Water samples from about 90 wells in Wright County will be collected and analyzed for water chemistry over the next two months by hydrogeologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural […]
Domestic Assaults Mean Prison Time for Wright County Men
The Wright County Attorney’s Office has reported the following sentences handed down in Wright County District Court, including a pair of sentences given to two men on cases of domestic […]
Hundreds Rally for St. Michael’s Klinkhammer Family at Ride for Life
As an event, the Chad Smith Ride for Life has now, officially, become one of the biggest in Wright County each summer. This year alone, more than 325 bikes (unofficially) […]
Monticello Mourns Loss of Two Community Cornerstones
The community of Monticello is mourning the loss of two key community members over the last two weeks. Chuck Walter Stump and Dorothy Nemec were two “household” names for Monticello […]
Water Cuts St. Michael Road to Single Lane
Wright County Highway 119 is cut to a single lane at Pelican Lake due to heavy rainfall over the past six weeks. The Wright County lake, which is slated to […]
St. Michael, Bachmann to Celebrate Interstate 94 Expansion June 30
The City of St. Michael, the Interstate 94 Coalition and a handful of local dignitaries will join together Monday, June 30 in the parking lot of the former St. Michael […]
Huge Monticello Detour Begins Wednesday Morning
Monticello drivers attempting to use Interstate 94 to go westbound are going to have to do so using a new, “Go Hasty” detour. The much anticipated “Go Hasty” detour in Monticello […]
MnDOT Taking Second Stab at Bypass on I-94 in Monticello
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is taking a second attempt at diverting westbound traffic on Interstate 94 at Monticello onto a bypass this weekend, this time after summer “lake” traffic […]
Wright County High Speed Chase Ends in Monticello
Wright County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were led on a high-speed chase Wednesday that ended in Monticello with one wrecked vehicle and one driver missing. Authorities are still looking for the […]
Truck Fire Crowds Commute at Monticello
A sun-up slow down is happening right now in Monticello after a semi-truck burst into flames about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday east of Monticello’s County Road 18 exit on Interstate 94. […]