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Prepare To Do A Double Take At This Delightfully Strange Landmark Hiding In Minnesota

Most landmarks want you to be impressed, but the World’s Largest Walleye in Rush City, Minnesota seems perfectly content to just make you confused first and let the impression come later. It’s the kind of roadside attraction that earns its place in your memory not by being flashy, but...

Rush City, MN · 2d
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Minnesota Man Walks Into Treasure Island on Halloween and Leaves With a Quarter-Million Dollars

Treasure Island Resort & Casino celebrated its biggest slot machine win of 2026 after a Minnesota man hit a $242,416.49 grand progressive jackpot.

Welch, MN · 21h

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Veterans set their sights on new Isanti County park

Jared Johnson took part in the inaugural veterans hunt that took place at Phillip G. Nyman Park in Isanti County late last month. Johnson did not bag a deer — and that’s why he considered the hunt a success, not a failure. “As I was getting ready to hunt, several of my kids told me that they’d love the opportunity to come with me and sit in the blind during this hunt,” Johnson wrote in a letter to the organizers of the event. “After getting an attendant approved, I set up a schedule to bring out one kid at a time for the evening and morning hunts over the three-day period. But when I harvested a deer, the hunt would be over, and those who didn’t get a chance to come with would have to wait until next year.” So when Johnson did not collect a deer, he received something more important: An opportunity to spend time with Adelya, Ellianna, Sherman and Amira Johnson. “Being selected for this hunt afforded me the opportunity to take four of my kids out with me to the blind that I was slotted for,” Johnson wrote. “Each time I went out, I was able

Isanti County, MN · 1d

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Sauk Rapids-Rice Volleyball Falls To Princeton In State Quarterfinal

Sauk Rapids-Rice battled Princeton point for point at state, but the Storm fell in three tight sets at Grand Casino Arena. Josie Anderson had 21 kills.

Sauk Rapids, MN · 21h

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Klobuchar eyes capping land rent increases for mobile homeowners

Gwen Elliott has loved her mobile home in Blaine, Minnesota, for eight years, but she does not love the rent increases.

Blaine, MN · 2d

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Future roadwork plans on Hwy 10 between Big Lake and Elk River

The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to an open house-style meeting to learn about planned roadwork on Highway 10 between Big Lake and Elk River. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Big Lake City Hall, 160 Lake St. N., Big Lake, MN.

Big Lake, MN · 18h

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Polk County Shop with a Cop Program Seeks Community Support Ahead of Christmas

ST. CROIX FALLS, WI — The St. Croix Falls Police Department is once again preparing to spread holiday cheer to children throughout Polk County through its annual Shop with a Cop program. With a fundraising goal of $20,000, the department is asking local businesses and community members to help make this year's event a success.

Polk County, WI · 1d

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‘Blue wave’ misses rural Minnesota in state, federal races

MILLE LACS/SHERBURNE — Election Day was one to remember this year as millions of voters made their voices heard at the polls. Nationally, a blue wave swept the country as Democratic candidates were elected at an unprecedented rate. Closer to home, voters leaned red and elected a number of Republican candidates into state and federal races. Below is an overview of how the people of Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties voted in local federal and state races. U.S. Representative District 6 In District 6, Republican incumbent Tom Emmer faced-off against democratic-Farmer-Laborer candidate Doug Chapin for the two-year term. Emmer ended the night with 204,705 votes — or 55.73% — while Chapin received 162,213, or 44.16%. District 6 encompasses Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties. U.S. Representative District 8 Republican incumbent Pete Stauber went head-to-head with Democratic-Farmer-Laborer candidate Trina Swanson in District 8. Stauber claimed 53.06% or 190,743 votes, and Swanson took home 168,350 votes — or 46.84%. District 8 encompasses all of northeastern Minnesota, including Mille Lacs County. State Senate District 10 Running for District 10 were Republican incumbent candidate Nathan Wesenberg and Democratic-Farmer-Laborer candidate Tara Killen. At the end of the night, Wesenberg received the majority vote, re-electing

Mille Lacs County, MN · 1d

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Snail-loving tropical bird makes rare appearance in Minnesota

Limpkins have only been seen a handful of times in the state.

Blaine, MN · 3d

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Amherst one win away from trip to state

AMHERST – The undefeated Amherst Falcons hosted the 10-1 Grantsburg Pirates in the sectional final on Nov. 6. Grantsburg scored first on their opening drive, reaching the Amherst one-yard line before running back Daxter Schultz ran it in for a 7-0 lead. Running back Ayden Nerdahl made the Grantsburg...

Amherst, WI · 1d

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2026 MSHSL State Cross Country Meet Results

The 2026 MSHSL State Cross Country meet has changed locations for the first time in years from Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights to Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake. The meet took place on Saturday, November 7th. It was a great day to run, with temps in the high 40’s when things kicked off. Here is a look at how the state tournament went as well as how all the athletes and teams competing from Wright County did. Congrats to all the athletes.

Wright County, MN · 17h

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Wolves swimmers named conference champions

The Milaca Wolves swim and dive team capped off a strong season by capturing the Granite Ridge Conference championship Saturday, Oct. 31, in Becker. The Wolves took first place at the conference meet and are now preparing for section competition, which will also be held in Becker. Swimming preliminaries are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, followed by diving preliminaries Friday, Nov. 13. Section finals will take place Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at noon. Leading up to the section meet, swimmers and divers celebrated their successful season with themed practices, including pajama day, favorite swimsuit day, crazy sock day and an “anything but a water bottle” day, when athletes brought water in unconventional containers.

