📢 Big News, Willmar! Fiber Internet is Coming! 💡 Last night, the Willmar City Council approved plans and specs and authorized bids for Phase 1 of the Willmar Connect open-access fiber project — bringing us closer to faster, more reliable internet! 📹 Watch the video from the council meeting to see the official approval and hear from our Operations Director, Kyle Box. Phase 1 brings fiber to every home and business south of Highway 12 and west of 1st Street — construction starts next spring. 💬

49K views · 821 reactions | UPDATE: Due to breaking news, Boyd Huppert's Land of 10,000 Stories will not air tonight on KARE 11. This story will run at a later date. Students in Willmar, MN call him "Officer Kupcake," a tutu-wearing school resource officer who uses humor to connect with teens. "It makes him approachable," student Jacob Reyes says. "Cops have like a reputation. But then there’s Kupcake." #land10kstories | KARE 11 | Facebook

7.5K views · 50 reactions | #WillmarMN was slammed with torrential rains in the past day, leading to flooded roads and basements near downtown. Here's my coverage of the flooding aftermath this morning: | Ivory Hecker | Facebook

City Council Meeting 1/20/26 #WillmarLakesArea #willmarmn #explorewillmar #KandiyohiCounty | WRAC TV - Willmar Regional Access Channels

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