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Absentee Ballots Can Be Dropped off in Person Despite Court Ruling

Local Rep. Eric Lucero led a charge to force Minnesota to count all ballots on Election Night, including absentee votes. Now, voters need to adapt to the change.

October 30, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

A lawsuit filed by Minnesota Republicans, including local Rep. Eric Lucero – who represents STMA and Otsego in the Minnesota House – has altered the process some early voters this […]

ISD 728 Announces Model Change, Elementary Students to Hybrid in November

The COVID curve continues to push area schools to a new brink.

October 27, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

With the school district’s communities now breaking barriers put in place last August by the Minnesota Department of Health, ISD 728 leaders decided it could no longer put off a […]

Sherburne County Asking for Help in Search for Elk River Woman

October 26, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Sheriff Joel Brott and the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office are attempting to locate a missing woman who left a residence in Mora on Oct. 23 driving a red 2004 Buick […]

Investigation Leads to New Felony Charge against Otsego Truck Driver that Drive into Protest

After being arrested and eventually released in May, the man who drove onto a crowded Interstate 35W bridge will be in court this November.

October 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

An Otsego man will face multiple charges stemming from his act of driving into a protest scene in May, after a months-long investigation and multiple interviews with the truck driver, […]

Otsego Candidate Accuses Otsego City Clerk of Election Irregularities, Clerk Resigns

October 21, 2020 By Meghan Gutzwiller

An Otsego resident who sought to run for a seat on Otsego’s city council in the 2020 race alleges he was a victim of election irregularities that denied him the […]

Road Closures Impact Albertville, County Road 19 Next Week

After beams were set on Highway 241 in St. Michael this week, crews will move northwest to new Albertville overpass.

October 16, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Drivers should plan for Wright County Highway 19, also known as LaBeaux Avenue, to be fully closed under the Interstate 94 bridge in Albertville. Work is scheduled for Monday, Oct. […]

BREAKING: Kelly Retires after Two Decades as Wright County Attorney

'I will be forever grateful," Kelly said.

September 30, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

After 37 years as an attorney in Wright County, and the lead prosecuting attorney for the county the last 22 years, Tom Kelly is ready to put his files away […]

The 2020 Election officially begins.

September 18, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

With plenty of concerns about long lines on Election Day and speculation about mail-in voting rampant nationally, absentee voting is now open in Wright County and throughout Minnesota as of […]