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The Republican-controlled state legislature has approved a proposed voter photo ID constitutional amendment, meaning it will likely go on the ballot this fall. Opponents of the measure say a court challenge is a definite possibility, …
05 Apr 12
A $200-plus-million bonding package to repair and renovate the State Capitol building could come up for a vote as early as today (THU) in the Minnesota House. There’s general agreement that the Minnesota Capitol is …
05 Apr 12
A 21-year-old St. Peter man remains hospitalized following a collision with a semi-truck Tuesday afternoon in rural Blue Earth County. Ryan Petchell was driving a 1995 Chevy Blazer southbound on Third Avenue in Lime Township …
05 Apr 12
A former Sleepy Eye High School teacher serving a 25-year probation sentence for having a sexual relationship with a student will be spending 2 weekends in jail for violating his probation. 50-year-old Calvin Collum of …
05 Apr 12
Three students from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter remain hospitalized in Illinois after a head-on crash on Interstate 39 Friday night that left an 85-year-old man dead. A group of 9 Gustavus students traveling …
05 Apr 12
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act became law Wednesday following a White House signing ceremony in the morning. It bans members of Congress, their staff and the executive branch from using non-public information to …
05 Apr 12
It was standing room only Tuesday evening at city hall when the New Ulm City Council held a public hearing on a proposed flood levee for the city. The hearing started with a Bolton and …
04 Apr 12
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday held a public hearing on over $3-million worth of proposed utility, street and alley improvements for 2012, declared the Ward 2 seat formerly held by Todd Olson vacant, …
04 Apr 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
