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WE Fest, Country on the River Announce Final 2017 Lineups
KDHL Radio is excited to share some big news with you. It's a big day for country music fans! Country on the River and WE Fest each released their full lineups for 2017.
Country on the River is Aug. 3-5 in Prairie du Chien, Wis., and features headliners Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker and Justin Moore...
A Look Back: Anti-Horse Thief Association, Steele County
The Steele County Historical Society’s Paul Nelson explains how the Anti-Horse Thief Association was created in Steele County in 1902. Horse thefts had been increasing, and residents needed a way to protect their stock.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...
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A Look Back: Township Records, Rice County
Township records can be a useful tool for people researching their genealogy. Sue Garwood shares some of the types of information found in the Rice County Historical Society’s collection, including birth and death records, road records and court proceedings...
Downtown Faribault Snow Emergency on Friday, January 27
The City of Faribault has declared a snow emergency effective at 1AM Friday, January 27, until 8AM on all downtown streets. This area includes Division Street to Seventh Street, and First Avenue Northwest to First Avenue Northeast. Any vehicle left unattended until the street is cleared may be ticketed and towed...
Beat the Snow Day Blues With These Fun Ideas
Snow days. They are a kid's dream and a parent's nightmare. How can you fill all the hours of the day without stuffing your children head first into the nearest snow bank?
A quick Google search of "snow day activities" pulled up about 18...
A Look Back: Mule Thefts, Steele County
Just how prevalent were horse and mule thefts in the early 1900s? The Steele County Historical Society’s Paul Nelson takes a look at one such theft from the Fred Ahrens farm and how the Anti-Horse Thief Association may have been involved...
Planning a Vacation? Your Minnesota Driver’s License May Not Get You on the Plane.
Got your vacation booked for some exotic locale? If you're flying there, you might want to get your passport ready, even if your destination isn't a foreign country.
Minnesota is one of just a few states that is noncompliant with the REAL ID Act, which is a federal set of standards for government-issued identification...
A Look Back: Dale ‘Red’ Jackson, ‘Faribault’s Lindy,’ Rice County
Fun fact: A Faribault native once set a flight endurance record, spending 17 ½ days in the air. Dale “Red” Jackson, sometimes called “Faribault’s Lindy,” a reference to Charles Lindbergh, spent 17 ½ days circling the air above St...
Update: 2 Seriously Injured in Explosion at McNeilus in Dodge Center
Update: Two employees were airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, two others were treated at St. Marys in Rochester, and two more sustained minor injuries after a paint building exploded about 10:30AM at McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing in Dodge Center, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
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