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A 20-year-old Sleepy Eye man has been charged with 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct in Nicollet County over allegations that he raped an underage girl. Justin Wayne Karstens was reportedly a guest in the girl’s North …
15 Aug 12
The Gaylord Police Department is offering a reward for information on a residential burglary that involved the death of the family’s dog. The burglary of the garage at the Kranz residence on Second Street in …
15 Aug 12
The New Ulm District 88 School Board on Tuesday approved the resignations of 9 district employees, including Washington Elementary Principal and District Technology Director Bill Sprung. District 88 Superintendent Harold Remme says that the Principal …
15 Aug 12
Voters are headed to the polls today (TUE) for Minnesota’s Primary Election. In Southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, Republicans Mike Parry and Al Quist are competing to see who will face off against Incumbent Democrat …
14 Aug 12
An Arlington man was killed in a tree-trimming accident Friday afternoon at his home. Emergency responders were called to the residence of 89-year-old Harold Leonard Otto at around 2:20 Friday afternoon and found Otto seriously …
14 Aug 12
A 19-year-old New Ulm man has been charged with several counts of burglary in Sibley County for his alleged involvement in recent break-ins at Gaylord businesses and a church. Sean David McFarland is accused of …
14 Aug 12
Law enforcement agencies around the state are focusing on buses, limousines and other passenger-carrying vehicles during statewide saturation patrols over the course of the next 2 weeks. Saturation activities got underway Monday, and range from …
14 Aug 12
New Ulm District 88 School Board Incumbent Patricia Hoffman filed for re-election on Monday. She has served 4 years on the school board, and is the only incumbent to have filed. Jill Hulke of Courtland …
14 Aug 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 …
