John Anderson’s Blog

A number of people are always in lockup in Rice County. You wish in an area like this that this would not be the case, but in this day in age it's true. It's not like Mayberry where most of the time the only jail inmate was the town drunk. Rice County has one person on its Most Wanted list: Javier Hernandez Rosas...

Minnesota reportedly has the second-highest number of dog flu cases in the country. Experts are watching two strains of canine influenza, one of which has been around for a long time and the other hit a peak in Chicago in 2015. According to a Fox 9 news report, flu cases are tracked by the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine...

Pam Tillis, who had hits including "Cleopatra Queen of Denile" and "Don't Tell Me What to Do," is performing at Treasure Island Resort and Casino on Sunday, July 2. She is part of the Island Block Party that is going on Friday through Tuesday...

Super Bowl 52 will be a huge event at U.S. Bank Stadium. But even before the first snap of the ball there will be many things happening behind the scenes and then the question after the game will be how do we get all these people out of town...

Some strong thunderstorms have moved through Waseca, Steele and Into Olmstead Counties Monday morning and more are moving from the Southwest to the Northeast. Some severe weather is associated with these storms. There is a risk of scattered severe storms to develop with the moist air over the area...

We’ve lost one of comic and TV culture’s most enduring favorites, as original Batman star Adam West has passed away. The smooth-voiced star became iconic for his portrayal of the ‘60s Caped Crusader, earning a place in the pop culture pantheon over the decades.

It's going to be really hot this weekend, taxing the air conditioners, the electrical grid and probably our patience a bit if an air conditioner fails. And many utilities will be asking us to watch our usage to try to keep outages down. Xcel Energy has some tips to help keep you cool without breaking the budget...

Hy-Vee announced Tuesday, that at just four months into their misfits produce program they have rescued more than 1 million pounds of produce from landfills. By partnering with Robinson Fresh to re-educate consumers on these still usable produce misfits, which results in less going in the landfills...

The  Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry put out the 2016 Minimum Wage Report. It gives a look at minimum wage workers and their trends. Here is a look at some of the key findings in the report. There are about 1.61 million hourly workers in the state About a little over 15 percent or around 248,000 make minimum wage ($9 ... Read More ...

When the Kmart in Dundas was closed it was reported to us that the Sears store would be unaffected. And that appeared to be the case until the end of May. One of my colleagues said the were driving by the Sears in Dundas on Sunday on Memorial Day weekend and it looked like it was not open, which seemed unusual...