Arrest Made For Winnebago Arson
A former Le Sueur man has been arrested for a suspected incident of arson in Winnebago late last week. 30-year-old Owen Scott Poole was taken into custody Thursday following the fire at a residence on …
06 May 13Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
A former Le Sueur man has been arrested for a suspected incident of arson in Winnebago late last week. 30-year-old Owen Scott Poole was taken into custody Thursday following the fire at a residence on …
06 May 13A trial date has been set for the man accused of attempting to stab his mother at a Nicollet County Park while out on a day pass from the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter …
06 May 13Minnesota is now the only Midwest state still considered mostly in drought or some form of extremely dry conditions, but that is expected to change with this week’s drought monitor report. Minnesota’s winter-like weather last …
06 May 13Two men face felony burglary charges in McLeod County Court for allegedly stealing copper from the former Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson. 41-year-old Bradley Thomas Henkemeyer of Eagan and 43-year-old Timothy Michael Wenisch of …
06 May 13President Obama on Friday declared a major federal disaster for five southwestern Minnesota counties hit by an ice storm in early April. The disaster declaration includes Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles and Rock counties. Governor Dayton …
06 May 13The Minnesota House narrowly approved a hike in the state’s minimum wage on Friday. The final vote for the proposed series of increases was 68-62 in favor of, with local Republican Representative Paul Torkelson voting …
06 May 13The High School Prom season is wrapping up around the local area, with nearly a dozen local schools holding their big dances this past weekend, including New Ulm. Many families have been forking over big …
06 May 13A St. Paul science teacher has been named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year for 2013. Megan Olivia Hall teaches grades 7-12 at the Open World Learning Community in St. Paul. She was presented with the …
06 May 13The 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 …