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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.