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The state Health Department is kicking off its “Ban the Bug” campaign today (MON) urging Minnesotans to get vaccinated for influenza. Infectious Disease Division Director Kris Ehresmann says the first week of December is a …
05 Dec 11
Five people were seriously injured in a car crash on Highway 99 east of Le Center Saturday evening. It happened at about 5:30pm on the icy highway at Le Sueur County Road 136. A westbound …
05 Dec 11
A St. James teen was injured in a car crash east of Bingham Lake Saturday night. 18-year-old Rachel Wessel suffered minor injuries when her car was sideswiped by another on Highway 60 at just after …
05 Dec 11
The Minnesota Republican Party is moving forward with an interim leader after it’s chair resigned on Friday. Activist Kelly Fenton was elected interim leader of the state’s GOP party, filling a seat vacated by Tony …
05 Dec 11
Final weekend snow tallies from the National Weather Service show that Nicollet, Blue Earth, Steele and Dakota Counties all received more than 5 inches of snow.
05 Dec 11
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Waseca involving a Waseca School District school bus Friday afternoon. The bus was reportedly broadsided in a Waseca intersection at around 4pm by a small Buick …
03 Dec 11
Several people were arrested on Friday after shots were reportedly fired into a mobile home in Gaylord on Thursday. 23-year-old Michael Lamont Smith of Mankato was one of those arrested for his suspected involvement in …
03 Dec 11
A traffic stop in New Ulm on Thursday night led to the arrest of a New Ulm teen suspected in taking part in at least 30 area burglaries. New Ulm Police on routine patrol stopped …
03 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 …
