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Authorities have released the names of those involved in an apparent homicide in Mankato late Thursday morning. 24-year-old Levi Minissale of Minneapolis is being charged with 2nd-degree murder and 2nd-degree assault for the alleged crime. …
09 Jun 13
The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of possible human remains in a rural area of South Bend Township. Responding deputies were able to locate partial skeletal remains in a heavily wooded …
09 Jun 13
Two people were injured in a car crash 5 miles south of Sacred Heart Friday afternoon. It happened at around 2:30pm at the intersection of Renville County County Road 9 and 780th Ave in Sacred …
09 Jun 13
The New Ulm District 88 School Board approved a tax abatement bonding project to make improvements to school parking lots during a special meeting Friday morning. The proposed $680,000 project will include improvements to the …
09 Jun 13
The annual Ambassadors Blues Fest is taking place in the City of St. Peter this weekend. The lineup includes the Blue Vipers, Annie Mack, Blue Max, Swamp Kings, and Shannon Curfman, the lead guitarist for …
09 Jun 13
Authorities are investigating an apparent homicide that took place in Mankato Thursday morning, and a suspect is in custody. A woman was killed and a man injured at a home on Second Avenue in Mankato, and the …
07 Jun 13
A 19-year-old Gibbon man is in custody in Nicollet County after leading authorities on a car chase down Highway 14 and across a muddy field. Landon Mitchell Lauwagie had been pulled over for speeding by …
07 Jun 13
Minnesota is weeks away from having the nation’s 6th highest tax on cigarettes when the new $2.83 a-pack charge kicks in. Increases in tobacco taxes were key parts of the new state budget approved by …
07 Jun 13
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 …
