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In what’s become a perennial fight at the legislature, the Minnesota House on Wednesday refused to allow liquor stores to be open on Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. The backers of Sunday liquor sales say …
02 May 13
A multi-million dollar expansion project at New Ulm’s August Schell Brewery has been postponed. The first phase of the project had been scheduled to get underway this week, but has reportedly been delayed by at …
02 May 13
The St. James Area Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Jennie Firchau officially took over the position on Tuesday after serving as the chamber’s administrative assistant for the past 3 years. She says …
02 May 13
A rare May snowstorm is expected to impact a broad swath of Minnesota today (WED), including the local area. Meteorologist Steve Woolenhouse says that a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 3 o’clock this …
01 May 13
The search continues for the man who robbed a gas station in St. Peter at gunpoint early Monday morning. The armed robbery took place at around 12:45am Monday at the Clark station on Minnesota Avenue. …
01 May 13
The Sleepy Eye Police Department is investigating the theft of several hundred dollars in cash from a Sleepy Eye business over the weekend. Unknown persons stole $900 in cash from the Eagles Orchid Inn at …
01 May 13
An accountant from Faribault will be spending time in prison for committing bank fraud. Thirty-nine-year-old Ronald Leo Schaeffer has been sentenced to serve the next 33 months behind bars after stealing more than $432,000 from …
01 May 13
April of 2013 in Minnesota will be remembered for it’s late winter storms. Duluth set a monthly record with nearly 51-inches of snow, but State Climatologist Greg Spoden says southern Minnesota did not escape April’s …
01 May 13
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
