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Northwest Iowa robbery story turns out to be fake
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa - A man who previously reported being the victim of a roadside robbery in Lyon County, Iowa, now says he made the story up.

According to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Aaron Abels is charged with two counts of false reporting, both serious misdemeanors. Abels confessed and is free after posting $1,000 bond.

The original story involved a robbery report west of

New Minn. legislative maps pair 46 incumbents
ST. PAUL (AP) - New legislative district maps in Minnesota pit 46 incumbents against each other and create 23 open seats.

The new House maps released Tuesday pair 30 incumbents against each other and create 15 open seats. New Senate maps pit 16 incumbents against each other and create eight open seats.

The House gets six districts with two incumbent Republicans, six with two incumbent

Winter crops day & small grains tour in Slayton Thursday
SLAYTON - The University of Minnesota Winter Crops Day and Small Grains Tour will be held at the Slayton Pizza Ranch on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first half of the day, sponsored by the Murray County Corn & Soybean Growers, will focus on corn and soybean production.  

A $15

Iowa Senate panel votes to legalize Internet poker
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Senate subcommittee has voted to legalize Internet poker in Iowa, sending the measure to a full committee for debate.

Supporters say residents already gamble online and the state doesn't get any revenue and there are no regulations. The measure would allow Iowa casinos and racetracks to offer Internet poker, and put state gaming regulators in charge.

The

Iowa Poll suggests support for property tax cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A majority of those who responded in a recent poll favor legislative efforts to cut commercial property taxes.

According to the latest Iowa Poll from the Des Moines Register, 28 percent of those polled opposed the idea.

Seventy percent of Republicans who were polled favored the cuts. Among Democrats, 47 percent favored the cuts, compared with 38 percent who opposed

Roadside robbery reported in Lyon County, Iowa
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa - The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery that took place early Monday west of Larchwood.

The incident occurred around 1:25 a.m. on county road A-18 near Arthur Avenue.

According to the sheriff's office, a motorist was eastbound on A-18 when he approached a dark red Ford SUV with its hazard lights activated.  The SUV had no

Altercation led deputy to shoot armed man

WARD, S.D. (AP) - An altercation between two Minnesota men led to a short vehicle pursuit that ended when a Moody County sheriff's deputy shot one of the men.

Attorney General Marty Jackley says Deputy Nathan Bowden fired his duty weapon and struck 59-year-old Robert Alan Nosbusch, who was armed with a 45 caliber pistol.

According to KSFY Television, an affidavit filed Friday

Sanford Luverne hosts sweetheart dinner
Sanford Luverne is hosting a sweetheart dinner Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Call 507-449-1124 by Feb. 23 for ticket information.


  

USD professor creating structures for life on moon
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - A University of South Dakota chemistry professor is helping NASA develop structures that will make it possible for people to live on the moon someday.

Ranjit Koodali is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of South Dakota. He has received a $207,000 grant from NASA to study the design of a multi-functional structural composite insulation

Council OKs items presented during January work session
The Luverne City Council approved a couple of items Tuesday that were discussed during a work session last month. 

A code change was approved that will allow for the appointment of one airport board member who lives in Rock County, but not specifically within Luverne city limits. The change is largely motivated by the variety of agriculture related business conducted by the

Release: L&C chairman comments on funding
TEA, S.D. - Officials with the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System say a $4.5 million allocation in the FY13 budget is a welcome improvement over previous proposed funding of $493,000.

"The funding will allow us to finally connect Rock Rapids, Iowa, in 2013, even though we were expecting to connect them in 2012," said Chairman Red Arndt of Luverne in a statement.

State says Clean Water Fund investments are on track
ST. PAUL - Minnesota agencies that receive Clean Water Fund dollars released their first collaborative report Monday, indicating the state is on track with its investments so far, though many challenges remain.

The report found that for every state dollar invested in implementation such as improvements to municipal sewage plants and buffers to control agricultural runoff, an additional

Jim Brandenburg helps with launch of new Nikon camera
Minnesota photographer Jim Brandenburg was featured in the launch of Nikon's new full-frame DSLR, the D800.

This is the world's highest resolution 35mm camera and is predicted to be an industry game changer.

Brandenburg was commissioned by Nikon to demonstrate the new camera's technology, spending a month shooting with the D800 and a Nikon film crew in Normandy, Brittany and

Edgerton resident killed in Nobles County crash
An Edgerton resident died in a two-vehicle accident Thursday on Highway 91, north of Adrian.

The victim is identified as 51-year-old Curtis D. Jensen.

According to the State Patrol, Jensen was driving a Ford Taurus northbound on Highway 91, while 26-year-old Kirk Bleyenburg, also of Edgerton, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee southbound in the northbound lane and struck Jensen's vehicle

Commissioners OK 5-year CIP
LUVERNE - Following a required public hearing Tuesday, Rock County Commissioners approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan for 2012 through 2016.

Requested projects in the CIP total $2.977 million. The plan includes more than $2.5 million in equipment replacements for the Rock County Highway Department, implementation of the ARMER emergency response radio system and two Heartland

AUDIO: Noted storm chaser from Luverne killed in crash
SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - Luverne native Andy Gabrielson, a storm chaser featured on The Weather Channel, was killed in a head-on collision in northeastern Oklahoma Saturday.

