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Traffic fatalities in Minnesota declined for the fourth straight year in 2011. Preliminary statistics from the state Department of Public Safety show traffic crashes claimed 349 lives last year. That represents an 11% drop from …
05 Jan 12
A Fairmont man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly engaging in sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl in Nicollet County. 33 year-old Matthew James Martinson was taken into custody after North Mankato police received a …
05 Jan 12
An informational meeting to discuss a proposed permanent flood levee for the City of New Ulm is taking place this (THU) evening at the New Ulm Community Center. The purpose of the meeting will be …
05 Jan 12
The Redwood Falls City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that reorganizes the city’s park and recreation departments. Redwood Falls has historically operated the 2 departments as separate entities, but they will now be reorganized …
05 Jan 12
Forecasted temperatures in the 40s and 50s across southern Minnesota this week have the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources again asking residents to be careful if heading out on area ice. The DNR says that …
05 Jan 12
A Paynesville woman is dead after a crash on Highway 71 in Kandiyohi County Tuesday afternoon. 64-year-old Betty Boehl was driving a Jeep wagon eastbound on Highway 9 and failed to yield at a stop …
05 Jan 12
Police in St. Peter arrested a Minneapolis man on Tuesday that they say is a suspect in recent bank robberies around the state, including in St. Peter. A bank in Brewster was robbed at just …
05 Jan 12
An 18-year-old from North Mankato is dead after a car hit a tree in Nicollet County Tuesday night. It happened at just after 10:30 p-m at the intersection of Lookout Drive and Marie Lane in …
04 Jan 12
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
