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One person was hurt Tuesday morning when a semi-truck collided with a car in the intersection of Highways 212 and 15 in McLeod County. The Freightliner semi driven by 57-year-old Russell Matzke of Rollingstone was …
08 May 13
A New Ulm man accused of hiding a video camera in a women’s shower at a Nicollet County hog farm has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and 2 years on probation for the …
08 May 13
A trial date has been set for a New Ulm doctor accused of stealing pain medication from a vulnerable adult. The trial of Doctor David Miller has been scheduled to get underway on August 7th. …
08 May 13
The Minnesota House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill this week that was inspired by the murder of a Lake Crystal man. State Representative Tony Cornish authored the bill following the murder of James Nibbe …
08 May 13
The New Ulm City Council held a Public Hearing on Tuesday concerning the city’s 2013 Surface Reconstruction Projects. New Ulm City Engineer Steve Koehler says that work will include repaving 12 blocks for $415,000, or …
08 May 13
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday for the latest Habitat For Humanity home in the City of St. Peter. This will be the 103rd home constructed by Habitat for Humanity of South Central Minnesota. …
08 May 13
KNUJ’s Hometown Hero for the Month of May is Sharon Gieseke of New Ulm. Sharon has been providing knowledge and support for brain injury survivors and their families for more than a decade. She started …
08 May 13
Federal authorities are confident that they foiled a planned attack on the Montevideo Police Department and saved lives when they arrested a person many in the community are calling a “known white supremacist.” The FBI …
07 May 13
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 …
