Twin Cities man suffers traumatic injuries in snowmobile crash
A St. Paul Park man is recovering in the hospital after a snowmobile crash left him with traumatic injuries. A GoFundMe was ...
Students send a little love
Litchfield fourth-grader Sam Dougherty has never met 3-year-old June Rudd. They probably haven’t even crossed paths because June often spends her days and weeks in a hospital room, dealing ...
St. Francis reported no adverse health events over one-year period
This was one state health report of which St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee was happy to be excluded. The Minnesota Department of Health released its 12th annual Adverse Health ...
Blood drive to honor Shakopee woman fighting cancer
Even before her diagnosis, Anna Malmquist knew about leukemia. Fifteen years ago, Malmquist stood by a close friend’s side – hoping, helping and comforting as a beloved brother battled ...
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office Report
For the week ending Feb. 4 Monday…12:29 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an occupied stalled vehicle in the area of Minnesota Highway 15 and CSAH  18, Collinwood ...
In Sunday’s Leader: 2012’s first newborns, another roundabout, man homeless after fire
Here’s a preview of stories found in the Leader’s Sunday, Jan. 8 print edition: * It was a girl – twice within 3 minutes – for the first two moms of 2012 who gave birth ...
1-year-old is one of four in U.S. with rare enlarged heart condition
When people say 1-year-old Brevik Martin has a big heart, they aren’t just referring to his sweet demeanor. Brevik, of Rosemount, was born with a rare condition called right atrial appendage ...
Rosemount baby one of four in U.S. with rare heart condition
When people say 1-year-old Brevik Martin has a big heart, they aren’t just referring to his sweet demeanor. The Rosemount baby was born with a rare condition called right atrial appendage ...
‘Not immune’ Jordan is no exception to the opioid epidemic
Jordan averages about two to three opioid or heroin overdose deaths every year, according to the Jordan police chief. The opioid crisis isn’t new, but through the years Jordan Chief of ...
Larger than life art
Neil Brodin has spent the last 35 years casting heroes into bronze – his business, Brodin Studios, has created more than 300 large statues for military and police memorials across the ...
Wolf allegedly spotted near town 122 years ago
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF APRIL 10, 2003 Seventy singers and a 16-piece orchestra will combine to present Handel’s Messiah in a performance at Bernie Aaker Auditorium Sunday under ...
Illness doesn’t dim 5-year-old’s effervescent spirit
It's only when asked who gave her the stuffed animals that it becomes apparent Emily is not just a regular 5-year-old girl. The furry friends, which she calls “pretty cool,” were gifts from numerous ...