Montgomery News

Longtime Montgomery Mayor Mick McGuire is looking to follow in his father's footsteps and win a spot in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Six imams taken off from a 2006 US Airways flight after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have settled their discrimination lawsuit, saying they considered it acknowledgment that their removal was a mistake.

Robert "Pops" Montgomery said he refuses to "pass away from the Earth" until he can play his horn.

Walk into the oldest parts of Montgomery-Lonsdale High School, and the woes of an aging building are clear.

Under the direction of 'POPS' Montgomery, the Senior Jazz Band of Minnesota has been active in the West Saint Paul community and the greater Twin Cities communities since March of 2008.

Howard F. Almich, age 79, of Le Sueur, died at his home in rural Le Sueur on Thursday, Sept.

But for many of us growing in the 1960s or - 70s - " there is an immediate answer - " "Those are Peter Paul and Mary songs!" And Mary Travers, whose remarkable voice and presence complimented Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey, died last week.

Minneapolis policeman Jason Andersen had become "a high-profile officer" and was singled out for firing even though other officers had been accused - and even convicted - of worse violations than the domestic assault charge he once faced, an attorney for the Minneapolis Police Federation said Thursday.

A series of fundraisers has generated about $45,000 for residents made homeless following a February apartment building fire in Montgomery.

Bonnie Raitt opened the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand series Thursday night with the help of an old friend, 67-year-old blues icon Taj Mahal.

The City of St. Peter has named a new chamber president and C.E.O.Daniel Kuchinka succeeds 12 year president Larry Haugen who passed away unexpectedly last March.The Montgomery Minnesota native has several years of chamber experience... serving previously in Jacksonville, FL and Sheridan, Wyoming.Most recently teaching communications at MSU ...

Before anyone even suggests the word sacrilegious as a reaction to the headline on this column; I can counter with another word - Litomysl.

Before anyone even suggests the word sacrilegious as a reaction to the headline on this column; I can counter with another word - Litomysl.

The Merlin Players will present R.N. Sandberg's stage adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's popular 1908 book "Anne of Green Gables" at 7:30 p.m. on Aug.

Leonard H. Eisert, formerly of Beloit, passed away Monday, July 27. Leonard was born September 18, 1927 in Montgomery, Minnesota to the late Herman August and Elizabeth Eisert.

With July nearly finished, temperatures across Minnesota haven't yet hit 90 degrees this month - raising a bit of concern about whether the corn crop is getting the heat it needs to mature.

Share + Jul 24, 2009 6:53 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 1 Doves fly over the crescent moon, the symbol of Islam, at the Kaumpurnah mosque in Basilan island while residents attend Friday prayers June 8, 2001.

Kolacky Days Friday, July 24th-Sunday, July 26th Montgomery, MN. This yearly festival, which started in 1929, celebrates the beloved Czechoslovakian pastry, the kolacky .

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials announced Wednesday that their recommendation for a new U.S. 61 river crossing in Hastings is either the single arch or single cable bridge.

The St. Cloud landscape has changed a lot since jazz musician Reynold Philipsek moved to Minneapolis a quarter of a century ago.