Rose Korabek

"That's why they call it human services, we would always expect to have to deal with some measure of fraud," former DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead said during a January 2025 hearing.

Hilton cuts ties with Lakeville hotel for refusing to give rooms to DHS agents

The DOJ "is dispatching a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce our U.S. Attorney's Office and put the perpetrators of this widespread fraud behind bars," Bondi said.

It’s wonderful living in the Driftless Region where the seasons change. Summer brings farmers markets and plentiful gardens. There are so many summer tastes to enjoy!

Sgt. Zach Swedberg holds a remote monitoring device for the K-9 Unit car’s internal temperature. The device works like a pager. Photo by Rose Korabek

Fall is here and the leaves are starting to change. The sounds of a nearby preschool and elementary school ring through our neighborhood. The high school marching band will resume practices and high school football games will be heard on Friday nights. School is back in session and that means school cafeterias are bustling on weekdays to feed hungry students and staff.

September is Minnesota School Board Recognition Month, and Caledonia Area Public School District Superintendent Craig Ihrke brought cookies and read a statement in appreciation of the school board members during the Board Showcase. Roll call showed all members were present at the September 21 meeting, except student representative Phoebe Lampert. Ihrke’s statement said in part

Michelle Ellingson is the Assistant to the City Clerk/Administrator in Caledonia and has been in that position for five years. In that role, she works closely with the Economic Development Authority for the City of Caledonia and is the coordinator for the Southern MN Initiative Foundation (SMIF) Rural Entrepreneurial Venture program (REV). “In my current

Michelle Ellingson is the Assistant to the City Clerk/Administrator in Caledonia and has been in that position for five years. In that role, she works clos

My husband and I had planned to finally attend the Ely Blueberry Festival with our longtime friends, but the wildfires in the BWCA area canceled that. Then we planned to go to the Ely Harvest Moon Festival in September. We had just moved my mother into assisted living, so our plan was to head up north to relax with our friends, but then we got the call that my father-in-law was not doing well. So instead, we flew to Florida to spend a final week with him before he passed away. My father-in-law was the loving father figure that I needed.