Miss Winthrop Crowned
The 28th annual Grackle Days festivities wrapped up on Sunday in the City of Winthrop with the crowning of new royalty. The new Miss Winthrop is Cassidy Sloot, the daughter of Harry and Kellie Sloot. …
17 Apr 12Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
The 28th annual Grackle Days festivities wrapped up on Sunday in the City of Winthrop with the crowning of new royalty. The new Miss Winthrop is Cassidy Sloot, the daughter of Harry and Kellie Sloot. …
17 Apr 12Two men from rural Blue Earth County are in custody for their alleged involvement in a burglary in Mankato over the weekend. 30-year-old Adam Joseph Willert and 28-year-old Joshua James Dobie were arrested at their …
17 Apr 12Southern Minnesota Democratic Representative Tim Walz has a major financial advantage over his potential opponents for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District this fall. Campaign reports filed over the weekend show Walz, a third-term congressman, with considerably …
17 Apr 12Minnesota was not the only place experiencing severe weather the past few days. Meteorologist Steve Woolenhouse says it was a busy weekend for weather across the Midwest, with a total of 122 tornadoes confirmed across …
16 Apr 12The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making stops in Redwood, Nicollet and Brown Counties this week. One pint of donated blood can save up to 3 lives, and every year more than 3.5-million volunteers donate …
16 Apr 12A rural Glencoe man is recovering after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a drug raid. 58-year-old Harry Lee Ondracek is in custody in the McLeod County Jail facing a 5th-degree controlled substance charge …
16 Apr 12A total of 215 Minnesota National Guard soldiers returned home from Kuwait Sunday, including troops from Redwood Falls and Hutchinson. Hundreds more will follow in the weeks to come. For some soldiers, the adjustment to …
16 Apr 12A 47-year-old Albert Lea man was the victim of a fatal car crash in Freeborn County over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday night at around 10:30 when a 2008 Cadillac traveling northbound on Highway …
16 Apr 12The 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 …