The audience gave some “sweet love” Monday night to the sister of a St. Michael mom who, herself, was seen on NBC’s smash hit “The Voice.” Kelly Robinson, a St. Michael mother and sister of singer and nanny Kat Perkins, watched as Kat took home the victory in her “Knock Out Duel” with fellow Team […]
Wright County K9 Receives Life-Saving Vest
Editor’s note: The following information was supplied by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department K9 Vader with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office has received a bullet and stab protective vest, thanks to the efforts of Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a Massachusetts based nonprofit organization and “Beware of Trees Creations” artist, Lauren Heimbaugh. Heimbaugh’s hand-drawn colored […]
First Winter Storm of March Takes Aim at St. Michael
It could be worse. You could be reading this from St. Cloud. A winter storm is scheduled to shuffle its way over the Dakotas and into Central Minnesota tonight, dumping anywhere from 6 inches to more than a foot of new snow on areas around the Twin Cities. The St. Cloud area could be hit […]
Services Set for St. Michael Accident Victim
Funeral services have been set for Ryan Gapinski, 21, who died suddenly Friday morning when his vehicle rolled on 45th Street Northeast (Wright County Road 119) west of St. Michael. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 17 at the St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael. Funeral services will be held […]
Albertville Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
A 32-year-old Albertville man was sentenced to a year in jail earlier this month after officials determined he had failed to maintain his registration on the state sex offender’s list. Anthony Joseph Bartell was sentenced March 4 for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender to one year in jail. Bartell was also convicted and […]
Warrants Lead to Multiple Arrests in Wright County: Weekly Report
The following arrests were made by Wright County Deputies for the week of March 3 to March 10. All those named have been or are expected to be charged. All are innocent until proven guilty by due process. March 3 Curtis Edwin Wilson, 20, of Fergus Falls was arrested in Sherburne County on a Wright […]
UPDATED: Single Vehicle Accident Kills St. Michael-Albertville Graduate
Wright County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Albertville and St. Michael rescue were dispatched to the scene of a single-vehicle accident early Friday morning west of St. Michael on 45th Street Northeast, near Pelican Lake. According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Department, dispatch received a call at 2:33 a.m. that a westbound 2003 Ford pickup lost […]
Albertville to Remain One Precinct Despite Election Day Issues, Move Polls
Anyone who has voted in Albertville on a “big” Election Day has seen the issues. Long lines wind out the door on a chilly November night. Parking is a nightmare as you compete with nearby restaurant-goers and bar patrons. And the space inside Albertville City Hall gets cramped with aspiring voters. Despite this, the Albertville […]
Albertville Fire Department to Host Fundraiser for EMTs Injured in Crash
The Albertville Fire Depatment will be hosting a pulled pork dinner and benefit for Tim Daly and Brian Nagle, the two Allina Health Emergency Medical workers who were injured in a head-on accident last January. Daly and Nagle were transporting a St. Michael woman to Buffalo Hospital when they were struck head-on by a vehicle […]
More Action Needed to Close Per-Pupil Funding Gap
This article by Doug Birk, School Board Chairperson and supported by St. Michael-Albertville School Board, St. Michael-Albertville Education Minnesota, St. Michael-Albertville Principal Association, St. Michael City Council and Albertville City Council was printed in the StarTribune last month. When it comes to school finance reform, Minnesota can do better. Today, similar children in similar school […]