MANKATO — Former Mankato West football star Philip Nelson has been arrested after police say he assaulted a former Minnesota State University football player early Sunday morning. Officers on patrol ...

Nestled within the east end of downtown Springfield, Minnesota is the only smokehouse this side of the Twin Cities. James and April Bigelow are the proprietors of the 6 East Coffee and Smokehouse, a ...

Roots and wings — much has been said about the importance of both. The idea is to give youth wings — encouragement to expand, explore, and also roots — so they remember their home. The six individuals ...

Summer’s here! Full sun, regular rains, the beauty of blooming flowers and growing crops, and the effortlessness of going to work in light, simple clothes. It’s the season when machinery starts ...

Holdingford, in the heart of Minnesota’s dairy country, is a remarkable little town. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, the town’s service clubs and residents raised the funds necessary to build ...

CHANHASSEN, Minn. — When Degler Farm stopped milking cows in 2002, it was the end of dairy production in Chanhassen, Minn., as they were the last dairy left. It wasn’t the end of Degler farm, though.

In a time when mass production can easily become the norm, Millerville Co-op Creamery has chosen to stick to its heritage. “At one point, there were little co-op creameries dotted all across the state ...

It’s June Dairy Month once again. Hopefully, that never changes. It’s been an annual reminder of one of the blessings America should be grateful for, but find all too easy to take for granted because ...

When life has you down, and you are looking for a little pick me up, have you ever considered Goat Shine? Don’t worry; there's no bootlegging involved! Goat Shine is a business owned by the Ed and ...

My father and I were partners from the start. I was born on Father’s Day, 1950. A first-born son and a Father’s Day gift in one package with lots of black hair. I have a picture of a pen of sheep in ...

The June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from USDA contains a paradox policymakers might want to note: domestic stocks of unsold cotton continue to sit on the sluggish market while ...

Morris, Minn. — In the realm of research, yesterday’s discoveries may be today’s old news, but the steps taken are crucial for continuing progress. Eric Buchanan is West Central Research and Outreach ...