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- MPR replaces 'Jazz Connection' with 'Radio Heartland'
The "Jazz Connection" is out and "Radio Heartland" is in at Minnesota Public Radio.
- Court rejects Coleman request
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed Norm Coleman's request to have more absentee ballots considered in the U.S. Senate recount he is trailing to Democrat Al Franken.
- Column: Learning Lakota tough
A young Lakota man, maybe 17 years old, approached me as I waited in line at a local fast food joint to get a cup of coffee.
- Minn. bishops discuss immigration reform
On the two year anniversary of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of the Swift and Co.
- Notravel advisories as storm hits southern Minn.
MNWintry Weather - Tops,0252 No-travel advisories as storm hits southern Minn. WORTHINGTON, Minn.
- Travel not advised in southern Minnesota
A day before the official start of winter, parts of Minnesota endured blizzard conditions Saturday, with highway and weather officials advising people to stay home and avoid the snow whipped by high winds.
- Blizzard And Storm Warnings Throughout Minn.
Snow and chilling northwest winds are expected to sweep through parts of Minnesota Saturday -- prompting blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings for several areas.
- State's Catholic bishops call for unity with 'our immigrant sisters and brothers'
It's not the first time the Minnesota Catholic Conference has spoken out on the issue of immigration, but Tuesday's statement was a little different.
- Family's spruce tree chopped down, stolen
John Alin looked out his window Monday and got a shock. It wasn't what he saw, but what he didn't see.
- Deputy charged with felony thefts
Cass County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Holmes Karbowski, 77, of Bena, Minn., was arraigned Dec.
- Major winter storm expected this weekend
A potent winter storm will quickly develop over Minnesota this upcoming weekend.
- Semi Hauling Truck Tips Near Wells
A truck full of hogs on its way to Worthington tips over this morning.It happened just before 6:30 on Highway 22 south of Wells.Authorities say the truck driver over-corrected after crossing the center line.He ...
- WAF gives grants
WAF gives 14 grants for $6,770 WORTHINGTON - The Worthington Area Foundation awarded $6,770 in grants to 14 area organizations Wednesday at the First State Bank Southwest.
- Missing boy 'wanted some alone time'
Cannon Falls police still don't know where Nick Hoffman was, but they know he's safe now.
- Economy was bad before crash
WASHINGTON - Things really are bad all over - and they had gone bad even before the housing and finance industries crashed and sent the economy into a tailspin.
- Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council urged to be open, wise with its $80-$90 million
A new outdoors council charged with deciding how to spend $80-$90 million annually in new taxpayer money will be accountable and open to public scrutiny, its members pledged Monday.
- Council tables proposed side-yard ordina...
The Pipestone City Council on Monday tabled action on a proposed ordinance that relaxes side-yard requirement for lots in R-1 , R-2 and R-3 zoning districts.
- 'Spectacle' a different look at music
NEW YORK - During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversation ...
- Whooping cough in Minnesota
PARK RAPIDS - 'Tis the season for coughs and colds but a more severe disease, whooping cough, has been found across Minnesota, including one confirmed case in Park Rapids.
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City DescriptionWorthington is a city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,283 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nobles County.
The city's site was first settled in the 1870s as Okabena Station on a line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, later the Chicago and North Western Railway (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) where steam engines would take on water from adjacent Lake Okabena. More people entered along with one A.P. Miller of Toledo, Ohio, under a firm called the National Colony Organization. Miller named the new city after his wife's maiden name.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.0 km²), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.5 km²) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it (16.10%) is water.
Interstate 90, U.S. Route 59, and Minnesota State Highway 60 are three of the main routes in the city.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,283 people, 4,311 households, and 2,828 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,578.9 people per square mile (609.3/km²). There were 4,573 housing units at an average density of 639.9/sq mi (246.9/km²). The racial ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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