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A Mankato woman is accused of stealing over $48,000 from her father. 57-year-old Vicky Lee-Murphy Valliant faces felony charges for allegedly diverting her father’s money to pay her own medical bills, go out to eat …
20 Dec 11
Officials say that a fire at a Mankato hotel early Monday morning would likely have been much worse if it were not for an alert hotel night manager. The manager at the Days Inn was …
20 Dec 11
An elderly LeSueur woman was injured in a 2-vehicle crash on Highway 22 Monday evening. The crash happened at just before 5:30pm at the intersection with Blue Earth County Road 101. A northbound 1992 Olds …
20 Dec 11
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that the upcoming reconstruction of Highway 4 will take place on the highway’s existing route through the City of St. James. The project is being planned for 2016. …
20 Dec 11
Voters in parts of Martin County are heading to the polls today (TUE) for a special Primary Election. The District 1 Martin County Board seat is vacant following the resignation of Gerald Boler in September …
20 Dec 11
Sunday’s temperatures broke several old records across southern Minnesota. The National Weather Service’s Michelle Margraf says that Chippewa County warmed up the most, with Montevideo hitting 61-degrees and Milan topping out at 60. In New …
19 Dec 11
Two charges of attempted murder are among the 6 counts filed today (MON) against the man accused of shooting four people at the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais on Thursday. Forty-two-year-old Daniel Schlienz had …
19 Dec 11
Three juveniles and an 18-year-old have been arrested for multiple incidents of vandalism that occurred in Norwood Young America this past summer. The extensive investigation into the crimes concluded this week following the arrests of …
19 Dec 11
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 …
