With Grant Herfindahl’s appointment to head the Minnesota Farm Service Agency, the two top positions in state agricul

Legislation has been introduced in the Minnesota House that would pave the way for reopening the Prairie Correctional

When Swift County agreed to aid Federated Telephone Company with the expansion of broadband services to the eastern h

The St. Patrick's Day Parade was held in Benson on Saturday, March 19.

A $12.9 million ecosystem renovation of Marsh Lake is moving ahead with the commitment of $7.59 million from the U.S.

Stephen Paulus’ Prayers & Remembrances won a Grammy Award Monday for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

Kevin Wald (pictured) spends 100 days a year on the road.

“The fair is kind of a way of life for me,” Elaine Mitteness of Benson said last week as the Monitor-News interviewed

The following is an article written by Kathy A.

Benson High School is set to celebrate its annual Snow Week the week of Monday, Feb. 8 through Saturday, Feb.

April and May saw very strong winds while farmers worked their fields

Sunday afternoon the sound of a helicopter passing low overhead signaled a LifeLink III helicopter on its way to pick

Efforts to reopen the Prairie Correctional Facility (PCF) in Appleton have run into a roadblock, of sorts, at the sta

1989 Benson High School graduate Eric Holtan will be headed to Los Angeles, CA, in February for the 58th Annual Gramm

Benson City Manager Rob Wolfington and Stantec’s Peggy Harder talk with area citizens about options for improving saf