2020 Year in Review: Elections, protests, cold cases and more highlight west central Minnesota year in news
The pandemic was by far the top story of 2020, but here are some other top stories of the year in west central Minnesota, as voted on by the West Central Tribune news staff.
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West Central Tribune staff | 7:33 am, Jan. 2, 2021 ×
Case reports dating back to the mid-1970s were read by the Willmar Police Department Cold Case Review Team to help determine the primary suspect in the 1974 killing of Mabel Mae Agnes Boyer Herman this past July.
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reporter: understanding where the world s water is running out is often a good predicter of where the next trouble spot will surface a senior u.s. intelligence official told reporters that if u.s. does not take the lead, other nations will step in, and we may well lose our leverage in the region. jon: we think it s so simple, but it s so complex. reporter: such a good predicter of where you re going to see failed states and these future safe havens. jon: interesting. catherine herridge, thank you. reporter: you re welcome. jenna: new information that could be a major life jr. saver, a simple blood test that could show if you re on the verge of having a heart attack. dr. steven gardner is chairman of radiology at new york methodist hospital and also a specialist in emergency medicine. how does this work? you know, jenna, what happens is in the heart attack the blood vessels become blocked, and they
boost to his campaign. the south has been tough territory foreromney with the the exception of florida. the big wins have gone to santorum and gingrich helping them keep in the race for the gop nomination. romney fares better nationally puts him ahead of by seven points. there is new evidence that romney support among conservatives is growing. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live for us now. reporter: good morning. it would be a stretch to describe the conservative feeling for mitt romney as a sudden swoon but the right wing does appear increasingly hospital pitable to him. derided sometimes as massachusetts moderate he managed to carry a 47% of the tea party supporters. romney also this week won the enendorsement at jeb bush. an activist at freedomworks, helped popularize the tea party and rallied members to support romney, while not endorsing him acknowledged that he will likely win the gop nomination. that he deserves the support of anyone wanting to defeat
right now mitt romney hopes to capitalize on the next big contest after his decisive win in illinois. a strong showing in louisiana where santorum is favored would be another big boost to his campaign. the south has been tough territory foreromney with the the exception of florida. the big wins have gone to santorum and gingrich helping them keep in the race for the gop nomination. romney fares better nationally puts him ahead of by seven points. there is new evidence that romney support among conservatives is growing. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live for us now. reporter: good morning. it would be a stretch to describe the conservative feeling for mitt romney as a sudden swoon but the right wing does appear increasingly hospital pitable to him. derided sometimes as massachusetts moderate he managed to carry a 47% of the tea party supporters. romney also this week won the enendorsement at jeb bush. an activist at freedomworks, helped popularize the tea par
we emphasize that the risk of rabies is not greater now than it has been for the last few decades. we encourage the public to be aware of the risk, to take steps to prevent exposure to possible rabid animals and to notify their health care provider if they believe they have been exposed to rabies. harris, health experts are urging folks in really using this incident to remind us to take proper precaution. harris: what about the rareness or rarity in human rabies cases. there is really only a handful of human rabies cases a year in the united states. that s down from more than a hundred a year at the turn of the century. the reason for decrease at home here in the united states is effective human vaccinations and treatments in place and animal control rabies preventions programs. steven gardner from new york methodist hospital says if you are traveling around the tworld asia and africa, be extra careful. if you are going to make a