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The Nicollet County Board finalized a re-districting plan for the county this week, and commissioners drew straws to see who will run for 2-year terms this year and who will serve 4-year terms. Redistricting is …
07 May 12
Another group of Minnesota National Guard soldiers from the New Ulm area will be returning home on Sunday. The Red Bulls from the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery will arrive in New Ulm at approximately …
04 May 12
Another wave of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division return home today (FRI). More than 220 Red Bulls arrive at armories in Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Mankato, Owatonna, …
04 May 12
A 22-year-old Mankato man recently released from prison after taking part in a drive-by shooting in New Ulm is back in custody in connection with an assault in Mankato this week. Dustin Lee Murilla is …
04 May 12
The CEO of the Redwood Area Hospital has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. Hospital Administrator James Schulte is accused of receiving inappropriate travel expense reimbursements. He was put on the unpaid leave while the …
04 May 12
Officials in Chippewa County filed a motion on Wednesday asking that a grand jury be convened in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old woman in Montevideo earlier this year. 24-year-old Darek Jon Nelson of Montevideo …
04 May 12
Money for civic center upgrades in Rochester, Saint Cloud and Mankato is not in the bonding bill that Republicans are now moving forward with. Mankato Senator Kathy Sheran refutes the claims that the Mankato Civic …
04 May 12
A Tornado Warning was issued for much of the local area Wednesday evening as severe thunderstorms again rolled through southern Minnesota. Heavy rain was reported across the KNUJ listening area, and reports of hail anywhere …
03 May 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
