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Law Enforcement Blotter: June 25 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, June 25 Trespassing complaint, caller had questions about people trespassing, believes his neighbors mowed his yard and are on his property, Island Road SW, Hoffman. Animal complai
Law Enforcement Blotter: June 25 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, June 25 Trespassing complaint, caller had questions about people...
 News 6 hours 40 min ago
Wolf activists against removing federal protection for the gray wolf cheered and chanted Tuesday, June 25, in Gregory Park in Brainerd. The rally took place before a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service public hearing on delisting gray wolves at nearby Franklin Arts Center. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
National interests converge on central Minnesota in US’s only gray wolf delisting hearing
BRAINERD, Minn. — “I’m sorry we’ve got you lined up with numbers like the state penitentiary,” drawled Lesley Travers, the hearing’s...
 News/science and nature 12 hours 54 min ago
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Seniors invited to health, safety expo
Calling all seniors: The Douglas County Triad will host its 12th annual Senior Expo Thursday, June 27. The free event is at St. Mary's Education...
 News 15 hours 37 min ago
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Residents of Bethany on the Lake and family members, (left to right) Joyce DeGrote, Will Hardy, Edna Larson and Joan Martell enjoy ice cream sundaes Friday, June 21. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Sundaes for a good cause: Bethany on the Lake holds fundraiser for Alzheimer's
It may not have been the warmest of days, but it was still a great day for ice cream. And a great way to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association. On...
 News 11 hours 28 min ago
Alexandria first baseman Kade Loge applies a late tag on an attempted pick-off play during Post 87's game against the Moorhead Blues on Tuesday night at Knute Nelson Memorial Ballpark. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Baseball: Post 87 lacking energy as Moorhead sweeps a doubleheader
The Alexandria Post 87 baseball team hopes to be a factor in the district come tournament time, but a district foe made an early-summer statement...
 sports/baseball June 25, 2019 - 10:02pm
Kevin Osborn, a Minneapolis line cook, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, told reporters at the Capitol about his experience having employers short his paycheck. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
Marital rape loophole to close, wage theft to become a felony among new Minn. laws effective July 1
ST. PAUL -- A loophole in state law that shielded Minnesotans who raped their spouses from prosecution will be closed. Employers that withhold...
 News/government and politics June 24, 2019 - 2:10pm
The Twitter Inc. logo is displayed on an Apple iPhone in this arranged photograph taken in New York. Bloomberg photo by Alex Flynn
Twitter challenge reveals ugly truth behind Minnesota Nice
Hard-core Minnesotans, cover your ears. It’s about to get aggressive in here. Kevin Gallatin, board member of St. Paul’s Highland District...
 lifestyle June 24, 2019 - 11:25am
Alexandria's Shaun Peterson and his daughter, 3.5-year-old Hadley Rae, are all smiles after Peterson won the 15-lap Modified feature to wrap up the races at the Viking Speedway on June 22. (Eric Morken / Echo Press) play button
Viking Speedway: Alex drivers see plenty of success after long delay
Mother Nature has wreaked havoc on the races at the Viking Speedway so far this season, and things did not look good again on Saturday night. The...
 sports/motorsports June 23, 2019 - 10:38am
American Legion Campground managers Dean and Karen Miller and Legion official Dave Coalwell stand at the entrance to the grounds in 2017. Nathan Bowe / Forum News Service
As resorts, campgrounds continue to disappear, Minnesota tourism industry could take a hit
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Resorts and campgrounds, a heavy portion of the Minnesota’s tourism allure, are vanishing one by one from lakeshores...
 Business/Tourism June 24, 2019 - 7:10am
Law Enforcement Blotter: June 24
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Monday, June 24 Noise complaint, report of loud music coming from a  house across the street, Forada Beach...
 News June 25, 2019 - 11:42am
City in good financial shape
Alexandria remains in good financial shape and its audit was clean, according to an annual report by the accounting firm, Abdo, Eick and Meyers. The Alexandria City Council approved the 2018 audit at its Monday night meeting. The city ended 2018 with a fund balance in its general...
 News/government and politics June 24, 2019 - 10:33pm
Future of fairgrounds takes shape
Another step in guiding the future use of the Douglas County Fairgrounds property was taken Monday. The council approved a preliminary plat for the 108-acre site south of County Road 82 that contains the land for the Douglas County Fair, several outbuildings, the Viking Speedway,...
 News/government and politics June 24, 2019 - 10:32pm
Alexandria's energy project pays off
An energy savings project the Alexandria City Council launched in 2016 is still paying off. The contractor, Apex Efficiency Solutions, guaranteed a savings of $229,676 in energy and repair/maintenance costs in the first year and the measured savings amounted to $230,867. A report...
 News/government and politics June 24, 2019 - 10:31pm
Law Enforcement Blotter: June 25 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, June 25 Trespassing complaint, caller had questions about people trespassing, believes his neighbors mowed his yard and are on his property, Island Road SW, Hoffman. Animal complai
Law Enforcement Blotter: June 25 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, June 25 Trespassing complaint, caller had questions about people...
 News 6 hours 40 min ago
Ahmed Tesema, right, the brother of homicide victim Habibi Tesema, testifies against a pardon for Amreya Shefa in St. Paul Tuesday. Matt Sepic / MPR News
Minnesota woman asks pardons board to help her avoid persecution in home country
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Pardons does not appear likely to grant clemency to a woman convicted of killing her husband after he allegedly...
 News/crime and courts 6 hours 49 min ago

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