The Minnesota Department of Health reports two counties in central Minnesota are seeing a heightened risk of COVID-19 this holiday season. RSV and influenza are also on the rise statewide. Pope and ...

CLITHERALL, MINN. - As the only Minnesota county named after a fur-bearing mammal, Otter Tail County’s marketing campaigns pretty much write themselves. “Find your inner otter!” invites the Otter Tail ...

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Iowa legislative leaders disagree on whether a proposal to allow the state buy nine southern Minnesota counties is an "outside the box" idea worth exploring or "frankly offensive" to Iowans with more ...

WILLMAR -- Minnesota counties with their own gravel taxes collected $4.3 million in revenues last year, and the collections are expected to only grow in the years ahead. Since the state Legislature ...

Such exhibitions historically alter their host city’s landscape, leaving behind grand mementos. Seattle got its Space Needle.

President Donald Trump’s push for mass deportations could mean more money for Minnesota counties that partner with federal immigration officials. Sherburne, Kandiyohi and Freeborn counties all have ...

Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed health and human services budget would cut spending by about $1.3 billion over four years and would ...

In the first year of the pandemic, migration out of densely populated, expensive cities like New York and San Francisco was especially notable. Many moved to Sun Belt states where the weather is ...

SLAYTON — Serving as the Murray County attorney for the past decade, Travis Smith’s work was recognized by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association earlier this month with the MCAA Award of ...