The former Fergus Falls State Hospital is an imposing collection of Victorian-style buildings. The problem is no one knows what to do with the complex. The city is seeking buyers with ideas — and money. Someone put up an ad on Craiglist offering the site for $1. The city didn’t put up the ad, but doesn’t mind the publicity.
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bingrassia.DISABLED@mpr.orgAmbar Espinoza updates listeners on top stories from central Minnesota. She addresses news that Lutheran Social Services will help resettle a sizable group of refugees from Somalia and Iraq in the St. Cloud area. She also talks about recent storms that knocked down thousands of trees and damaged homes in two central Minnesota counties.
For the first time since 2007, a Minnesota team will play in the Little League World Series this year. A squad of 12-year-old boys from the Plymouth-New Hope Little League qualified for the big tournament, which starts this week in Pennsylvania. Win or lose, they’ll get some star treatment along the way.