{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Echo Press Newsminute, week of January 18-24 2026","description":"MINNESOTA \u2014 In this episode of the Echo Press News Minute, reporter Lisa Johnson talks about the first-ever SNOfest Winter Carnival, the demise of the paperback novel, a shooting death in Alexandria, community support for a Miltona couple who lost their home in a fire just after Christmas, and the ancient prayer practice that has returned to an Alexandria church. &amp;nbsp; Those stories and more, this week on the Echo Press News Minute.    Check out the top headlines from January 21 and January 23 &amp;nbsp;below:   &amp;nbsp;Jan. 21, 2026:  Temps were cold, winds were high but the sun was shining at first-ever SNOfest Winter Carnival in Alexandria  10 years later, Brandon man recalls painting Minneapolis' Foshay Tower  The books that 'democratized America' are no more  Brandon-Evansville School Board holds reorganizational meeting  Discovery Middle School students showcase projects about global goals, concerns  Boys Swim and Dive: Alexandria edges Elk River to take Section 8AA true team championship &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Jan. 23, 2026:  Man dead after shooting in Alexandria on Jan. 20  Miltona couple 'beyond blessed' by support and generosity after fire destroyed their home  Osakis City Council: Earlier meeting times, and the water leak mystery continues  \u2018This is exactly what my dad envisioned'  Alexandria girls hockey player Quinn Hills named Shannon O'Hara scholarship recipient Opinion &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Echo Press Minute","author_url":"https:\/\/www.echopress.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39854695\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39854695"}