Meander Art Crawl offers hometown travel adventure

For the past 21 years, tourists and locals have been flocking to the Upper Minnesota River Valley for the first weekend in October to visit artist studios, farms and main street buildings from Ortonville to Granite Falls for a celebration known as the Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Flying out west for a look-see…

I flew to Minnesota to have my eyes looked at and coming into TSA territory, approaching the magnetometer, I waited for the agent to point at my shoes and yell, “Are you over seventy-five?” and give me the pleasure of saying, “Thank you very much.

Ask a Trooper: School Patrol Safety…

Question: With back to school starting, can you talk about school patrol safety?Answer: When you see a student safety patrol helping children cross a street or highway, you must come to a complete stop.

Yellow Medicine County Courts

MN State Patrol - MarshallMaldonado Caceres, Kevin Jahir, Marshall; Offense date 8/15/24 Instruction Permit Violation (18 years or older) (Misdemeanor); Plea 9/4/24 Guilty; Disposition 9/4/24 Convicted; Court Decision 9/4/24 Payable without appearance; $50 Fine.

Statewide pheasant numbers similar to 2023

Pheasant numbers in the 2024 Minnesota August Roadside Survey were similar to 2023 and 19% above the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.“The stability in pheasant numbers across the state and most regions is welcome news after the wet spring and summer we had,” said Steven Woodley, DNR senior wildlife research biologist.

Accident causes fatality

On September 5, 2024, at approximately 4:06pm, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of County Road 8 & 250th Avenue.A 1997 Ford F150 was being driven westbound on 250th Avenue by Robert Proctor (60) of Cottonwood.

Minnesota DNR shares what to expect for the 2024 fall colors season, provides tips to enjoy autumn on state lands

To celebrate Minnesota’s most colorful season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shares a fall color forecast, typical timing of peak colors, ways for Minnesotans to find where colors are at their peak each week, and autumn trip-planning tips.The 2024 fall colors forecastFall colors in Minnesota typically peak in mid-to-late-September through mid-October, starting in the northwest and working toward the southeast corner of Minnesota.