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You may be shocked to learn that you don't have to cross the border to begin seeing signs for Wall Drug.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirms a shotgun was found near the body of Ricardo Torres Junior after he was shot by an Olivia police officer early Sunday morning.

Authorities say a police officer in southern Minnesota shot and killed a person after an early-morning altercation.

A bloodhound credited with helping save the life of a toddler in Stearns County has died. Olivia was the K-9 partner of sheriff's Deputy Robert Theisen.

A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty to abducting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl delivering newspapers in Fairfax last May. Matthew Fahey pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping, criminal sexual predatory conduct and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. A second count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct was dismissed.

Renville County authorities have charged an Olivia man in the death of his girlfriend's 19-month-old daughter.