Heightened DWI enforcement efforts will surround Labor Day weekend, the seventh deadliest weekend of the year for alcohol-related deaths according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) … more

ISANTI— After over a year in the court system, an Isanti man has been found guilty of felony second degree criminal sexual conduct with a 10-year-old girl. Glen Bernhard Kilpatrick, 38, was … more

NORTH BRANCH— Interim Police Chief Dan Meyer presented information to the North Branch City Council during their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 23, regarding the health of K-9 Officer Radar, the … more

Chisago County Sheriff Aug. 21 Patrick Michael Fay, 26, of Taylors Falls booked on assault and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Aug. 22 Mary Ellen Theresa Sobiech, 62, of Wyoming booked … more

Pine City has lost a family member, a friend, and a hero. The Department of Defense announced that United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder, 34, of Pine City, died on Aug. 27 while supporting combat operations of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. more

BRAHAM— A 20-year-old Hinckley man was charged with two counts of felony first degree criminal sexual assault for alleged abuse of a four-year-old girl from Braham last summer. Luke William … more

CAMBRIDGE— First in the state and ninth in the nation are the honors achieved by the Cambridge-Isanti School District in reducing energy usage by over 30 percent. The district received the … more

CHISAGO COUNTY— The tension in the room was palpable at an otherwise routine Chisago County Board meeting last week. Lately, Commissioner Mike Robinson has been put at odds with the rest of the … more

CAMBRIDGE— The election took place in the fall of 2009 and a survey was conducted in May of 2010. During the last Cambridge-Isanti School Board meeting on Aug. 19, 2010 Don Lifto, Springsted, … more

ISANTI COUNTY— A county facilities committee was formed on Tuesday, Aug. 18 made of two commissioners and department heads for “big purchases.” “I think it’s micromanaging,” said … more