In the early weeks of 2020, when a mysterious new virus began making headlines, South St. Paul resident Steve Romenesko watched the news closely. By early March, with many things still unknown about the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, it became apparent the infectious disease would prove more deadly for organ transplant recipients like Romenesko. Whatever happens in […]

A Jurassic World immersive attraction will open in Bangkok in the second quarter of this year, marking the franchise’s first stand-alone immersive attraction in Southeast Asia. Costing 1.2 billion Thai baht (approximately $35.7 million), the Jurassic World facility is a collaboration between NBCUniversal’s parks and attractions division Universal Destinations & Experiences, Thailan...

Section 2AA already boasted top-10 programs in Lake Conference champion Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, South Suburban Conference champion Prior Lake, Shakopee, and perennial Metro West Conference champion Chanhassen. So, why not add Edina, the four-time defending Class AA state girls swimming and diving champions? In a field that deep, qualifying for the sections finals was an […]

The Southwest Minnesota Continuum of Care’s annual meeting is 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 9, in room 2057 of the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building, 2200 23rd St. N.E., Willmar. This is a regional planning group that works to track needs, secure financial resources and coordinate regional goals to end homelessness in 18 counties […]

Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.

If you have an idea to strengthen your community, you might want to look into a support opportunity from the University of Minnesota Extension. Its Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership program provides seed funding and knowledge to aid local sustainability projects that include support from university students, faculty and staff. The RSDP is seeking to […]

The Shakopee boys swimming team’s depth will be challenged all season long. The Sabers return only one state swimmer from last season and has a smaller squad than in previous seasons. The lack of depth of showed in the team’s first two South Suburban Conference duals. Shakopee fell 94-86 to Lakeville South Dec. 14 and […]

Registration for Chad Greenway’s annual Day to REACH football camp in Hutchinson is open. I grew up in a small farming town in South Dakota, so I have a soft spot for kids like that that grew up without those opportunities to be around camps and situations like REACH, Greenway said in a press release. […]

Work crews on the Hutchinson State Highway 15/Main Street reconstruction project have been busy pouring concrete, according to the latest update from Minnesota Department of Transportation. Two concrete lanes on either side of the center lane from Washington Avenue through Second Avenue South were paved this past week, and storm sewer between Third Avenue South […]

Minnesota has seen its fair share of inclement weather this past year from a historical drought in the summer to the state’s first tornado reported in December. Southwest News Media asked Dan Hawblitzel, meteorologist-in-charge at the Twin Cities National Weather Service (NWS) in Chanhassen, about this past year’s weather and how people can stay safe. […]

The Shakopee softball team went into the Section 2AAAA playoffs on a high note. The No. 5-ranked Sabers earned a share of the South Suburban Conference title with No. 1 Rosemount as both finished with 15-2 records. The Irish are also the defending Class 4A state champs. Shakopee (19-2 overall) won its last two league […]

The Shakopee boys and girls track and field teams excelled in the jumps at the South Suburban Conference Championships May 26 in Apple Valley. Junior Lauren Dubois was tops in high jump for the Saber girls with a height of 5-4, while senior Julian Fletcher claimed the crown for the boys squad in the triple […]

This year marks the 100th birthday of waterskiing. The sport was invented in Minnesota in 1922 in Lake City on Lake Pepin. In the Southwest Metro there are many ways to enjoy the water sport. One of the intentions of the Minnesota Waterski Association is encourage people to get out on the water and get […]

A youth wrestling tournament in South Dakota has been linked to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among Minnesota wrestlers – including some from Meeker County – who competed there. The Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Education have alerted schools around the state to watch for potential cases and to double down […]

MDA Staff Report The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Cass-Clay Creamery of Fargo, N.D., have issued an allergy alert for undeclared allergens in four varieties of Cass-Clay Ice Cream. Cass-Clay is voluntarily recalling the affected products, which were distributed in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. All code dates for these […]

The United States was deeply divided in 1861, as political tensions had been escalating for years. By the end of 1860, issues of slavery, states’ rights and congressional representation hit a boiling point and resulted in the state of South Carolina seceding from the Union Dec. 20 of that year. By March of the following […]

Next time you’re driving along State Highway 15 South, check out the news flags that mark the entrances to Oakland Cemetery. According to John Olson, public works manager, there were already flags at the western gates and at the center columbarium, but it was Council Member Mary Christenson who suggested erecting flagpoles at the remaining […]

25 YEARS AGO Donald and Phyllis Kennedy are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Rosenthal, to Brian Frank, son of Gerald and Yvonne Frank of South International Falls. First place finishers in the Falls Recreation Commission baseball league this summer were the Padres. Team members are Seth Rorem, Matt Rissanen, Troy Cayou, […]

Nov. 5, 2021 Reverend Kayton R. Palmer, 96, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Arden Hills, passed away on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 at Ava’s House, after a valiant battle with dementia and memory loss. A private internment ceremony will be held at House of Hope, Friday, Nov. 12th. Kayton was a great servant […]