Alpha News

Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Jackson merchants are already in the midst of a coordinated two-month-long shop-local holiday campaign designed to both benefit buyers and bolster business.

Months of planning culminated Wednesday in the last move from the old Faribault County jail to the new facility.

A van rolled on Interstate 90 just feet west of the Highway 71 bridge in Jackson Saturday morning.

Two new buildings, a new emergency radio system and overhauls to several roads and bridges sit atop Jackson Countya TMs to-do list for the next five years.

The local Coats for Kids effort has provided winter coats, hats, mittens, boots, gloves and scarves to families in need of these items for six years in Jackson County.

What began as a simple homecoming contest at Southwest State University has earned a spot in the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame.

Three are injured in a six car accident in Cherokee Monday. Cherokee Police says the mishap occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. at the intersection of Bluff and 2nd Street hen 32-year-old Ryan Halverson of Cherokee rear ended 23-year-old Brittany Simons of Meriden who was stopped at the redlight.

A third wind farm in western Martin County is being planned, with permitting processes already under way.