Silver Lake News

Rochester police arrested two men who possessed firearms during the July 4 fireworks display in downtown Rochester on Friday, a police spokesman said.

Setting up some type of gate access to the downtown Rochesterfest grounds and enforcing a dress code are two measures Rochester police are eyeing to increase security next year.

Team wins championship Congratulations to the Fairmont Area boys track and field team for its impressive victory in the state meet last weekend.

Workers are constructing the roundabout at County Road 10 and Highway 7 at a feverish pace.

It's been seven weeks since State Highway 7 between Silver Lake and St. Bonifacius was closed for construction, causing a long detour for motorists traveling between Hutchinson and the Twin Cities.

A severe car accident took place Wednesday - just days before graduation for HLWW - with four Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted seniors involved, as they returned from the section track meet on Highway 55 near ...

On the same day that one Wright County crash victim is scheduled for surgery, another will be remembered at a church gathering.

One of the four high school seniors involved in a deadly traffic collision in Wright County will be unable to walk for months, and there is uncertainty about the extent of her head injuries, her family says.

A car full of high school seniors collided with a pickup after pulling in front of the truck at a Wright County intersection, killing one of the teens and leaving two others in the car in critical condition, ...

The Minnesota Valley Lutheran boys and girls each placed third at the subsection track and field meet.

Two legislative sessions, 24 months, 730 days - however you measure it, the toughest part of the inaugural term for Ron Shimanski as the McLeod District representative came to a close this past week as the 2008 ...

When: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Presentation at 7:10 p.m. Where: Cronin Home, 825 West Silver Lake Drive N.E. in Rochester.

“We are all inconvenienced by this. We just have to make the best of it until the end of the season and hope that things go smoothly”

Pond installation and widening of the roadway between Highway 25 and Carver County Road 10 are the latest phase of the Highway 7 construction project, MnDOT Engineer Kelly Brunkhorst said during the weekly ... via Herald Journal

All six McLeod County parks will officially open Thursday, May 1. Park hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The parks are Buffalo Creek in Glencoe, Swan Lake by Silver Lake, William May Park near Winsted, Stahl's Lake ... via Hutchinson Leader - Newspaper and onl...

“Take the Plunge -- Volunteer for clean water”

If you think of Earth Day like the earth's birthday, you'd probably agree she's looking pretty good for 4.5 billion, but she could look even better. via Post-Bulletin

Two people are dead after what appears to be a murder-suicide west of the Twin Cities. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“That day, when they brought it up, family was not an option”

When asked what's ahead for him now, two-time liver transplant recipient Mark Blazinski quickly responded: "Everything." After nearly a year and a half of medical complications, Blazinski, of Silver Lake, ... via Herald Journal

Joy Kockler and Gerald Shamla Jr. announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Margaret Kockler of Waite Park, the late Ronald Kockler, Gerald Shamla of Silver Lake, and the late Barbara Jean Shamla. via St. Cloud Times Online

Police are looking for the man responsible for beating up a stranger at a bar. The incident happened at the Red Carpet Nightclub. via KSAX

From the state title from Hutchinson's Pat LeVasseur to medalists Ryan Madson of Hutchinson and Dan Larson of Dassel-Cokato to all the other region wrestlers from Glencoe-Silver Lake, ACGC, BLH/BOLD and ... via Hutchinson Leader - Newspaper and onl...