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A group of Minnesota high school head dance coaches will be suspended for one-year after protesting a state title won by the Faribault Emeralds. The suspension was handed down by the Minnesota State High school …
02 Jun 15
As technical failures rippled through this spring’s testing season in Minnesota, 90 percent of educators said in a survey that they believe the technical glitches in the Minnesota comprehensive Assessment testing affected the scores of …
02 Jun 15
A New Ulm man was flown to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale after crashing during some practice laps Saturday afternoon at the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club. Authorities say Charles T. Holm lost control of …
01 Jun 15
Nothing says summer like the German Park Concert in the Park series. The Concord Singers start the 2015 summer concert series tonight at German Park in New Ulm. Concerts are scheduled to begin at 7 …
01 Jun 15
May ended with a sunny forecast, leaving behind one of the wettest Mays on record for Minnesota. Rain levels of 7 to 9 inches have been recorded in areas of the state — more than …
01 Jun 15
The autobiography of author Laura Ingalls Wilder is expected to jump to about 145,000 copies in print by mid-summer. The South Dakota State Historical Society Press is ordering two more print runs of the book …
01 Jun 15
During the school year, more than 21 million children rely on free and reduced priced meals provided by the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, but only 3.8 million participate in USDA’s summer meal …
01 Jun 15
An 18-year-old St. Cloud man is charged with criminal sexual conduct after Hutchinson authorities became aware that he was allegedly having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. Police say Steven Sherrard is charged in McLeod …
30 May 15
860 AM KNUJ/SAM 107.3 and your New Ulm Hy Vee announce this month’s Hometown Hero: Joe McCabe of St. James. After he retired as City Administrator, he helped fill-in at the Chamber of Commerce. For …
