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A Hector teenager was injured in a crash on Highway 212 in Buffalo Lake Saturday afternoon. 17-year-old Andrew Best was driving a Chevy Blazer when he rear-ended a Chevy Avalanche at 1:30pm. The eastbound Avalanche …
03 Jun 13
Motorists are advised to drive with caution on Highway 14 from Nicollet to North Mankato this week as crews replace the yellow delineators down the centerline. The extreme heat on May 13th and high winds …
03 Jun 13
The State Independence Party re-elected chair Mark Jenkins at its convention in St. Cloud this past weekend, and ratified the decision to lift the party’s current ban on accepting PAC money. A call for a …
03 Jun 13
The United Health Foundation has named Minnesota the healthiest state for seniors. State Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson says that’s due in part to how active the state’s seniors are. She says that the report …
03 Jun 13
A 35-year-old New Ulm man was killed in a crash on Highway 14 in Waseca County Friday afternoon. Tyson Raitz was driving a Toyota Celica westbound on 14 between Janesville and Waseca near the Crystal …
01 Jun 13
A Holloway woman was killed Thursday afternoon when a van driven by her husband was hit by a pickup on the west side of Montevideo. The State Patrol says 82-year-old Vernon Arnold of Holloway was …
01 Jun 13
A motorcycle chase with authorities through Mankato on Thursday ended with a 47-year-old man being arrested at gunpoint. Randall Ralph Burns of Mankato was spotted speeding on Madison Avenue and a high-speed chase ensued that …
01 Jun 13
A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to 20 days in jail and 5 years of probation for forcing two children to walk around a daycare in his home with harnesses around their necks. As …
01 Jun 13
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 …
