Kensington News

The Kensington Runestone is once again in the limelight. This time, as part of a documentary set to air on The History Channel this fall.

Everyone knows that where there's smoke, there's fire; and where there's fire, there are firefighters.

Roads around Douglas County have taken a beating this winter. But it wasn't because of snow, sand or salt.

As technology advances, so does research on - " and evidence against - " the Kensington Runestone.

The Runestone Museum in downtown Alexandria will present its third annual "A Night at the Runestone Museum." The event will take place this Friday, March 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person with all proceeds going toward adding technology to the "Discovery Room" inside the Runestone Museum.

Marge Van Gorp of Alexandria is a regular contributing columnist to the Echo Press Opinion page.

For more than a century, controversy has raged over the validity of what some think is an important piece of history unearthed in Minnesota.

Dan Persons, president of the Minnesota Lamb & Wool Growers Association, operates the 950-ewe Rafter P Ranch near Kensington.

Two separate fires in the Kensington area a ' one late Friday night and the other early Saturday morning a ' destroyed a log home and a farm building.

Most of the $490,000 needed for the development of Kensington Runestone Park has been raised.

Heidi Knutson of Garfield and Michael Wetterling of Kensington announce their engagement.