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A Madison Lake man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly slapping a 3-year-old girl so hard that she suffered a ruptured eardrum. 28-year-old Joseph John Kipke faces felony counts of assault as well as malicious …
30 May 13
Bail has been set at $30,000 for a Lake Crystal man accused of cutting a man during a dispute over a game of Beer Pong over the weekend. 18-year-old Colton Thomas Lang is facing four …
30 May 13
A St. Peter man is facing multiple charges following a recent domestic assault incident. 25-year-old Timothy Peter Lorentz faces treatment and jail time after the 22-year-old woman he had been staying with was hospitalized with …
30 May 13
US Department of Defense sequestration budget cuts will force hundreds of Minnesota National Guard technicians to take unpaid time off. Around 1,100 technicians were being notified Wednesday that they must take one unpaid day off …
30 May 13
A Republican businessman has announced that he will seek his party’s endorsement to challenge Democratic Senator Al Franken in next year’s election. Mike McFadden launched his campaign Wednesday with a three-minute Web video that describes …
30 May 13
A site has been identified for the new $24-million Renville County Hospital and Clinic facility. The Renville County Board on Tuesday unanimously agreed to enter into a purchase agreement for land on the south side …
30 May 13
A New Prague Middle School student taking part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week in Washington DC was eliminated in the third round Wednesday afternoon.14-year-old Nicholas Thompson misspelled the word Ageusia, which is …
30 May 13
A 21-year-old Mankato man was hospitalized over the weekend after being stabbed during an argument over a beer pong game. Police say the victim is recovering, and 18-year-old Colton Thomas Lang was arrested and charged …
29 May 13
It’s Winthrop Day today (THU) on KNUJ as our 2014 Town Days Tour continues. Mike Lemmer is broadcasting from Eagle’s Landing in Winthrop this afternoon as we celebrate the community. Mike’s guests will include Winthrop …
