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Prosecutors have filed three more felony charges of criminal vehicular operation against the 22-year-old Cokato man already facing multiple criminal counts for a triple-fatality car crash last August east of Willmar. The additional charges bring …
06 Feb 13
A former New Ulm man is in custody in the Brown County Jail for being a fugitive from justice in North Dakota. 34-year-old Ryan Jason Paulson had been charged with felony unauthorized use of personal …
06 Feb 13
A proposed “Social Host” ordinance for Brown County died on Tuesday for lack of support among Brown County Commissioners. Social Host ordinances hold adults legally responsible for underage parties involving alcohol consumption, either the property …
06 Feb 13
A Redwood Falls man was charged with murder and arson in court on Monday for allegedly starting a recent fire at a Redwood Falls apartment complex that left one person dead. The fire at the …
05 Feb 13
The Minnesota State Patrol continues to investigate an incident Monday morning near the City of Milan that left a 61-year-old Granite Falls man dead. It happened at shortly before 7am on Highway 59 just north …
05 Feb 13
A 57-year-old New Ulm man who was just released from prison on Thursday after multiple criminal sexual conduct convictions 10 years ago was civilly committed in Brown County Court on Monday. John Howard Thuringer was …
05 Feb 13
A juvenile boy was stabbed during a fight over the weekend in St. Peter. Authorities were called to a fight on the 1700 block of Freeman Drive in St. Peter at just before 1:30am Sunday, …
05 Feb 13
2012 was a bad year for poachers in Minnesota, and a New Ulm conservation officer was part of the reason. The Department of Natural Resources says a surge in calls to its Turn In Poachers …
05 Feb 13
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
