In 2005, China’s air pollution death rate was as high as 2.6 million people annually. The smog that strangled Beijing prior ...

About 50 residents of Monticello’s Timber Ridge community gathered earlier this month for a Night Out celebration, themed ...

The North Branch Council took a hard look at an early version of the city’s 2026 budget as part of its meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Following a national search, Northern Star Scouting’s board of directors appointed Jeff Sulzbach of Eagan as its next CEO and Scout executive effective Sept. 1.

This was a test that I failed … five times. I’m hoping this column helps you and your loved ones avoid what I’ve had to do: get cancer cells removed.

The long days of summer sun are fleeting, but one sunflower field in Lakeville is still blooming to offer an end-of-summer walk through towering rows of sunny sunflowers. Farmer Aaron’s Sunflowers in ...

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its fall 2025 Citizens Academy, a free, five-week program that offers a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement.

It’s a new era of college sports, with the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy approved by the NCAA in 2021 rapidly reshaping the competitive landscape.

SouthWest Transit will run all-day Labor Day shuttle service to the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Renaissance Festival this year, responding to rider feedback. The service includes the return ...

As we look at another referendum to fund the school district, we need to think of a different strategy then taxing homeowners. Currently 45% of my property tax collected annually goes to the school ...

Mille Lacs County Times: Seven people were arrested in an Onamia meth bust. Nearly 10 grams of the drug were located during a search of a residence. Five men and women were arrested inside of the home ...

The walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30. The size limit — which allows anglers ...