With limited funds to make very costly road improvements, where should the Swift County Highway Department focus its

While the vast majority of the water service lines in Benson are free of lead, there are still some remaining that wi

Correction: In our story last week with the headline “Not all farmers, rural residents pleased with MPCA Rivervie

Monday Benson set a record heat index temperature and came 2 degrees away from tying the state record for the highest

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Minnesota’s primary election day is still nearly six weeks away, but voting is already underway for the candidates wh

Riverview LLP of Morris will not be required to go through the rigorous Environmental Impact Statement process for th

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, the City of Benso

Around 2 a.m., the storm moved through the area with winds gusting to 66 mph in the Benson area, Minnesota Public Rad

It was hoped that Benson High School could bring back home construction as a program to train students in the trades

With chairs already lining the parade route for the Pioneerland Band Festival in Benson Friday morning as people rese

Due to the POWER OUTAGE + BOIL WATER ADVISORY in Benson, the parade has been cancelled. 

Former Swift County Sheriff’s Deputy John Reigstad has filed for the four-year sheriff’s job, as has current Chief De