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The St. Peter High School “Nordic Storm” robotics team is going to the national competition the second year in a row after winning the “Engineering Inspiration” award during the recent regional competition. The 25-student team …
04 Apr 13
A total of around 340 high school sophomores from 6 area high schools took part in the 6th Annual New Ulm Area Career Expo Wednesday. The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jenny Eckstein says …
04 Apr 13
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire in St. James late Monday afternoon that left a home on 7th Avenue destroyed. The fire was reported shortly after 4:30pm Monday, and fire crews were on …
03 Apr 13
A Hutchinson man was hospitalized early Tuesday afternoon after his tractor collided with a pickup truck on Highway 15. The crash occurred at around 12:40pm just north of Hutchinson. The State Patrol says that the …
03 Apr 13
Authorities have issued a warning about a new scam in the area. Residents of Blue Earth County have reportedly been receiving phone calls from an anonymous person informing them that a credit card has been …
03 Apr 13
A former MSU-Mankato student accused of assaulting another student with a knife last year pleaded guilty to felony 2nd-degree assault in court on Monday. 20-year-old Kevin Joseph Renquist was charged with assault and terroristic threats …
03 Apr 13
Authorities in Nicollet County have tossed out the case against an 86-year-old St. Peter woman accused of voter fraud. Margaret Schneider voted by absentee ballot last year, and then showed up again in August to …
03 Apr 13
Minnesota House Democrats are proposing $250-million in property tax relief, including a boost in refunds available to homeowners, new credits for renters and an increase in aid to local governments they say should reduce reliance …
03 Apr 13
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. …