Milaca, MN · 1d

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Willmar Cardinals move on to State AAAA Semifinals, defeating the Pioneers

(Blaine, MN) The #2 Seed Section 2AAAA Champion Willmar Cardinals faced the #3 Seed Section 3AAAA Champion Hill-Murray Pioneers Thursday evening in the State AAAA Quarterfinals. The Cardinals came into the matchup with a perfect 10-0 season record. Hill-Murray came into this game with a 9-1 season record. The Willmar Cardinals continued their season momentum over the Pioneers, advancing with a 49-35 victory.

Willmar, MN · 8h

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Champlin Park Football Set for State Quarterfinal

The Champlin Park football team is getting set for Thursday’s state playoff matchup. The Rebels (10-0) meet Forest Lake (8-2) in the Class 6A quarterfinals at 6:00 at Spring Lake Park High School. Champlin Park stayed perfect this season with a 49-13 win over Wayzata in the second round,...

Champlin, MN · 1d

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Anderson earns All-State honors at Class A State

The Minnesota State High School League Cross Country State Championships had a venue change this year and for the first time it was held at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake Nov. 7. Both West Central Area and Border West each had one representative in the race. Sophomore Karissa Anderson ran for the Bucs and earned All-State by finishing in fifth place and senior Michael Girard competed for the Knights and finished 96th.

Ham Lake, MN · 1d

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Magic rout rival Elks to reach state

It was a rematch to remember. Monticello punched its ticket to the state football tournament Friday for the fourth time in school history, joining the 1976, 1988 and 2024 teams. The Magic did it by cruising past rival Elk River 23-0 in the Section 7AAAAA championship. The first meeting between the teams came a few weeks earlier. With both sides coming in 6-0, statewide attention turned to Elk River, where the Elks and Magic battled to stay undefeated. The Magic came out on top in a back-and-forth slugfest that ended 36-29. After winning their next two games, including a section semifinal, the Magic met the Elks again. The winner was the same, but the game was anything but. Maxwell Lofgren capped a 73-yard opening drive, following excellent blocking on a toss to the right side all the way to the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown. Quarterback Carson Deibele ran in the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 with 6:26 left in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Magic defense came up big, recovering a fumble deep in its own territory to leave the Elks with no points. Monticello took over and drove down the field again.

Monticello, MN · 2d

Forest Lake Times

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Rangers football finally breaks through

The Forest Lake football team made some history last week in their 29-14 trouncing of Eagan in a Class 6A second-round game played at home on Friday, Oct. 6, as the Rangers earned their second berth in the state playoffs in program history and their first in over three decades. What makes this year’s state berth especially sweet was that it came after second-round playoff losses in each of the past four seasons. “It’s like a monkey off our back,” head coach Brad Beeskow said. “We’ve had four straight years where we’ve reached this point and felt we had teams good enough to get to the state tournament, and not quite getting there. This year, the guys had a look in their eyes — all the adversity that we went through, with injuries and tough losses. I thought everybody picked up the slack and did an amazing job to get us to this point. I’m proud of them.” The last time Forest Lake advanced to the state quarterfinals was 35 years ago in 1991. “An unreal feeling,” senior defensive back Brooks Rohne said of going to state. “Since youth football we’ve been working for that.” Fellow senior defensive back Ndifor

Forest Lake, MN · 2d

Union-Times

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Voting confirms new mayor and council members across towns

BALDWIN/MILACA/PRINCETON — Voters in local communities made their voices heard on Tuesday, Nov. 3 as they selected their next mayors and city council members in the years to come. The communities of Baldwin, Bock, Foreston, Milaca, Pease and Princeton all had their mayor and two city council seats up for election this year. Princeton City Council also held a special election for a third council seat to serve a two-year term. Below is an overview of how the communities voted. Baldwin Mayor Jay Swanson was re-elected, beating out opponent Cartrell Cooper. Swanson received 1,555, or 51.47% of votes to Cooper’s 1,452, or 48.06%. For the open council seats, two newcomers were elected to the roles. Mark Mason earned the highest number of votes at 1,468, or 30.84% with Bruce West not far behind at a total of 1,400 votes, 29.41%. Candidates Rosemaire Walker ended the night with 1,089 votes, 22.88%, and Clarence E. Mattson, Jr. received 783, or 16.45%, of votes. Bock With only one candidate for Mayor on the Ballot, incumbent Adam Booth was re-elected to the position having earned 28 votes. The two candidates running for city council were also elected to the subsequent open seats. Grace Marie

Princeton, MN · 1d

Forest Lake Times

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Forest Lake girls cross country finishes sixth at state

When the start of the state cross country meet was delayed 20 minutes, Forest Lake’s three seniors were warming up. Coach John Fick said the younger girls followed them, continuing their preparations while they waited to race. They “didn’t even flinch” Fick said of the delay. Once the race began, less than 39 seconds separated the Rangers’ first five finishers. Forest Lake placed sixth among 16 teams with 186 points at the Class AAA State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, with freshman Hazel Hushagen leading a scoring group that included three seniors and an eighth-grader. “I could not have expected more out of them,” Fick said. “Sixth place is outstanding.” Hushagen finished 34th overall, covering the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 55.6 seconds. She brought two years of state-meet experience into her freshman season. Fick said she ran on Forest Lake’s state runner-up team in 2024 and its fourth-place team in 2025. “For a ninth grader, she’s pretty experienced,” Fick said. Fick describes Hushagen as a quiet runner who goes about her work without complaints. Senior Molly McCarthy followed Hushagen in 51st place at 19:09.2. Senior Elsa Swenson was 61st in 19:16.9,

Forest Lake, MN · 1d