Montevideo News

For the past 10,000 years or so, the Minnesota River Valley has been home to some spectacular beasts - mastodon, woolly mammoth, giant beaver, giant short-faced bear.

If you look at the low river bank and then at the prairie, you can envision why this was the perfect spot for millions of buffalo to cross the Minnesota River.

John Cross adjusts gear in the canoe after a three-hour, eight-mile paddle down the lower half of Lac qui Parle Resevoir and a portage around the dam.

Del Wehrspann, an Iowa farm boy who became a Minnesota River Valley livestock buyer, hadn't planned on becoming an activist who would stand up to local and state officials.

Patrick Moore, head of CURE , is helping lead the fight against adding a coal-fired power plant at Big Stone Lake.

Two Minnesota men admitted they lied about poaching a deer in eastern Montana and agreed to pay stiff fines and accept a worldwide hunting ban for three years.

A deputy tried to pull over the vehicle, but the vehicle fled the scene. The pursuit continued through the cities of Watson and Montevideo and reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour.

Action is being taken now in western Minnesota in the hopes of averting disaster later similar to what is happening in Iowa and other parts of the Upper Midwest.

Physician Susan Markstrom was appointed chief of staff at St. Cloud VA Medical Center.

No matter how hard he tried, Pete Nikrin could not beat his friend when playing the popular music video game known as Guitar Hero.

Why is it when farmers and ethanol get government money it's a subsidy,but for big oil and big business it's a tax incentive? 77 comments See all Wally Lutz burns mostly e30 fuel in his two family cars.

Isolated Severe Thunderstorms possible across Minnesota today and again on Saturday.

Some residents of western Minnesota are waking up to thunderstorms today. Severe weather popped up this morning in the areas surrounding Montevideo, Marshall and Canby.

Severe thunderstorms are heading into central and southern Minnesota today -- an area that includes the Twin Cities metro.

By Dave Aeikens * daeikens@stcloudtimes.com * May 21, 2008 Six weeks from his start date, Steve Jordahl will make his first public appearance Thursday in St.

The St. Cloud VA Medical Center announced the appointments of two key staff members Thursday. via St. Cloud Times Online

I have always been a fan of movies made in Minnesota. There's something so surreal about seeing a place you know well on the big screen. via Land

“By committing to the 90 percent removal goal, we estimate emissions from the site will be reduced to 70 to 90 pounds”

The Minnesota River was named as one of the nation's ten most endangered rivers Wednesday by American Rivers, a national clean river advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. The inclusion of the Minnesota River ... via Finance and Commerce

“Those kind of things happen. It's nice to fall back on this”

When Steve Jordahl arrived about three years ago in Barnesville, he took hold of the district efforts to raise taxes to provide more money for schools. via St. Cloud Times

It might be spring on the calendar, but the heavy snow across central and southeastern Minnesota shows winter hasn't given up yet. via Minnesota Public Radio