Chippewa County News

A Marshfield man accused of stabbing three people Sept. 15 in Chippewa County will undergo a mental competency evaluation before he returns to court next month.

Three people were stabbed during a fight at a Montevideo establishment early Friday morning, a news release from the Montevideo Police Department said.

After hearing that Rita Parr had a dog who could read, I had to see for myself. Not knowing what to expect, I headed to Parr's Hardware on the city's northwest side, where I was greeted by Klaus, a handsome 2-year-old German shepherd.

The weather cooperated, so state Rep. Paul Thissen of Mpls assembled a few dozen friends, relatives and neighbors in his South Mpls backyard this morning and officially announced as a candidate for the DFL endorsementA for governor.

Jun 18, 2009 5:05 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Maria Josephine Bjerke, 25, who pleaded guilty in April, received 365 days in prison and will be on supervised probation for two years.

Rescue divers discover the body of a Wisconsin teen who drowned during a cliff jump yesterday.

The pilot of an ultralight died when the aircraft crashed in a field just west of Stanley.

The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the Apple Valley woman who died in a weekend crash near Watson in Chippewa County.

Two years later those prairie-hearty vines produced their first grapes, and since the start, the vineyard has been expanded to nine acres.

I read with great interest the commentary by Rep. Andrew Falk in your paper on "Proposed budget cuts threaten rural hospitals." Rep.

"Have shovel, will work cheaply" could be the theme for bid results so far on federal stimulus projects.