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The second weekend of Oktoberfest in New Ulm gets underway Friday evening at the Holiday Inn, and continues on Saturday at several locations around town. Oktoberfest entertainment takes place from 6pm to Midnight Friday and …
10 Oct 13
The federal government shutdown continues to have an increasingly negative effect on several sectors of the Minnesota economy, including agriculture. Livestock Economist Tim Petry says that ranchers are finding it a lot tougher to market …
09 Oct 13
KNUJ is holding another Farm Forum to discuss relevant issues concerning area ag producers Thursday afternoon. Scheduled to take part in the hour-long on-air forum are local Ag Experts Wayne Schoper and Kent Thiesse. Minnesota …
09 Oct 13
KNUJ’s Hometown Hero for the month of October is Traci Henry of Madelia. She is an ECFE and Preschool Teacher that is active in her community in many ways. Henry serves on the Community Education …
09 Oct 13
Over 500 residents of the Nicollet area were without power much of Saturday morning after a car crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Highways 14 and 99. The crash occurred at just …
08 Oct 13
State Health Department officials say that routine inspections of nursing homes, hospices, outpatient surgical centers, dialysis centers and more may have to be curtailed as soon as the third week of October if the federal …
08 Oct 13
The final week of the High School Homecoming season continues, with Glencoe-Silver Lake High School crowning its Homecoming Royalty Monday evening. The Glencoe-Silver Lake Homecoming Queen is Yodee Rivera and their Homecoming King is Adam …
08 Oct 13
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is suspending operations nationwide due to the federal government shutdown. For us here in Minnesota, that means that 13 national wildlife refuges, 8 wetland management districts, 1 ecological services …
07 Oct 13
There are numerous holiday-themed events taking place around the local area this weekend, especially today (SAT). There’s the Arlington Arli-Dazzle Parade, Christmas in Lake Crystal, the St. James Winter Carnival, the St. Peter Fish House …
