The Knights are back in the State 3A Team Championship dual tonight after a hard-fought, 34-18 victory over Willmar in the semifinal round. St. Michael-Albertville, who fell to Prior Lake in last year’s semifinal – the first year the team didn’t make the championship dual at the Class 3A level – redeemed themselves by handing […]
Dayton’s Transportation Plan Includes I-94 Expansion to Albertville
Local leaders got a boost from the Governor's Office Tuesday when the six-lane expansion was contained within the proposed budget.
Governor Mark Dayton and Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle this week released a detailed list of more than 600 road and bridge improvements that would be completed if the Legislature passes the Governor’s proposed investments in transportation. The comprehensive list, sorted by county, details the more than 2,200 miles of state roadways and 330 bridges that […]
BREAKING: Chalk up another ‘Extreme Cold’ Day for Wright County Schools
In a flashback to 2014, dozens of area school districts shut down activities for Wednesday in advance of another visit to the deep freeze. St. Michael-Albertville, Elk River, Monticello and many Twin Cities metro school districts canceled classes for Wednesday, Jan. 7, about a year after extremely cold temperatures forced school leaders to make the […]
Shop Saint Michael Hosts Inaugural Business Expo Jan. 24
The St. Michael merchants group will welcome residents downtown for a meet-and-greet with local entrepreneurs and owners.
Shop Saint Michael, celebrating the start of its fifth year in the St. Michael business community, will welcome residents, shoppers and business patrons to the St. Michael City Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 for its first-ever Winter Business Expo. The group, which helps locally-owned and locally operated business to expand […]
Brutal Temperatures, Snow Welcome Wright County Students
Sub-zero wind chills and the possibility of snow are in the forecast for Monday's return from holiday break.
Wright County area students, including those in St. Michael-Albertville and Monticello schools, need to bundle up as they get back on the bus tomorrow morning, as some of the lowest morning temperatures of this 2014-2015 winter are set to descend on the area tonight. Wind chill factors should be in the 20s below zero on […]