Wood-Lake News

The Brown County Chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently worked in tandem to acquire a 477-acre addition to the Wood Lake Wildlife Management Area in Brown ...

There appears to be a sense of fair play emerging at the Capitol in the game of negotiations to come up with a solution to solve Minnesota's $935 million budget deficit. via Free Press

Olmsted County Road 1 will be closed Monday between just south of 87th Street Southeast and Minnesota Highway 16. via Post-Bulletin

“Never let the brain be idle. If an idle mind is the devil's workshop, then Alzheimer's is the devil.”

Confronting health issues as one ages isn't the most cheery prospect, yet Regina Smith knows how to deliver that message and still draw laughs. via The Mankato Free Press

A man shot after an intense fight with two Mankato police officers in December didn't have methamphetamine in his system, as family had suspected, according to reports released by the Minnesota Bureau of ... via Free Press

“But I don't know if we would have done things any differently.”

The city of Montgomery's 2004 eviction of Latino renters in business-district buildings deemed unsuitable for tenant habitation cast the city in a negative light that some say was undeserved. via The Mankato Free Press

Repairs to the Minnesota 36 bridge over Minnesota 95 in Oak Park Heights resume today, prompting detours that could last two weeks, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. via Twincities.com

“I do not know of any information that would even remotely suggest that there was a different driver.”

Olga Marina Franco del Cid, in an interview with the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, said she was a passenger - not the driver, as alleged - in the van Feb. via WDAZ

Arnold has the right idea. Use force to get some action. That line of thinking sounds tougher coming from Gov. via The Mankato Free Press

At Le Sueur Incorporated it is our friendly co-workers, great pay & benefits and the ability to put your trade skills to ... >MORE Bindery Maintenance Mechanic Bindery Maintenance Mechanic Brown Printing ... via The Mankato Free Press

Ann Marie Bartleson, daughter of Eric and Cathy Bartleson of Winona. A 1996 graduate of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School and a 2000 graduate of Minnesota State University, she is employed by Hennepin ... via The Mankato Free Press

“The house would be perfect if somebody had a big lake lot or something and wanted a cabin out there.”

Providing a home for horses is nothing new to Misfit Acres, a southern Minnesota horse rescue-sanctuary. But providing a home for people? Now that's a horse of a different color. via Land

“It is not necessary for students to pay for help filling out the FAFSA.”

Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Campus News During Spring, there are multiple seasons: allergy season, rainy season and tax season. via Minnesota State University, Mankato, ...

“ELF's commitment to the Teen Place at the new library is just the kind of project that ELF was looking to support”

The Great River Regional Library and the Central Minnesota Community Foundation announced Tuesday that the Emerging Leaders Forum has committed $50,000 to support a Teen Place at the new St. via St. Cloud Times Online

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. GLENWOOD...LITCHFIELD...TO MINNEAPOLIS...AN RED WING LINE. via The Mankato Free Press

The growing periods of daylight at the start and end of the work day, the cardinals singing their spring song, the early-arriving Canada geese, all are pleasant signs of spring's approach. via Land

FBI * 111 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1100 * Minneapolis, MN, 55401 * http://minneapolis.fbi.gov On Wednesday, March 12, 2008 , at approximately 1:30 pm , the West Financial Credit Union located at 16705 ... via Federal Bureau of Investigation

National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg shares his photos and more at 7:30 p.m. Thursday during the Lyceum Series, "A Life Behind the Lens" at Winona State University's Somsen Hall Auditorium. via Star Tribune

“Recruiting boys is always a problem. But when you get them to realize this is what Brad Pitt does ... we've got some really talented boys.”

It would require true wizardry for most schools to pull off something like this: a full production of "The Wizard of Oz" in a major theater venue, with professional technical expertise. via Post-Bulletin

Here's your chance to be a songwriter. Ann Reed will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Masonic Theatre in Winona, during which she'll collect material for the song she is writing for ... via Post-Bulletin