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An Olivia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s 18- month-old daughter. 21-year-old Sergio Turrubiates Jr received his sentence for the 2nd-degree murder charge on Friday in …
31 Mar 12
A Waseca couple facing felony charges of child neglect and malicious punishment of a child entered Alford Pleas in court on Friday. An Alford Plea means that Jeff and Deanna Musolf do not admit their …
31 Mar 12
Residents of a rural St. Clair residence woke up to find several intruders in their home early Friday morning. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Department says that the residents of the home on 185th Street …
31 Mar 12
Minnesota farmers are expected to plant a record number of acres of corn this spring. The USDA says Minnesota farmers intend to plant an estimated 8.7 million acres of corn, up 7% from last year. …
31 Mar 12
Police in Waseca are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for a hit and run crash Thursday evening. It happened at the intersection of Second Street and West Elm Avenue in …
31 Mar 12
New Ulm Schools will not be implementing a 4-day school week next school year. District 88 had been contemplating the move as a cost-cutting measure, but the plan hit a snag when negotiating staff contracts. …
31 Mar 12
An investigation has found that state officials failed to do a thorough background check on the head of the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter. Department of Human Services officials reportedly failed to talk to …
31 Mar 12
Minnesota regulators have approved an electric rate increase that’s less than half of what Xcel Energy had originally sought. On a 4-0 vote, the state Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a 2.7% rate increase for …
30 Mar 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
