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  • Strike

    Locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Company have rejected the latest contract offer from the company. Union officials announced Tuesday that 92% of union members participated in the secret ballot, and 90% voted against …

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    02 Nov 11
  • DeerVehicle

    A Waseca woman was hospitalized this (TUE) morning after her car was hit by a deer, causing her to sideswipe another vehicle. 46-year-old Tammy Krohn was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix southbound on Highway 13 …

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    01 Nov 11
  • AlvisMore

    A 77-year-old rural Pemberton man was killed while battling a field fire Monday afternoon. Former Blue Earth County Commissioner Alvis More was apparently burning garbage in a portion of a field that had already been …

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    01 Nov 11
  • Legislature Approves Jacob's Law

    Minnesota leaders have agreed to spend up to $150,000 to begin fine-tuning plans for a proposed state Capitol restoration that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Governor Dayton, top lawmakers and others on a …

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    01 Nov 11
  • EricSolorzano

    Authorities have confirmed the identity of human remains discovered in a wooded area near Granite Falls over the weekend.

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    01 Nov 11
  • PrescriptionDrugs

    Prescription drug drop-offs were held around the local area, and the nation on Saturday, and locally are being called a great success. These “Take-Back” events are coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Agency, and local sites …

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    01 Nov 11
  • TyronCollins1

    A Jackson man has been found guilty of murdering his brother following a jury trial in Blue Earth County Court. 39-year-old Tyron Louis Collins was convicted of 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder in court Friday, …

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    01 Nov 11
  • Temperature

    Warmer and drier than normal. That was October in Minnesota this year. Most places around the state saw less than an inch of rainfall, and many were an inch or two below-normal for the month. …

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    01 Nov 11