Summer's Swan Song - with all apologies to Monticello - is set for St. Michael Saturday. St. … Read more...
Daze and Knights Return to New-Look Downtown St. Michael
Summer's Swan Song - with all apologies to Monticello - is set for St. Michael Saturday. St. Michael Daze and Knights, the community’s annual festival to celebrate the waning days of summer, is ready to roll Friday with food, inflatables and plenty of music. All events are located in Town Center, … Read Full Article
National Night Out Celebrations Tonight Around Wright County
Wright County residents can expect to see a lot of Wright County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies on the streets tonight. It won’t be because of anything crime related, but because Aug. 2, 2022 is National Night Out – a nationwide community-building campaign that promotes police/community … Read Full Article
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Summer Arrives as Albertville Friendly City Days Kicks off This Week
It's back. All of it. The rides. The food. The singing and dancing. And, of course, that Grand Ol' Parade. Albertville Friendly City Days is now in its third full decade, and the area's biggest festival ready to kick off the Summer of 2022. It’s the … Read Full Article
Roundabout Construction Closing St. Michael Roadway
The Wright County Highway Department has been informed that the City of St. Michael will close Wright County Highway 119 at the intersection of Jansen Avenue beginning today (Tuesday, June 7) to construct a roundabout. This closure expected to last … Read Full Article
Buffalo Clinic Gunman Convicted on 11 Counts, Including Second Degree Murder
A jury in Buffalo deliberated for approximately six hours before returning a guilty verdict against Gregory Ulrich an all 11 charges he faced stemming from the Feb. 9, 2021 shootings and bombing at the Allina Crossroads Clinic in Buffalo. Ulrich was … Read Full Article
DNR Confirms Zebra Mussels in Lake Pulaski Near Buffalo
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in Lake Pulaski in the city of Buffalo, Wright County. A lake service-provider business reported finding a dead zebra mussel on equipment they were installing on a lake … Read Full Article
Wright County Man Sentenced on Charges of Child Pornography
An Otsego man was sentenced to 125 months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $65,000 in restitution, $17,000 to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography fund, and $5,000 to the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ fund, for … Read Full Article
Trial for Buffalo Allina Clinic Gunman to begin Monday
Jury selection in the murder trial of Gregory Ulrich begins today, Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Wright County Justice Center. Ulrich is charged in the Feb. 9, 2021 shooting and bombing of the Allina Crossroads Clinic in Buffalo that left one person dead and … Read Full Article
Closures Coming on Interstate 94 Between St. Michael, Albertville
Motorists should expect two nighttime ramp closures so crews can prepare for the Highway 241 and Wright County Highway 19 bridge work. The westbound I-94 ramp to Wright County Road 36 at the Highway 241 bridge will close the night of Sunday, May 1. Drivers … Read Full Article
Work ramps up on Interstate 94 from Monticello to Hasty
Eastbound traffic between Highway 25 in Monticello and Wright County Road 8 in Hasty will shift to the westbound side of the interstate starting the week of April 25. Traffic is being shifted so crews can begin reconstructing eastbound I-94. All four lanes of … Read Full Article
Buffalo Man Identified as Victim in Road Rage Shooting Near Maple Grove
An apparent "road rage" incident in Maple Grove that ended in tragedy on Easter Sunday has taken the life of a Buffalo man. William F. Haire, 61, of Buffalo has been identified as the shooting victim in what witnesses said was a dispute between two drivers … Read Full Article