The Pine County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a March 20 shooting in Pine City believed to have stemmed from a road rage incident. According to information from Chief Deputy Scott Grice, deputies responded to a shooting at approximately 8:05 p.m. on Friday. The sheriff's office is looking for video surveillance from the areas of 2nd Street SE, 8th Avenue SE, St. Croix Road SE, and Cross Lake Road SE. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to conta

We started with 35 nominees for our initial list of Winter Sports Athlete of the Season. It was not easy trying to get a list down to 35, there are so many deserving athletes in our local area. And each of those athletes is beyond deserving of this award. Sadly, we can only have two winners, one boy and one girl. So we have let a random generator pick our list of the 17 nominees who will be moving on. Here is the list of the remaining 17 nominees! Chisago Lakes: Ava Aarnio -

As a longtime resident of northern Pine County, singer-songwriter Nathan Frazer has found himself living "between the wilderness and a scene" since he started playing music in the early nineties. On Wednesday, Frazer joined WCMP for an interview to discuss his plans to record an album in May, his songwriting inspirations and process, and live music as a means of community connection. Frazer pinpoints listening to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's rendition of "Mr. Bojangles" in hi

The Hinckley-Finlayson school board has unanimously selected five semifinalists to interview for the superintendent position. According to a news release from the district, the candidates are Hinckley-Finlayson High School principal Joseph Lattimore; Rush City Schools superintendent Brent Stavig; Rockford Area Schools director of business operations Mike McNulty; Renville County West School District superintendent Brad Johnson; and Country Services, Inc. chief financial offic

On Monday, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced more than $367,000 in funding for an expansion project for Broekema Beltway USA in Pine City. According to a news release from DEED, the proposed project will establish a new manufacturing line at the current Pine City facility. The project is expected to cost $5.6 million total and create 12 jobs in the first three years. $167,500 of the funding comes from DEED’s job creation fund, and $200,