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- Snow plow, sugar beet truck collide near rural Breckenridge train crossing
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. a ' A collision between a snow plow and a sugar beet truck this morning has stopped train traffic south of here.
- Potentially deadly wind, snow choke traffic in Red River Valley; Minnesota National Guard on standby
As wind, snow and cold blasted the Red River Valley Sunday the Minnesota National Guard in Moorhead was standing by to aid with emergencies, according to Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist.
- Interstates open in western Minnesota, SD and ND
Interstate 29 in South and North Dakota and I-94 from Alexandria to Fargo have reopened Monday morning in the wake of a fast-moving blizzard that exited the state overnight.
- Fire destroys shop near Breckenridge
A fire early Sunday destroyed a shop containing construction equipment, trucks and tools at the Merle and Stephanie Miranowski residence in Nordick Township, north of Breckenridge, Minn., the Wilkin County ...
- Storm closes roads, shutters schools in Minnesota
A powerful winter storm made its way through Minnesota on Sunday, closing part of Interstate 94 and putting the Minnesota National Guard on alert.
- Recount, Day 5: Franken's gains build, but so do challenges
An analysis finds the DFLer has added 46 votes apart from questioned ballots. Star Tribune Last update: November 24, 2008 - 9:49 PM As the number of ballot challenges passed the 3,000 mark Monday, continuing to ...
- Why is recount worker also volunteer on a campaign?
So could a woman who was a volunteer counting ballots in the U.S. Senate recount in Wilkin County who had also been a campaign worker for one of the candidates during the recount be impartial? That's the ...
- MN woman both ballot counter and Franken worker
A local woman who volunteered to help count ballots in the U.S. Senate recount in Wilkin County probably would not have been allowed to do so if the county auditor had known that she had also worked for a ...
- Fixing problems at Breckenridge School District
After a year of turmoil a regional school district appears to be getting ita s footing but there is still plenty of work ahead.
- Upper Blue & Breckenridge Elementary canned-food drive
A canned food drive is being held at Upper Blue and Breckenridge Elementary Schools this week.
- Rain delays sugarbeet harvest
Bernie Etzler, a sugarbeet farmer west of Foxhome in Wilkin County, is anxious to get back into his fields.
- Grand Hotel site is revisited
For many of us, it's a sad feeling when seeing rubble at the site for the new Walgreens on the northeast corner of Lincoln and Vine in downtown Fergus Falls.
- Wanda Lorraine Krenz Drose
Wanda Lorraine Krenz Drose passed away at Eisenhower Hospital October 2, 2008, from complications of an extended illness.
- Broadcaster George Putnam was L.A. TV and radio fixture
Pugnacious newscaster and commentator George Putnam, whose conservative opinions both thrilled and outraged Los Angeles area radio and television audiences for decades, has died at 94.
- Legendary TV Newsman Geo. Putnam dies
From the obit: Perhaps best remembered for his "One Reporter's Opinion" TV newscast segments, Putnam began his broadcast career on a Minneapolis radio station in 1934 ... Born in Breckenridge, Minn., on July ...
- Former Gophers star lineman Dick Enderle, 60, found dead
Dick Enderle, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL after starring at the University of Minnesota in the 1960s, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment.
- Breckenridge teacher pleads no contest to sex crimes
A Breckenridge Middle School teacher will not contest seven charges of criminal sexual conduct.
- Red River Not Expected to Rise Significantly
Officials don`t expect the heavy rainfall that led to street and home flooding in Wahpeton to result in any significant Red River flooding problems.
- Wiklin County fair to go on despite flooding
The show will go on, despite about seven inches of rain in the Wahpeton area. Officials say the Wilkin County Fair in neighboring Breckenridge, Minnesota will go on as scheduled.
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City DescriptionBreckenridge is a city in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,559 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wilkin County.
Breckenridge's twin city is Wahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Breckenridge and Wahpeton to form the Red River of the North.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land.
U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota State Highways 9 and 210 are three of the main routes in the city.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,438 households, and 911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,516.4 people per square mile (584.7/km²). There were 1,582 housing units at an average density of 674.0/sq mi (259.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.61% White, 0.14% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.
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