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The trial of a McLeod County Sheriff’s Deputy has been cancelled after the judge dismissed the indictment against him. Deputy Mark Eischens was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and intentional discharge of a …
15 Jan 13
A New Ulm woman faces multiple felony charges for allegedly writing over $500 in forged checks. 40-year-old Dana Jorgenson has reportedly admitted to police that she wrote 6 forged checks totaling around $541 at area …
15 Jan 13
Lou Giestfeld, President of Citizens Bank-Minnesota, which is based in New Ulm….was named Banker of the Year by Northwestern Financial Review magazine. Many were in attendance as he accepted the award at the bank Jan. …
14 Jan 13
The parents accused of starving their eight-year-old son have had their child foster care license revoked. The Minnesota Department of Human Services says the license for Russell and Mona Hauer has been pulled. The Hauers …
14 Jan 13
A 15-year-old Sleepy Eye student charged with felony terroristic threats is due in Brown County District Court today. The male juvenile was arrested last month after police were notified about shooting threats posted on a …
14 Jan 13
State regulators who investigated the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter after two incidents on the same day last year found no indication the facility mishandled those incidents. One of those incidents was when a …
11 Jan 13
The District 88 Board of Education held its organizational meeting and study session Thursday evening. Newly-elected board members Sharon Gieseke, Jill Hulke and Matt Ringhofer took the oath of office. The board also re-elected Duane …
11 Jan 13
Retired St. Peter farmer Allen Quist easily won the Republican endorsement Thursday night for a special election to fill a vacant seat in the state House. Quist won with 85-percent of the vote over Le …
11 Jan 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. …
