to some kind of normal. But for those wh…
One might expect that with the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment and the economy, applicants would be lining up for a…
As part of their meeting on April 20, the county commissioners had a few items to discuss. Despite some technical difficulties, they and their…
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident — and former resident, like me — has been struck with angui…
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time to get ready to enjoy egg hunting, chocolate eggs, and bunnies, of course. While the pandemic i…
Last year’s local Memorial Day observances were perhaps the most solemn in recent history, with an unknown pandemic lurking and cemetery servi…
We’ve come to expect it: The Minnesota Legislature hits its required adjournment date with the most important business – the biennial budget –…
For many of us, with the pandemic of the past 15 months seemingly under control, life is getting back to some kind of normal. But for those wh…
One might expect that with the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment and the economy, applicants would be lining up for a…
As part of their meeting on April 20, the county commissioners had a few items to discuss. Despite some technical difficulties, they and their…
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident — and former resident, like me — has been struck with angui…
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Latest COVID-19 News in Region
- Carver County COVID-19 Positive Case and Vaccine Tracker
- Morrison County COVID-19 Positive Case Tracker
- Carver County gets high marks for health, pandemic challenges linger
- Morrison County averaging 54 new COVID cases per week
- County re-opens COVID-19 testing site in Waconia
- Morrison County COVID-19 trends remain unchanged
- COVID cases steady locally, on the rise elsewhere
- Deaths down as COVID-19 case numbers go up slightly
