Douglas County News

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet and an Air Emissions Permit for a proposed expansion of the Pope/Douglas waste-to-energy facility in Alexandria.

A jury in Douglas County court found 28-year-old James Brown of Alexandria, guilty of commiting a drive by shooting.

Many Scandinavian-Americans hold it as an article of faith, or at least reason enough to ignore Columbus Day: A rock plucked from roots of a tree in Minnesota in 1898 proves the Vikings were here first.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn.- H1N1 is in the Douglas County Community, according to Public Health Director Sandy Tubbs, but she believes the virus is not widespread and neither is the testing for it.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn.- Icy road conditions are unavoidable during Minnesota winters, and this year Douglas County will have to pay more for salt.

It was a tough decision but the Douglas County board said Tuesday was not the time to move forward to "Phase 2" with a New Law Enforcement Center in Alexandria.

The memory of Deputy Curt Felt is still fresh in the mind of his former law enforcement partner and former Douglas County Sheriff Bill Ingebrigsten.

If you're visiting west central Minnesota, be sure to swing by Alexandria and check out these hot spots! Carlos Creek Winery - attend AppleFest or Grape Stomp in the Autumn months! These two great events offer you a chance to taste some of the region's finest wines, while also enjoying great food from vendors and wonderful local talent in the form ...

A predatory offender wanted by the Minnesota Department of Corrections managed to slip past a suspicious St.

A rear-end crash near Alexandria on Tuesday left a motorcycle impaled in the rear window of an SUV and the motorcyclist on the vehicle's roof, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Taking place at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Alexandria , gates open for general admission on Thursday, Aug.

Taking place at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Alexandria , gates open for general admission on Thursday, Aug.

Taking place at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Alexandria , gates open for general admission on Thursday, Aug.

Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin are looking for the person who threw a dog off a 30-foot bridge, breaking its back.

Authorities in the northwestern corner of Wisconsin are looking for the person who broke threw a dog off a bridge, leaving it with a broken back.

The process of building a city-county law enforcement center next to a new Douglas County jail inched ahead Monday night.

Citizens League for Environmental and Economic Responsibilty is holding an educational session about the sewage system in Douglas County this Saturday.

Natural resources officials plan to enforce the state's invasive species laws in central Minnesota this weekend after zebra mussels were discovered near Alexandria last month.

When Nick Heltemas needed medical help, he turned to St. Cloud Hospital. The spry 72-year-old from St.

For Jeff Bosek of Alexandria, there's nothing more fun than finding a fishing pole in the depths of one of Douglas County's few hundred lakes, and then wondering how long the angler looked for it once he lost his grip and it went overboard.