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MnDOT Announces Funding For EV Charging Stations, Including Several In SW Minnesota
May 2, 2025
(St. Paul)– The Minnesota Department of Transportation will use $10 million in state and federal funding to install charging stations for electric vehicles at 12 locations throughout the state. Several of those will be in southwest Minnesota. Those locations include Blue Earth, Jackson, Luverne, and Worthington. MnDOT Officials say the locations had to meet certain […]
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Another Reminder Of Upcoming Closure Of Trestle Bridge/Pier At Clare Wilson Park
May 2, 2025
(Okoboji)– Another reminder that the fishing pier and former railroad trestle bridge at Claire Wilson Park between East and West Lakes Okoboji will be closed beginning this coming Monday, May 5th. Mike Weis, Northwest Iowa Supervisor of the DNR’s Parks, Forests and Preserves says some major renovations will be taking place… Weis says the project […]
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Arnolds Park Officials Announce Site For City Council Meetings During Upcoming Construction
May 2, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– As we’ve reported previously the upcoming construction of a new city complex in Arnolds Park is going to require the temporary relocation of city offices. Starting later this summer, the Police and Fire Departments will be operating out of the former Overhead Door Sales location, and the library will temporarily relocate to the […]
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Cherokee Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
May 2, 2025
(Storm Lake)– A criminal charge has been filed over a month after a two-vehicle crash left one woman dead east of Cherokee. According to court documents, 28-year-old Jorge Ortega-Ortega of Cherokee has been charged with one count of homicide by vehicle – reckless driving. This charge stems from a Wednesday, March 19, 2025, crash that […]
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Pursuit Through Two SW Minnesota Counties Lands A Man In Jail
May 1, 2025
(St. James, Mn.)– A Windom man was arrested early this (Thurs.) morning following a pursuit through two counties in southwest Minnesota. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office says it started a little before 2:00 am when a deputy tried pull over a pickup without license plates. The driver refused to stop, resulting in a pursuit that […]
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