West Central Tribune reports…

Broadband internet service will be expanded in Kandiyohi County thanks to nearly $6 million in state grants that were announced this morning.

Consolidated Telecommunications Co. was awarded a $4.94 million grant to improve serves in New London, Spicer and Willmar and Frontier was awarded a grant of $1.02 million to improve service in rural Kandiyohi County.

The funding pays for up to 50 percent of the cost of developing broadband for improved high-speed internet in communities across the state.