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FEMA to Test Wireless Emergency Alert System Wednesday, Oct. 4

The test - subject to conspiracy theories nationwide - is part of a wider plan for the Emergency Alert System we've known for years.

October 3, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

From televisions to computers, cell phones to tablets, everything has gone wireless these days. So, too, should the United States’ Emergency Alert System. That’s the opinion of the Federal Emergency […]

Tagged With: Emergency Alert System, FEMA, Wireless test

Man Found in Otsego Target Identified as Robbinsdale Resident

A man was found unresponsive on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in restroom of the retail store.

October 2, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man found deceased inside a Target store restroom in Otsego last week. Deputies stated 43-year-old John Zechmeister of Robbinsdale […]

Tagged With: deceased, Otsego, Target

More than 20 Years Later, the Wounds of 9/11 are Infected

A call to action for all. Not some.

September 11, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

I was, in every sense of the word, a “rookie” editor on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. My first deadline as the editor of the West Fargo Pioneer weekly paper. I […]

Tagged With: 9/11, opinion, United State

BREAKING: Body Found in Mississippi River Near Otsego Landing

Officers are asking the public to stay off the waterway near Norin Landing.

September 5, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County investigators – busy with a fatal hit-and-run investigation in St. Michael – are now attempting to identify the body of a man found in the Mississippi River near […]

Family, County Identify Kyle Dixon, 36, as man hit and killed in St. Michael

The Sheriff's Office is searching for evidence and asking people to check security cameras in the area. Funeral services for Dixon are set for Friday.

September 5, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for help in the search for evidence of a hit and run that killed a St. Michael man Friday night near the intersection […]

Tagged With: Dixon, fatal accident, hit and run, St. Michael

Wright County Investigating Fatal Car vs. Pedestrian Crash in St. Michael

The incident happened Friday, September 1 near the 60th Street and Ochoa Avenue Northeast.

September 4, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in St. Michael that occurred the night of Friday, September 1, 2023, leaving a man dead. According to […]

Tagged With: accident, deceased, hit and run, Wright County

Catching Vibes in Albertville with New Health Center

It’s safe to say there’s never been anything here like Vibe Chiropractic and Remedy Testing.

August 23, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

St. Michael, Albertville and the surrounding communities have much to offer when it comes to health. But it’s safe to say there’s never been anything here like Vibe Chiropractic and […]

Tagged With: Angie Pufahl, Chiropractor, Vibe Chiropractic and Remedy Testing

Knight’s Essler, STMA Football Coach, Named to NDSU Hall of Fame

A six-time track All-American and a football standout for the Bison, Essler has won a state championship and state accolades as the head of the Knights.

August 22, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

From leading Minot Ryan to a pair of state football championships in North Dakota High School football as a player to leading St. Michael-Albertville to its first ever championship on […]

Tagged With: Essler, football, Knights

Wright County Closes Beebe Lake ahead of Hot Weekend

Bacteria levels have forced the closure of another high-demand spot.

August 18, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

On the precipice of a hot weekend, the last thing St. Michael, Albertville and Hanover residents want to hear is this: Beebe Lake beach is closed. The county shut down […]

Tagged With: beach, Beebe Lake, closure, Wright County

St. Michael Council Approves Starbuck’s, Chipotle for Town Center

St. Michael reaps the reward of recent growth - spurred by developments on the city's south and west sides - with the City's approval of a new restaurant parcel in the Town Center.

August 10, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Drawing of proposed Starbucks and Chipotle buildings.

As St. Michael council members, planning staff and city employees put their heads together more than a decade ago for a comprehensive plan surrounding commercial development in the city’s new […]

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