WILLMAR MN
Minnesota schools dealing with rumors, threats 
One arrest, rumors and reports of more potential school violence in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting caused disruptions in schools in Red Wing, Hibbing and Willmar Wednesday.
December 19, 2012
Willmar man pleads guilty to crop damage
A Willmar man pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of first-degree criminal damage for driving his pickup through fields near Willmar and Pennock, causing thousands of dollars in lost crop yields.
By Forum Communications , November 28, 2012
Willmar, Minn., student donates iPad to special ed classes
A Willmar student is winning praise for donating an Apple iPad2 that she won to her school's special education department.
By Associated Press , November 28, 2012
Minnesota man accused in crash that killed 3 out on bond
Twenty-one-year-old Paul Wickenhauser is out on $50,000 bond and is being electronically monitored. The State Patrol says Wickenhauser was driving a pickup on Highway 12 near Willmar Friday night, crossed the center line and struck a minivan.
By Associated Press , August 22, 2012
Cokato man, 21, charged in crash that killed 3
A 21-year-old Cokato man is charged in connection with a crash that killed three people from the same family.
By Associated Press , August 20, 2012
Willmar, Minn., police use Facebook to nab theft suspects
Willmar, Minn., police used Facebook to help identify and arrest two suspects in recent thefts. The tactic was so successful that police are considering using the social networking site more often.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2012
Dog missing since fatal Christmas Eve accident near Willmar, Minn., is found
A house dog that had been missing since its owners were involved in a fatal Christmas Eve accident south of Willmar was found alive and well Friday afternoon. The 3-year-old gray male Schnauzer, named Lord, was skinny, full of cockleburs and didn't smell the best, but seemed to have weathered the month-long test of survival without ill effects, including recent subzero temperatures.
By Carolyn Lange , January 21, 2012
Four Kmarts in Minnesota to close
Sears Holdings Corp. announced Tuesday that it would close 100 to 120 Kmart and Sears, a move that is expected to generate $140 to $170 million of cash after selling the stores’ inventory.
By Herald Staff Report , December 29, 2011
4-vehicle crash near Willmar kills 1, injures 6
The Minnesota State Patrol says one vehicle collided into a second near Willmar, leading to a four-vehicle crash that left one man dead and six others injured.
By Associated Press , December 24, 2011
Pilot project puts iPads in hands of Willmar, Minn., students
he Willmar business community could be a partner in helping the Willmar School District put iPad2 tablet computers in the hands of high school students next year. Members of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce met with school officials this week at Willmar Senior High to learn more about how the tablets can be used and to talk about the school's needs.
By Linda Vanderwerf , November 26, 2011
Obama pardons plump pair of Minnesota turkeys for Thanksgiving
With a wave of his hand, President Barack Obama today gave two plump turkeys a Thanksgiving reprieve, noting that without his intervention, "they'd end up next to the mashed potatoes and stuffing." Liberty and Peace were selected from among 30 turkeys raised and groomed by student members of the Future Farmers of America in Willmar, Minn., for a potential presidential amnesty.
By Jim Kuhnhenn , November 23, 2011
Secret assignment: Students give presidential turkeys TLC
The assignment: At 1500 hours, four secret service officers rendezvous daily at a top secret location at 45.13N latitude and 95.06W longitude to prepare 30 recruits for a possible assignment at national headquarters with the Top Chief codenamed “Renegade.”
By Carolyn Lange , November 14, 2011
Emerado man faces felony for beating child, leaving dark bruises
The investigation began Sept. 18, when Willmar, Minn., police received a report of child abuse of a then 2-year-old boy. A woman reported that the child told her that Gomez had hit him with a back scratcher while his mother was at work. The woman and the mother said they had confronted the man, who denied striking the child.
By Gretchen Schlosser , November 05, 2011
Bust reveals cocaine, pot, stolen gun at Willmar, Minn., home
Rogelio Martinez-Alvarez, 35, and Maria De Jesus Magana, 44, both of Willmar, made their first court appearances Friday on multiple felony charges after police officers executing a search warrant at a home in Regency Estates West found 51 grams of cocaine, more than two pounds of marijuana and a stolen handgun.
By Gretchen Schlosser , October 29, 2011
Charge: Minnesota man, 81, shot teacher over $50, farm parts
A popular Twin Cities area teacher was shot and killed in central Minnesota in a confrontation over a suspected stolen $50 and some farm parts, according to charges today against an 81-year-old man and his son.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2011
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