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The speed limit has been increased on eastbound Highway 210 near the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport in Brainerd. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, where road quality allows, speed limits will be increased from 55 mph to 60 on state two-lane highways. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
For those who can't drive 55, MnDOT initiative for state highways is just the ticket
ST. PAUL -- This one’s for all the speed demons out there. As motorists might have noticed, stretches of state highways have seen speed limits...
 News/traffic and construction November 17, 2018 - 7:30am
Jeff Nelson has been an umpire for five no-hitters, many playoff games and was the plate umpire for game seven of the 2014 World Series. Photo by Steve Priest.
From no-hitters to opening days to World Series: Jeff Nelson has seen it all as an MLB umpire
On Sunday, Oct. 28, most sports fans—and especially baseball fans—had their eyes locked on their televisions. For Jeff Nelson, he...
 sports/other November 15, 2018 - 4:00pm
Scott Hansen
Comedy show coming to Afton House Inn
Minnesota Comedian of the Year Scott Hansen will be entertaining at the Afton House Inn on Friday, Nov. 23. Hasnen has appeared on HBO, Showtime,...
 entertainment November 17, 2018 - 8:00am
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Andy Fuenffinger of Cottage Grove stacks bean cans for Kaity Forsythe, 17, to stage for Thanksgiving boxes prepared by the St. Paul Park-Newport Lions Club on Saturday. Club members and volunteers, who got help from Cottage Grove Lions Club members, packed 155 Thanksgiving meal baskets for needy south Washington County residents. The meals were delivered Saturday.
Thanksgiving baskets to feed families
The work took just a matter of minutes, but the results will feed more than 150 families this Thanksgiving. Dozens of volunteers turned out...
 lifestyle/food November 21, 2010 - 8:11am
The Carousel is set to close on Dec. 31 after seven years in business. Kelsey Roy / RiverTown Multimedia
Downtown Hastings boutique to close its doors
After seven years in business, the Carousel will be going out of business. The boutique shop will officially close on Monday, Dec. 31. "I am...
 Business/announcements November 15, 2018 - 6:00pm
Carl William Gansen
Jail, probation for man accused in underage sex sting in Woodbury
A South St. Paul man will spend 90 days in jail and faces three years of probation for lewd exchanges on a messaging app with an undercover...
 News/crime and courts November 1, 2017 - 8:45am
3rd Act will feature indoor and patio seating, 10 taps and food service. Construction is planned for an April start. Submitted image by Wilkus Architects.
3rd Act to be first brewery in Woodbury
Steve Long took up homebrewing in Texas in the 80s long before the hobby became the trend it is today. As a chemical engineering major, he relied...
 Business/announcements April 6, 2018 - 12:05pm
Shuxin Lan
Charges: massage parlor used for human trafficking
WOODBURY — A White Bear Lake woman has been charged with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution and money laundering using a business...
 News/crime and courts September 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
Ruby Myre, 7, poses by backpacks that were collected by members of Crossroads Church in Woodbury for foster children. Ruby is the daughter of church member Kristi Myre. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
Sunday is the last day to donate items to Crossroads' foster children campaign
WOODBURY — There is still time to help a foster child by donating new backpacks, baby items, pajamas, stuffed animals and books to Crossroads...
 community November 16, 2018 - 2:20pm
Spike in hate crimes nationwide, in Minnesota
Reported hate crimes spiked by 17 percent nationwide and 23 percent in Minnesota, according to a new FBI report released Tuesday, Nov. 13. Last year, 7,175 crimes were reported nationwide, up from 6,121 in 2016. In Minnesota, 42 law enforcement agencies reported 146 bias-related crimes,...
 News/crime and courts November 15, 2018 - 7:00pm
Historian Herb Reckinger of Cottage Grove delivered a talk Nov. 10 on soldiers from South Washington County who died in the Vietnam War. As a volunteer for Faces Never Forgotten, Reckinger helped locate a photo for all 1,075 of the fallen soldiers with Minnesota as their home of record. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
Faces never forgotten: Local historian constructs pictorial record of local men killed in Vietnam War
Their names were Arnold Alvin Ades, Mark Mason Steeley, William Lee Christenson, Raymond Charles Huot Jr., William James Crockett, Gary Wayne...
 community/history November 14, 2018 - 11:19am
Going once, going twice: Unclaimed property auction announced
Minnesota Department of Commerce announced Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, the state will hold a second online auction of unclaimed property from abandoned...
 News/government and politics November 9, 2018 - 11:30am
U.S. Bank National Assoc. v. Becky Dvorak, et al
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 26, 2011 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $93,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Becky Ann Dvorak, unmarried MORTGAGEE:...
 November 29, 2017 - 11:40pm
Kuemmel's Corner: A look back at the fall season for Park High School
It's hard to believe that our winter sports season is already here. Most of our winter teams are already practicing, and girls' hockey had their first game last week. Before we get too wrapped up in our winter teams, I want to take a moment to reflect on our fall season.
opinion/columns November 16, 2018 - 12:00pm
Lowell Pommerening Sr.
Lowell Pommerening Sr. Lowell R. Pommerening Sr., age 88 of Cottage Grove, formerly of St. Paul Park, passed away peacefully on November 10,...
 November 14, 2018 - 7:40pm

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