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Minnesota was not the only place experiencing severe weather the past few days. Meteorologist Steve Woolenhouse says it was a busy weekend for weather across the Midwest, with a total of 122 tornadoes confirmed across …
16 Apr 12
A rural Glencoe man is recovering after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a drug raid. 58-year-old Harry Lee Ondracek is in custody in the McLeod County Jail facing a 5th-degree controlled substance charge …
16 Apr 12
A 47-year-old Albert Lea man was the victim of a fatal car crash in Freeborn County over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday night at around 10:30 when a 2008 Cadillac traveling northbound on Highway …
16 Apr 12
Minnesotans are urged to get ready for storm season with Severe Weather Awareness Week starting today (MON). The state has conducted Severe Weather Awareness Week for more than 25 years in partnership with the National …
16 Apr 12
The storms that swept across southern and central Minnesota on Sunday dumped heavy rain and hail, but caused no major damage. The National Weather Service says two tornadoes were spotted Sunday in McLeod County, including …
16 Apr 12
A wanted fugitive from Henderson has been arrested in western Nebraska. Authorities say that 44-year-old Michael Ray Rannow was taken from his van in a parking lot just south of Interstate 80 in North Platte …
16 Apr 12
Authorities have released the name of the person who died following a car accident on Highway 169 in Blue Earth County Thursday morning. 56-year-old William Arneman of St. Peter was driving a 2003 Buick Park …
13 Apr 12
The New Ulm District 88 School Board on Thursday continued to make cuts to the district’s faculty in an effort to balance the budget. Last month the school board approved more than $1.1-million worth of …
13 Apr 12
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 …
