Despite 9.27 inches of rain falling in June, the month will only go down as the fourth wettest on record.  June 1952

The April to June precipitation record for the Benson area has not just been broken, it has been shattered – and ther

Shortly after 4 last Thursday afternoon tornado sirens in Benson began to wail as multiple sightings of funnel clouds

Events leading up to Benson’s annual Kid Day celebration July 19 get underway this coming Sunday with the annual sele

By Kent Thiesse
Farm Management Analyst & Vice President MinnStar Bank Lake Crystal

Benson will spend $20,000 in the coming months to study options for reducing the public safety hazard and general inc

Nick Collins (foreground) plays the tuba as other members of the Benson High School marching band perform in front of

The Benson VFW baseball team split a pair of league games last week with Madison and Morris.  Benson, which is 2-1 af

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER CHIPPEWA,
SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM CDT...

Late Thursday afternoon Gracie Lens took this photo southwest of Benson.

Improving the quality of water in the Chippewa River Watershed starts with improving the ability of the land to preve

by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst and VP, Lake Crystal

Plans progressing for filling former Kinder Morgan tanks by rail

With only hours left for candidates to file for office Tuesday, Benson Township farmer Grant Herfindahl entered the r

By Dan Gunderson
Minnesota Public Radio

Monday noon the City of Benson Planning Commission met and agreed it would recommend that the city not change its ani

The 28th annual Pioneerland Band Festival is set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14 with 11 bands lined up to take part