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Military Veterans are able to attend a great event, put on by the Minnesota DNRThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as they host their third annual Veteran Employment Information Event on January 9th in St. Paul.

Veterans Day is on November 11th and many places in southeast Minnesota are offering deals. Here is a list of a few places that are offering deals.

A historic promotion ceremony is taking place today in St. Paul.

Steve Groening presents the KOBK news for January-February 1917. On topic are the celebrations surrounding the return of Steele County’s Company I from Mexico, a report on the absentee rate at rural schools, and the fate of a proposed packing plant intended for Owatonna...

November 11 is a day that has been set aside to acknowledge and honor those who have served, and continue to serve, our country. To help honor those men and women who are current or former members of the military, each year many restaurants in Rochester offer free meals, reduced cost on meals or other food perks to them.

On Friday, November 11th, we honor the men and women who have fought for this country, to protect our freedom, and their extraordinary efforts. Our radio station is so thankful to American Heroes.  Thank YOU for all you do.  In light of their service, many businesses have decided to honor these amazing Americans with free meals and discounts.  A list is below.

WILLMAR, Minn.- More than 150 Soldiers from the Minnesota Army National Guard's 682nd Engineer Battalion will return to Willmar Saturday .

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on in the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday.

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) -- A group that seeks to reunite lost Purple Hearts with service members or their descendants is embarking on an ambitious project.

TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) ­ The U.S. Department of Defense says a coalition service member killed Saturday by enemy fire in northern Iraq was a Marine from Southern California.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Navy is naming a combat ship after the Twin Cities.

FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) — The first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School pinned on their black-and-gold Ranger tab at a graduation ceremony Friday, capping their history-making week and putting a spotlight on the debate over women in combat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vowing that Islamic State forces are "going to lose," President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorists who are cutting a swath across the Middle East. Yet he ruled out large-scale U.S. ground combat operations reminiscent of Iraq and Afghanistan.