Construction on Interstate 494 through Bloomington – and its outdated cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 35W – is slated to begin in June 2021. There will be a turbine interchange.

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...

Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to ...

After living the better half of a year under a global pandemic, the common Halloween themes of fear, frights and death are no longer the novelty they were in years past. On the other hand, the ...

I recently rode my bicycle on the Luce Line State Trail from Hutchinson to Sherman Station. The trip was about 14 miles each way and it was a very enjoyable ride with little wind and relatively ...

Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...

The city of Hutchinson will seek bids to rehabilitate local bridges. The project described by City Engineer Kent Exner at an April 12 public hearing will target bridges on School Road, South Grade ...

Liz Thaves has been documenting the history of Jordan for the past decade in her volunteer work for the Jordan Area Historical Society. In the last eight years or so, she and a group of women have ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.Stretching from Cologne (Highway 36) to Carver (Highway 11/Jonathan Carver ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this past ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour to one he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this ...