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Approximately 20 Minnesota National Guard soldiers were deployed to the City of Henderson on Friday to assist Sibley County with flood response efforts. The troops were ordered to the flood-drenched community by Governor Dayton, and …
21 Jun 14
A New Prague man was injured in a motorcycle accident in St. Peter Friday morning. 30-year-old Richard Hambrick was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 169 near the intersection with Highway 99 when …
21 Jun 14
Firefighters were called out to a FedEx facility in Mankato Friday afternoon after an explosion was reported. It happened at just after 1:30pm at the FedEx building on Industrial Road in Mankato. The fire was …
21 Jun 14
Three more people have been charged in connection with what investigators say was a Waseca teen’s foiled plot to kill his family and attack students at his high school. Forty-year-old Michael Steven Jacobs of Waseca …
21 Jun 14
A Minneapolis man accused of murdering a Mankato woman last year made an appearance in court Friday. 25-year-old Levi Minissale has been charged with 1st-degree murder for the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Yesenia Gonzalez …
21 Jun 14
Seven Minnesotans are accused of participating in a ring that stole consumers’ banking information, passed counterfeit checks and collected fraudulent tax refunds – in the amount of more than $1-million. The alleged operation targeted at …
21 Jun 14
Summer officially arrived this (SAT) morning, and the summer festival season is now underway in southern Minnesota. Friendship Days in the City of Nicollet kicked off Friday evening with food and carnival rides in the …
21 Jun 14
Visitors to the historic Harkin Store on Sunday will enjoy the sounds of bluegrass music as Carver Creek Bluegrass performs from 1-4pm. The family band of five siblings, formerly known as Monson Family Bluegrass, is …
21 Jun 14
There will be a “kooky” play produced on the “scandal surrounding the Hermann footprint and the New Ulm Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager getting caught lying to the media about how the footprint was found. …
