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DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE   January 22 Adult male reported he had been sexually assaulted as a child. Assisted state patrol with a search near Garfield, two individuals arrested for drug possession. Brought heater to elderly man whose furnace broke,...

The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota. Smoking in Minnesota drops ST. PAUL -- Fewer Minnesotans are smoking. The Department of Health Thursday reported that new study results show smoking fell 14.4 percent...

Thousands of Minnesotans came to the State Capitol today, Thursday, to urge lawmakers to ban taxpayer funded abortions. Pro-lifers also called on legislators to protect the safety of women by licensing abortion centers. The 41st annual MCCL March for Life marked the anniversary...

An Alexandria police officer was injured on-duty Tuesday night. According to the law enforcement blotter, the officer responded to a call for a welfare check on a person in Alexandria around 10 p.m. The complainant told dispatchers that their son had posted on Facebook that...

DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE January 21 Miltona Fire Department paged for mutual aid for structure fire on CR 46, Parkers Prairie. Vehicle vs. deer crash at CR8 and CR40, Alexandria, vehicle damaged. Horses on the loose at CR 120 and 39th Ave, Alexandria; owner...

  Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in December, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.6 percent. State employers cut 5,200 jobs...