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Law Enforcement Blotter: Friday, April 20 through Monday, April 23
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Friday, April 20 Gas leak, smell of propane in the home, Farwell. Suspicious vehicle, spoke with owner and...
 News / crime and courts 1 hour 13 min ago
Safety first at annual bike rodeo
The annual bike safety rodeo took place Saturday, April 21, at the Law Enforcement Training Center, at Alexandria Technical and Community College....
 community / events 4 hours 59 min ago
Rhonda Fuchs
Commissioners meet new veterans services officer
Once a combat engineer in the U.S. Army, Jacob Turner now serves as Douglas County's new veterans services officer. As a U.S. Army specialist,...
 News / government and politics 5 hours 26 min ago
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New lease may speed launch of medical helicopter
LifeLink III medical helicopters should soon be able to launch two minutes faster in Alexandria — time that could make a difference in saving lives, according to the company. The faster lift-offs will be possible because of a new lease agreement the Alexandria City Council approved...
 News 16 hours 41 min ago
City approves morgue agreement
What would happen if a disaster was so bad the hospital would run out of morgue space? The Alexandria City Council has a plan for such a scenario after it approved a memorandum of understanding with the Douglas County Hospital Monday night. It updates the morgue services provisions...
 News / government and politics 16 hours 42 min ago
Big housing development seeks changes
Changes in a large apartment development will be considered at the Alexandria City Council meeting on Monday, April 23. Unique Development LLP is seeking a conditional use permit, amendments to its planned unit development and other zoning requests for its property near Woodland Elementary...
 News April 21, 2018 - 11:36am
Ann Carrott
Judge says Wetterling files are public
Judge Ann Carrott ruled Thursday that all the documents in the investigative file in the Jacob Wetterling case must be released to the public. Patty...
 News April 20, 2018 - 4:40pm
Alexandria's Zach Wosepka follows through on a return during his fourth singles win against Willmar on Thursday that helped Alexandria win a 4-3 decision over its Central Lakes Conference rivals. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Tennis: Cardinals off to a quick start
Alexandria’s Grant Storm and Eli Simonson went back and forth with Willmar’s first doubles duo, Ryan Ackerman and Ben Hisken, on Thursday...
 sports / tennis April 20, 2018 - 1:28pm
Law Enforcement Blotter: Wednesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 19
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Wednesday, April 18 Check welfare of person, believes someone came into his house at midnight and put a gun...
 crime and courts / News April 20, 2018 - 10:51am
Superintendent Julie Critz of the Alexandria Area School District talks about Devin Lancaster, right, a 2017 AAHS grad who is now a student in Alexandria Technical & Community College's welding program. (Ross Evavold / Echo Press)
Area working to plug skills gap
The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Douglas County is the lowest in at least a quarter of a century, said Bob Defries, the director...
 News April 20, 2018 - 10:37am
Travis Yohnke stands for a photo during a visit to North Dakota State University. The Bison are one of a handful of football programs that Yohnke is seriously considering. (Submitted photo)
Yohnke getting offers from DI programs
A lot of kids dream about putting on their favorite football team's jersey and playing at a college level. Not every kid grows up to have that...
 football / sports April 20, 2018 - 5:47am
Brandon-Evansville's Colton Sherman unloads his shotgun during last year's state championship shoot in Alexandria. Sherman returns as a senior captain for B-E with fellow senior Michael Schroeder and as one of the top shooters in the state. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Trap shooting: B-E looks for a return to state
The Brandon-Evansville trap shooting team is ready to try to get back to the state tournament in Prior Lake again this season. Brandon-Evansville...
 sports April 20, 2018 - 5:47am
Rick Randazzo
NorthStar Academy team accepted into new hockey league
Despite not yet having a team assembled, NorthStar Christian Academy in Alexandria has been accepted into the inaugural season of the North American...
 sports / hockey April 19, 2018 - 5:00pm
Alexandria boys hockey coach Ian Resch coaches his team from the bench at the Xcel Energy Center in the Cardinals' win over Hermantown on March 9, 2018. Resch touted Alexandria's high school team as one of the best in Minnesota right now after the Cardinals finished second in the Class A state tournament. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
How will NorthStar's hockey team affect the Cardinals?
The NorthStar Christian Academy in Alexandria was approved to have a boys hockey team join a new prep league under the umbrella of the North...
 sports / hockey April 19, 2018 - 5:00pm
Change made for 'Nunsense!'
The show will go on, although earlier this week Andria Theatre's performance of "Nunsense!" was in question. A special preview was cancelled Tuesday when an injury to one of the actors left the show without anyone to step into the role. However, arrangements have been made, and "Nunsense!"...
 community / events April 19, 2018 - 10:22am

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