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A Mn/DOT snowplow operator remains hospitalized in fair condition after a collision with a Union Pacific train on Friday in southern Minnesota. 55-year-old Bradley Bruegger of Wells was on Highway 22 in the town of …
24 Jan 12
The Truman School District will be teaming up with the Granada-Huntley-East Chain District for football beginning next school year. The arrangement comes due to a problem many rural Minnesota schools face – not enough players. …
24 Jan 12
The Gustavus Adolphus College Symphony Orchestra is performing in South Africa over the next week. Director Dr. Ruth Lin says that Gustavus frequently sends groups overseas. The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra will perform 4 concerts in …
24 Jan 12
The 36th annual Life Living Series gets underway this (MON) evening in New Ulm. The first in a series of 3 informational sessions is titled “Cyber-Bullying.” New Ulm Police Commander Dave Borchert will discuss online …
23 Jan 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the KNUJ area this week. On Tuesday, eligible donors can give blood at the Highway 212 Bar and Grill in Stewart from 2 to …
23 Jan 12
A Madelia ophthalmologist accused of criminal sexual conduct with his patients is asking that 2 of the 4 charges against him be dismissed over a lack of evidence. 50-year-old Todd James Gavin was working for …
23 Jan 12
A bar in Nicollet where the men involved in a fatal crash in 2010 had been drinking prior to the incident is now being sued. 29-year-old Shane Larry Kramer, 24-year-old Shawn Gewerth and 24-year-old Jacob …
23 Jan 12
Minnesota Republicans have a big obstacle to some of their policy goals in Governor Mark Dayton, but they may try a potent workaround in the 2012 legislative session, which starts Tuesday. The GOP already succeeded …
23 Jan 12
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 …
