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Firefighters from Comfrey responded to an out-of-control grassfire just east of the town Wednesday afternoon. The report of the grassfire at the Dave and Nancy Eischen Farm on 335th Avenue was received at around 3pm. …
16 May 13
An Albert Lea man was charged with criminal vehicular homicide on Tuesday for his role in a head-on crash near Wells last December that left a Mankato man dead. 49-year-old Ronald Hinderman died a day …
16 May 13
Two people were hurt in a car crash on Highway 7 in Montevideo Wednesday morning. 89-year-old Burnette Larson of Milan was driving a Chevy Impala northbound on Chippewa County Road 15 when her vehicle collided …
16 May 13
More charges have been filed against a former Glencoe police officer already charged with having sex with a 14-year-old girl he met online. 32-year-old Bradley Schnickel has been charged with six additional felonies after seven …
16 May 13
Gas prices are on the rise across the state, with most stations in Minnesota now charging over four dollars a gallon. Triple-A Minnesota’s Gail Weinholzer says two major refineries in the Chicago area are down …
16 May 13
Minnesota livestock producers could be facing a forage shortage this spring. U of M Extension Service experts say that reports of winter injury and winterkill of alfalfa continue to intensify across parts of southern Minnesota. …
16 May 13
Only five days remain until the Minnesota Legislature must adjourn, and Democrats still have not agreed on how much they’ll be increasing taxes. Senate Republican Minority Leader David Hann is worried about rushing through legislation …
16 May 13
The Minnesota House passed the omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance Bill late Wednesday night. Local Democratic State Representative Clark Johnson says that the bill contains $30-million for the Minnesota Investment Fund, as well as …
16 May 13
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
