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This 'Patriot House' on Little Detroit Lake is among those that have been broken into recently. The 'Patriot House' was set up for free use by military servicemen and women, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters and first responders. (Vicki Gerdes / Forum News Service)
Fish house vandalism prompts reward
Already this winter there have been two dozen reported cases of break-ins to fish houses in Douglas County. One of those was Carol VanderWeyst's...
 crime and courts / News 16 hours 11 min ago
Alexandria's Ella Grove (left) and Kaye Paschka chase down Willmar senior guard Abby Berskow on defense during Tuesday night's Central Lakes Conference game in Willmar. (Jake Schultz / Forum News Service)
Girls basketball: Alexandria’s undefeated run ends at Willmar
The Alexandria girls basketball team saw its undefeated run come to an end on Tuesday night 13 games into the season. The top-ranked Cardinals...
 sports / basketball 17 hours 20 min ago
B-E School District to start day care program
Parents in the Brandon-Evansville School District may soon have a new option for before- and after-school child care. The B-E School Board approved the adoption of a day care program on both ends of the school day at its Monday night meeting. Surveys were sent to parents of students...
 News 19 hours 12 min ago
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The sun rises on a December morning in the deer woods during the 2018 bow hunting season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Morken: Some takeaways from the 2018 deer season
The buck got downwind of me and knew something was not quite right, but instead of bolting, it seemed to pique his curiosity. It was the morning...
 sports / outdoors January 15, 2019 - 5:00pm
Brian Burke, a good friend of Sarah Block's, gave Jasmine Block a hug at a community celebration in September 2017 that was held in Jasmine's honor. She escaped from three men after being held captive for 29 days. (Echo Press file photo)
Eerie echoes: Similarities in stories of two missing girls
The news of Jayme Closs being found alive hit Sarah Block pretty hard, and was eerily all too familiar. The Alexandria woman is the mother of...
 News January 15, 2019 - 1:28pm
Law Enforcement Blotter: Jan. 11-14
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Friday, Jan. 11 Patrol activity, vehicle in the ditch, 3rd Avenue W., Fairgrounds Road. Suspicious vehicle,...
 News / crime and courts January 15, 2019 - 1:23pm
This photo showing Olof Ohman (center) with the Runestone is dramatized in Mark Jensen’s play “Runestone! The Rock Musical.” (File photo)
Play about Runestone in development
For more than a hundred years, people have debated whether the Kensington Runestone is real or fake. Now, a playwright with ties to the Kensington...
 entertainment / theater January 12, 2019 - 12:08pm
City may use bonds to pay for street projects
An option to issue street reconstruction bonds to pay for street projects in Alexandria is back in play. At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council voted 5-0 to preserve the option of issuing up to $2.5 million in bonds. This does not obligate the city to use even a...
 News / government and politics January 14, 2019 - 10:13pm
Council considers changes to charter
The Alexandria City Council is taking another run at the complex process of changing Alexandria's charter — the 58-year-old document that serves as the city's constitution. At Monday's council meeting, the city's Charter Commission unanimously recommended five amendments to the...
 News / government and politics January 14, 2019 - 10:12pm
Sara Carlson
Mayor's word for 2019: collaboration
As she's done in the past, Alexandria Mayor Sara Carlson presented her word for the year at the city council's first meeting of the year —...
 News / government and politics January 14, 2019 - 10:11pm
Vehicle slides into District 206 school bus
A District 206 school bus carrying 44 students was rear-ended by a vehicle Monday morning in Alexandria, while five more students were waiting to board. The crash was reported at 7:18 a.m., on the 1500 block of N. Nokomis St., and occurred in slippery conditions. The bus contained...
 News / accidents January 14, 2019 - 2:42pm
Matthew Carlsen
Zwilling, Carlsen nominated for ExCEL award
Anna Zwilling and Matthew Carlsen have been nominated by Alexandria Area High School for the ExCEL Award. ExCEL — which stands for Excellence...
 News / education January 14, 2019 - 1:22pm
Professional snowmobile driver Colt Dellandrea leans into the first turn at the Viking Speedway during the 2018 Winter Spectacular. The Winter Spectacular races ran in Alexandria from 2014-2018 but will not be back this February for a sixth straight year. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Winter Spectacular won't be held in 2019
Alexandria's Jeff Karrow remembers clearly looking up into the grandstands from turn four at the Viking Speedway in 2014 during the Winter Spectacular...
 sports / motorsports January 11, 2019 - 5:00pm
Parkers Prairie sophomore Faith Alberts puts up a short jump shot over the Brandon-Evansville defense on Friday night. Alberts had a game-high 24 points in helping the Panthers to the win. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Girls basketball: Panthers leave no doubt in snapping B-E’s winning streak
On paper, Friday night’s Little Eight Conference and Section 6A matchup between Parkers Prairie and Brandon-Evansville had the makings of a...
 sports / basketball January 11, 2019 - 11:13pm
In the Know: State at risk of losing innovators
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce recently released the 2019 Business Benchmarks. This annual report compiles key indicators that define our business climate — where Minnesota ranks compared with other states — to identify strengths and areas for improvement for Minnesota to compete...
 opinion / columns 9 hours 6 min ago

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