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Two people were arrested and are awaiting charges of 1st Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance following a several month investigation.

Burnett County was recently recognized by the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs (AWSC) as a Snowmobile Friendly Community during their annual convention, held March 22nd-24th in Elkhart. The Burnett County

The Spongy Moth is being targeted for treatment in counties around Minnesota this summer, including Carlton County. The treatments are expected to take place in mid June with two applications

News outlets that connect some of the state’s most isolated communities are going online-only after printing copies since their towns mining camp days.

The 25-year-old computer system used to manage the state’s child protection cases and social service programs wastes hours each week of individual employees’ time and stalls legislative efforts to improve child welfare.

County workers and lawmakers have some choice words to describe the 25-year-old state information system used to manage child protection cases and social service programs: Slow. Archaic. A nightmare. "It's the most vulnerable people that we have in the state of Minnesota that are in this system," Pine County Commissioner Terry Lovgren said. "They need the most care, they need the most help, ...

The judge called the case, "shocking, even to someone like me, a federal judge who has been sentencing [child sex offenders] for over two decades."

Ice accumulation, additional snow, and gusty winds will impact travel today before this system exits. Light snow lingers Wednesday.

According to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Wright County is the fastest-growing county in Minnesota.

According to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Wright County is the fastest-growing county in Minnesota.