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    March 28, 2018
    State Rep. Mary Franson, R- Alexandria. (Courtesy of the Minnesota House of Representatives)
    Minn. legislator apologizes for posts about Florida student protesters
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, issued an apology Wednesday for a series of Facebook posts that appeared to compare...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 28, 2018 - 6:13pm
    January 11, 2018
    Cardinals skate past Blue Devils
    Kristin Trosvig scored three goals and assisted on another as the Alexandria Cardinals earned a 6-1 victory over the Prairie Centre Blue Devils on Jan. 9 in Long Prairie. Trosvig scored a short-handed goal and two power play goals as the Cardinals took control of the game with their...
    sports/hockeyJanuary 11, 2018 - 4:23pm
    December 26, 2017
    In this file photo. Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, reacts to news that Trump won the state of Ohio during the 2016 general election. File photo / Forum News Service
    Franson meets with student Democrats, issues apology
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, changed her mind and decided to meet with the Alexandria Area High School Democrats...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 26, 2017 - 12:46pm
    September 6, 2017
    From left to right: Thomas Barker, Steven Powers, Joshua Holbyplay button
    When accused abductors left for lunch, teen ran and swam to escape before finding help
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — After 29 days of being held against her will, 15-year-old Jasmine Block escaped and swam across a small rural lake in Grant...
    newsSeptember 6, 2017 - 2:50pm
    May 24, 2017
    Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale's Jordan Carr delivers to the plate against Pequot Lakes during the Section 6AA North Subsection playoffs on May 24. Ryan Pietruszewski/Forum News Service
    BH-V advances with extra inning victory over Pequot Lakes
    The Pequot Lakes Patriots had the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders on the ropes, but a late rally helped the Raiders overcome a two-run deficit...
    sportsMay 24, 2017 - 5:57pm
    JaLysa Anne Cook
    Alexandria girl who drowned entered water willingly
    A 12-year-old girl who drowned in Alexandria on April 28 entered the water on her own before getting swept up in the current and going under...
    newsMay 24, 2017 - 3:37pm
    April 29, 2017
    The swampy area that was searched was next to the channel between lakes Darling and Cowdry along the Central Lakes Trail.(Lowell Anderson | Echo Press)
    Girl identified who died in apparent drowning in central Minnesota
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- A 12-year-old girl died Friday in an apparent drowning in a swampy area between two lakes near here. JaLysa Anne Cook of...
    news/accidentsApril 29, 2017 - 5:21pm
    March 13, 2017
    Early Saturday morning, James Sundby of Wadena drive his vehicle over an embankment, cleared open water and came to a rest on Lake L'Homme Dieu. (contributed)
    Wadena man survives after car launches, hits ice
    The fact that 38-year-old James Sundby of Wadena is alive after driving his car off an embankment, flying over 210 feet of open water and coming...
    newsMarch 13, 2017 - 4:41pm
    March 9, 2017
    Minn. man arrested, faces counterfeit money charges
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- An Alexandria man was arrested in Benton County after a routine traffic stop and is facing charges of possessing counterfeit...
    newsMarch 9, 2017 - 2:38pm
    February 8, 2017
    Dent teen missing: May be in the Alexandria area
    Lucia Garcia, 16, of Dent, was last seen in Perham on Friday, Jan. 27. She was picked up by her boyfriend from school at 12:30 p.m. and he said...
    newsFebruary 8, 2017 - 11:17am
    After chase, officers catch Perham man suspected of exposing himself to girl
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A man suspected of burglarizing a house in Nelson and later exposing himself outside the Target store in Alexandria...
    newsFebruary 8, 2017 - 9:11am
    February 2, 2017
    Arrest made after Alexandria standoff
    Residences in close proximity to a home on Runestone Drive in east Alexandria were evacuated for safety reasons after a standoff with a male...
    newsFebruary 2, 2017 - 10:52am
    November 18, 2016
    Woman who took Alexandria squad car denied lower bond
    A woman accused of stealing an Alexandria officer's squad car appeared in court on Monday, Nov. 14, where she asked Judge David Battey to lower her bail and grant her furlough time to pick up her mail. Judge Battey denied both requests. The appearance was intended to be Jennifer Hillard's...
    newsNovember 18, 2016 - 12:10am
    August 3, 2016
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    Officer shoots, kills suspect in downtown Alexandria
    One person is dead after an officer shot a suspect in downtown Alexandria during an undercover investigation Tuesday, Aug. 2. Law enforcement...
    newsAugust 3, 2016 - 7:34am
    January 30, 2013
    Former treasurer for Carlos charged with felony theft
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - The former treasurer for a small central Minnesota town faces a felony charge after an investigation discovered she had written more than $34,000 in checks to herself to pay off personal debt. After reviewing financial records for the city of Carlos, the Minnesota...
    newsJanuary 30, 2013 - 10:05am
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