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Final MN State Fair attendance figures released
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (100+ words) Willmar Radio (Falcon Heights, MN) -- More than 1.9 million people attended the 2026 Minnesota State Fair. Fair officials say Labor Day attendance of 159,101 brought the 12-day total to 1,923,325, which is 17,344 behind last year. The fair also drew more than 38,000 entries in agricultural…...
Argument over a cat leads to murder
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (180+ words) (Monticello, MN) -- A Monticello man is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his sister's boyfriend. Prosecutors say Steven Stahlberg killed 57-year-old Daniel Ferdelman last week following a dispute inside the home they shared. Court…...
Lack of license thwarts record breaking hand-shaking attempt at fair
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (184+ words) (Falcon Heights, MN) -- Minnesota State Fair officials say congressional candidate Matt Little violated rules during his world handshake record attempt. Little hoped to shake 15-thousand hands in eight hours on Saturday, but was stopped less than two hours into the…...
U of M beefing up security after recent stabbing, shootings in Dinkytown | News | willmarradio.com
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (182+ words) (Minneapolis, MN) -- University of Minnesota officials are stepping up security following two violent incidents near campus, just as students begin fall classes today. Two men were wounded in an early Sunday shooting in Dinkytown. Both are expected to survive, and…...
Minnesota State Fair is over...attendance trails 2025 numbers
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (186+ words) (Falcon Heights, MN) -- Minnesota State Fair attendance is running slightly behind last year as officials prepare to release the final count. More than 200 thousand people attended Sunday, bringing the 11-day total to about 1.76 million, roughly 26-thousand fewer than at the…...
Gunfire erupts amid "multiple disturbances" near U of M campus
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (187+ words) Willmar Radio (Minneapolis MN-) KSTP TV says two men are expected to recover after they were shot early Sunday morning in Dinkytown near the University of MinnesotaâÂÂs East Bank campus.The shooting prompted multiple safety alerts warning U…...
Willmar Feeding Our Future scammer gets 5 years in prison
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (180+ words) (Willmar MN-) Fox 9 News says a man who claimed to serve 1.6 million meals to children in Willmar was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future scheme. Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud was also sentenced to…...
After strong start, MN State Fair attendance numbers tailing off
1+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) (Falcon Heights, MN) -- The final days of the Great Minnesota Get-Together are here. The Minnesota State Fair heads into its final weekend before wrapping up on Labor Day. More than 1.18 million people passed through the gates during the first eight…...
Minnesota gas prices up 86 cents-a-gallon over Labor Day Weekend last year
1+ week, 1+ day ago (95+ words) Willmar Radio (Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesotans hitting the road this Labor Day weekend are paying considerably more at the pump than they did a year ago. Triple-A says the statewide average for regular unleaded is about $3.98 a gallon, up roughly 86 cents…...
Names of those found dead in Inver Grove Heights apartment released
1+ week, 4+ day ago (81+ words) Willmar Radio (Inver Grove Heights, MN) -- Police are identifying a 22-year-old as the suspect in an Inver Grove Heights murder-suicide. Officers found 43-year-old Jamie Charles and her two adult sons during a welfare check on Sunday. Her sons were 19-year-old…...