AM 1240 WJON » Alexandria http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Prep Boys Hockey/Boys Basketball Results http://wjon.com/prep-boys-hockeyboys-basketball-results/ http://wjon.com/prep-boys-hockeyboys-basketball-results/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:51:38 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=107225 Boys Hockey:

Cathedral 2, Alexandria 1
(Austin Poganski and Tommy Hall each scored a goal. Poganski added an assist and Connor Amundson had 23 saves for the Crusaders. Cathedral is 8-6-1 this season)

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]]> http://wjon.com/prep-boys-hockeyboys-basketball-results/feed/ 0 Seth Toupal Man Dies at Alexandria Waste Facility http://wjon.com/man-dies-at-alexandria-waste-facility/ http://wjon.com/man-dies-at-alexandria-waste-facility/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:34:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=157842 A 50-year-old man is dead after getting caught in a piece of machinery at a waste facility in Alexandria. According to a news release from the local police department, it happened at about 9 p.m. Thursday at Pope/Douglas Solid Waste, which handles waste for Pope and Douglas counties.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-dies-at-alexandria-waste-facility/feed/ 0 Cathedral Boys Hockey Against Alexandria Postponed http://wjon.com/cathedral-boys-hockey-against-alexandria-postponed/ http://wjon.com/cathedral-boys-hockey-against-alexandria-postponed/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:20:45 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=103236 The Cathedral boys hockey game scheduled Saturday against Alexandria has been postponed due to wintry conditions. The Crusaders were scheduled to play Alexandria at the MAC at 1:15 Saturday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cathedral-boys-hockey-against-alexandria-postponed/feed/ 0 Seth Toupal Update: Police Say Osakis Man Killed Ex, Self http://wjon.com/update-police-say-osakis-man-killed-ex-self/ http://wjon.com/update-police-say-osakis-man-killed-ex-self/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:18:28 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=95321 Police believe a 51-year-old man killed his former girlfriend before committing suicide in western Minnesota last week. The Douglas County sheriff's office says David Everett of rural Osakis and 38-year-old Sharon Love were breaking up.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-police-say-osakis-man-killed-ex-self/feed/ 0 MN Trooper Jumps Into Lake to Save Driver http://wjon.com/mn-trooper-jumps-into-lake-to-save-driver/ http://wjon.com/mn-trooper-jumps-into-lake-to-save-driver/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:24:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=50439 What was supposed to be a routine patrol turned into a moment of heroism for a Minnesota state trooper. Sgt. Jesse Grabow was on patrol on Interstate 94 near Alexandria Thursday afternoon when the car in front of him left the freeway and plunged into Lake Latoka.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mn-trooper-jumps-into-lake-to-save-driver/feed/ 0 State Patrol Angler Finds Prosthetic Leg In Alexandria Area Lake http://wjon.com/angler-finds-prosthetic-leg-in-alexandria-area-lake/ http://wjon.com/angler-finds-prosthetic-leg-in-alexandria-area-lake/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:23:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=28007 A Minnesota woman who lost her prosthetic leg while swimming in a lake three years ago has been reunited with the lost limb thanks to a Wisconsin angler.

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]]> http://wjon.com/angler-finds-prosthetic-leg-in-alexandria-area-lake/feed/ 0 Getty Images Alexandria Man Convicted In Baby's Death Released From Prison http://wjon.com/alexandria-man-convicted-in-babys-death-released-from-prison/ http://wjon.com/alexandria-man-convicted-in-babys-death-released-from-prison/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:44:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=26981 An Alexandria man convicted of killing his infant daughter seven years ago has been released from jail after winning a new trial. Michael Hansen has been incarcerated for six years for the death of three-month-old Avryonna Hansen.

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]]> http://wjon.com/alexandria-man-convicted-in-babys-death-released-from-prison/feed/ 0 Judge Lowers Bail In Innocence Project Case In Alexandria http://wjon.com/judge-lowers-bail-in-innocence-project-case-in-alexandria/ http://wjon.com/judge-lowers-bail-in-innocence-project-case-in-alexandria/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:04:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=24877 A Douglas County District Court judge has lowered bail for a man who won a new trial after he was convicted of killing his infant daughter. Judge Ann Carrott reduced bail for Michael Hansen from $250,000 to $150,000 Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/judge-lowers-bail-in-innocence-project-case-in-alexandria/feed/ 0 No Charges Filed In Alexandria Boating Accident http://wjon.com/no-charges-filed-in-alexandria-boating-accident/ http://wjon.com/no-charges-filed-in-alexandria-boating-accident/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:49:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=21236 Prosecutors won't bring charges in a
boating crash that killed two people on Lake Victoria in Douglas
County in May.

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]]> http://wjon.com/no-charges-filed-in-alexandria-boating-accident/feed/ 0 Fllickr user samilubinetzki 2 Killed In boating Accident In Douglas County http://wjon.com/2-killed-in-boating-accident-in-douglas-county/ http://wjon.com/2-killed-in-boating-accident-in-douglas-county/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 20:15:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15923 Two people are dead after a boating accident in Douglas County in west-central Minnesota. The Douglas County sheriff's office received a 911 call Saturday of a watercraft accident near the Lake Victoria Boat Landing.

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]]> http://wjon.com/2-killed-in-boating-accident-in-douglas-county/feed/ 0 Central Minnesota Community Foundation Opens Alexandria Branch http://wjon.com/central-minnesota-coommunity-foundation-opens-alexandria-branch/ http://wjon.com/central-minnesota-coommunity-foundation-opens-alexandria-branch/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:44:57 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=9967 The Central Minnesota Community Foundation is expanding. They've formed the Alexandria Area Foundation, which will gain resources to meet the area's rising needs. The Central Minnesota Community Foundation already has affiliates in Willmar and Brainerd.

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]]> http://wjon.com/central-minnesota-coommunity-foundation-opens-alexandria-branch/feed/ 0 Minnesota Opera Comes To Alexandria http://wjon.com/minnesota-opera-comes-to-alexandria/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-opera-comes-to-alexandria/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:15:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=6309 Residents of Alexandria will get a taste of opera this weekend. Performers from the Minnesota Opera will sing excerpts from Bizet's "Carmen" at a concert Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Jefferson High School auditorium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-opera-comes-to-alexandria/feed/ 0 I-94 Closed From Alexandria To North Dakota Border http://wjon.com/i-94-closed-from-alexandria-to-north-dakota-border/ http://wjon.com/i-94-closed-from-alexandria-to-north-dakota-border/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:17:27 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=3586 State officials say Interstate 94 remains closed between Alexandria and the North Dakota border due to dangerous driving conditions.

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]]> http://wjon.com/i-94-closed-from-alexandria-to-north-dakota-border/feed/ 0 AFP/Getty Images Alexandria Woman Gives Gifts To Unsuspecting Children http://wjon.com/alexandria-woman-gives-gifts-to-unsuspecting-children/ http://wjon.com/alexandria-woman-gives-gifts-to-unsuspecting-children/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:48:50 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2768 An Alexandria woman acts like Santa Claus all year long. Bonnie Boe buys gifts and gives them to unsuspecting children.

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