Minnesota has been recognized as one of the top states for jobs, placing third overall in a new WalletHub report. Governor Tim Walz says the state excelled in categories such as median annual income, economic environment and job market. The report highlighted Minnesota's median household income of $86,000, adjusted for...

A reminder for you that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2nd, at 2am. Remember to set your clock back one hour before you turn in on Saturday night. If you're having trouble remembering what to do, remember the old saying; spring ahead, fall back. Fire officials say it's also a great time to check the ba...

North Union's Swea City building and their Fenton campus are being recognized among the best Elementary and Middle Schools in Iowa by US News and World Report. The rankings were released this week after the publication announced their list of top high schools in the state back in September. The district's Swea City cam...

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Foundation for Agriculture and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation presented a $500 check to the Wells Food Shelf on behalf of an area Farmfest daily drawing winner. The drawing was part of a daily double award prize at Farmfest, where a winner was drawn daily for a $500 cash prize, sponsored...

The Granada Huntley East Chain School District is putting an $8.75 million bond on the ballot and it's an effort that district leaders have been pushing for some time. The new proposal is significantly larger than the one from 2022, which totaled just under $2 million. If passed, the proposal would see expansions to th...

Girls Tennis State Tournament Doubles teams of Macy Sohre & Madison Ward of MR & Emelia Kladerud & Alison Slama of Fairmont will compete today. Volleyball Section 2A Playoffs at St. Peter GHEC/ML-Truman vs. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Martin Co. West vs. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's Cross Country BEA, USC, MR, MCW...

Football Section 2AA Playoffs St. Clair/Loyola 34, BEA 0 J-W-P 22, Blooming Prairie 6 Section 1A Playoffs USC 28, NRHEG 21 Section 3AA Playoffs Tri-City United 21, Fairmont 14 Section 1-9 Man Playoffs Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 58, GHEC-Truman 38 Section 2A Playoffs Lester Prairie 32, Martin Co. West 6

Minnesota Volleyball Section 2A Playoffs Cedar Mountain 3, USC 1 GHEC/ML-Truman 3, Mankato Loyola 1 Martin Co. West 3, Mt. Lake/Comfrey 0 Section 2AA W-E-M 3, Maple River 0 Iowa Volleyball Region Playoffs Bishop Garrigan 3, North Union 1 North Iowa 3, Riceville 1 Cross Country Valley/Tomahawk Conference Meet Boys: 1. L...

Football Section 2AA Playoffs BEA at St. Clair/Loyola (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) NRHEG at USC (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Section 3AA Playoffs Fairmont at Tri-City United Section 1-9 Man Playoffs GHEC-Truman at AC/GE Section 2A Playoffs Martin Co. West at Lester Prairie

Minnesota Football W-E-M 42, BEA 6 USC 20, NRHEG 0 Maple River 55, J-W-P 6 St. Peter 21, Fairmont 8 GHEC-Truman 62, Nicollet 16 Cleveland 32, Martin Co. West 0