Two people died in the accident on the Turner Turnpike. It happened when a vehicle driving west in the eastbound lanes of the highway collided with another vehicle near U.S. Highway 66.

Gabrielson, 24, had been chasing

Mild winter benefits Gevo construction
Construction on the GEVO plant retrofit in Luverne to provide for the production of renewable isobutanol is progressing nicely.

AUDIO: So says Dave Glassner, executive vice president of technology at GEVO.



MORE AUDIO: The Luverne plant will be the world's first commercial isobutanol facility, and Glassner says there's a lot of opportunity.





Isobutanol can replace

GOP candidate Rick Santorum visits Luverne
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum held a town hall meeting Monday evening at the Palace Theatre in Luverne.

Here's how some of it sounded.

Rick Santorum 1 (mp3)

More Santorum: Says he's in for long haul
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum held a town hall meeting Monday evening before a large crowd at the Palace Theatre in Luverne.

AUDIO: Santorum says the Republican nomination won't be decided quickly.

Rick Santorum 2 (mp3)

Southwest Minn. man charged for shooting cougar
The Jackson County Attorney’s Office has charged a southwest Minnesota resident with allegedly shooting a cougar last fall.

Daniel Hamman, 26, was cited with shooting a protected animal on Nov. 27.

Hamman allegedly shot the cougar after being contacted by a neighbor, who saw the cat run from a rural grove of trees into a culvert. The cougar was shot as it flushed from the

City explores state funding for local share of Highway 75 improvements
The 2012 Minnesota Legislature will include a bonding bill, as Gov. Mark Dayton has already offered a $775 million bill for a variety of construction projects. 

AUDIO: Luverne City Administrator John Call says city officials are working with state lawmakers to request that the city's share of upcoming Highway 75 surface improvements be included in the bonding

Program pays landowners to allow public hunting on their land
Landowners in 21 southwestern Minnesota counties can earn money by allowing public hunting on their private land through the Walk-In Access program. 

Entering its second year as a pilot program, WIA targets privately owned parcels of 40 acres or more that are already enrolled in a conservation program such as Reinvest In Minnesota or the Conservation Reserve Program.

River

Minn. Legislature convenes for 2012 session
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have returned to St. Paul for the 2012 legislative session.

The state House and Senate both convened at noon Tuesday.

The legislative session is expected to run into sometime in April.

Lawmakers will debate Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal to boost job creation with a $775 million bonding bill.

A number of Republican-backed constitutional

Search warrant: Deputy had inappropriate relationship with minor

MANKATO - A search warrant filed in Blue Earth County Court Friday contains allegations that a Rock County Sheriff’s Deputy received nude photos of a teenage girl on his department issued cell phone and had sex with the teen.

The search warrant asked Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, for data from the cell phone of Deputy Kyle Kreun.

The search warrant

Moore and Vajgrt appointed as judges in southwest Minn.
ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton has announced the appointment of Gordon Moore and Terry Vajgrt as District Court Judges in the Fifth Judicial District.

Moore will replace Judge Jeffrey L. Flynn, who will retire this month. Vajgrt will replace Judge Timothy K. Connell, who retired in October.

Moore’s seat will be chambered in Nobles County, and Vajgrt’s seat will be

The Ultimate Hunter belongs to Glen Dock
Glen Dock of Jasper, (standing) won the K-101 Ultimate Hunter at Sharkee's in Luverne Saturday.

Congratulations Glen, and thank you to everyone who registered!

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Events planned to honor life and leagcy of novelist Frederick Manfred
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Jane: Manfred 100 (mp3)

Shopko and Pamida announce merger plans
Shopko and Pamida have announced plans to merge, ultimately creating a retail company with nearly 350 stores in 22 states.

The combined organization will focus on serving smaller and rural communities. New store growth is expected in the second half of 2012 and beyond. 

Financial details were not disclosed Wednesday. The merger is expected to become final

FBI identifies Brewster bank robbery suspect
Officials have identified the suspect in an armed robbery at the Rolling Hills Bank & Trust in Brewster late Tuesday morning.

Forty-nine-year-old Mark Edward Wetsch of Minneapolis was arrested Tuesday afternoon near St. Peter after he was spotted in the vehicle suspected of being used during the bank robbery in Brewster.

The FBI is currently evaluating whether Wetsch may be the "Man in

Jackson man receives 25 years for killing brother
A Jackson man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for the June 2010 murder of his brother at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield.

A jury in Mankato found TyRon Collins guilty of two counts of second-degree murder on Oct. 28, 2011. Collins was sentenced for intentional second-degree murder, the more serious of the two offenses.

Collins was arrested June 10, 2010 for

Rock County farmer describes impact of MF Global bankruptcy
WASHINGTON - A farmer from the Luverne area explained how the collapse of MF Global impacted his bottom line and his confidence in the markets in testimony before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday.

Dean Tofteland told the committee he has been farming for about 25 years and has used the futures markets to transfer risk from his farm to the Chicago Board of Trade by selling futures

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