Staples News

A 39-year-old Sartell man is in critical condition tonight and a Staples man is dead after a head-on collision in Morrison County, according to the State Patrol.

Lakewood Health System, of Staples, Minn., has been named the number one winner nationally in the small hospital category of the 2008 Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare awards program.

LITTLE FALLS - Dan Meyer jokes that if a venture capital firm saw the backgrounds of Atomic Learning Inc.'s investors when it started in 2000, the investors would have been thrown out.

As Minnesota's educational expectations for K-12 continue to rise, newly-required standards and assessments in math and science can put pressure on teachers as well as students.

Michael Zenk, president of Venture Bank, at the bank's Eagan branch. He credits the bank's success to a "decision to stick to what we know best - business banking." It's certainly not the best of times for ...

STAPLES - A portable fence used for youth baseball has been stolen, the Todd County Sheriff's Office reported today.

Several top banking regulators warned lawmakers Thursday of more troubles ahead for the industry, including additional writedowns and the possibility that bigger banks could fail.

Fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal in which a reporter embedded with the FDIC in planning and executing a bank closing in Staples, Minnesota.

U is cutting at least 1,000 more jobs than the 2,000 it planned on because the number of employees who accepted voluntary severance offers exceeded the company's goal.

On Friday, the FDIC announced the 4th bank failure of 2008, and the 2nd failure in May.

Federal regulators are shutting down a small, failed Minnesota bank called First Integrity.

A Randall man pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing the death of a 2-year-old child in his care.

AED Seals New Partnerships with Technical Colleges The AED Foundation officially accredited Dakota County Technical College, Rosemont, Minn., on April 16, raising the total number of AED-accredited colleges ...

A rural Staples man ran away after his car rolled near Motley Friday on U.S. Highway 10, the Todd County Sheriff's Office. via St. Cloud Times

“We just didn't hit very well today”

The Fergus Falls Otters racked up their first victory of the season Tuesday by splitting a twinbill with St. via Daily Journal

Jeremy Lee Jylka, 34, of Pine City died in the line of duty as a Pine City firefighter on April 29, 2008. via The Pine City Pioneer

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic offers blood pressure and blood sugar screenings at the following locations this month. via Cook County News-Herald

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic offers blood pressure and blood sugar screenings at the following locations next month. via Cook County News-Herald

“Despite all of his hardships, Jon wrote every day until the end.”

St. John's University history professor Nick Hayes went to a St. Paul bookstore almost a quarter of a century ago for a reading by fellow St. via St. Cloud Times Online

“You can't write a novel about somebody who's perfectly happy.”

Author Jon Hassler, who chronicled small-town life in "Staggerford," "The Love Hunter" and other novels, has died. via Minnesota Public Radio