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Authorities in Redwood Falls are investigating a convenience store robbery that took place Thursday evening. It happened at approximately 9:45pm Thursday at the P&K Convenience Store on East Bridge Street in Redwood Falls. No one …
18 Feb 12
A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody at a downtown Mankato hotel Friday morning after an after falling through a bathroom ceiling in the hotel during an apparent burglary attempt. Employees at the City Center …
18 Feb 12
Two young men were taken into custody early Friday after allegedly stealing a car in Mankato. The Chevy Trailblazer was reported stolen from outside an apartment on East Campus View in Mankato at about 1:20am. …
18 Feb 12
Work on the new Brownton Area Civic Center is essentially complete. The new facility is located in the west wing of the former Brownton School building, which the city purchased from the Glencoe Silver Lake …
17 Feb 12
Officials with the Sibley East School District say that a norovirus is to blame for more than 200 students and staff calling in sick to the district’s elementary school in Gaylord this week. State health …
17 Feb 12
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota is warning homeowners of a potential scam involving the deed to their property. The company called Deed Retrieval Services is reportedly offering homeowners copies of their deeds, for a …
17 Feb 12
A trial date has been set for the Mankato man accused of taking part in a drive-by shooting in the City of Gaylord last December. 23-year-old Michael Lamont Smith is charged with 2nd-degree assault, drive-by …
17 Feb 12
The Fasching season gets underway this (FRI) afternoon in New Ulm. Fasching is the celebration of the German Mardi Gras, a festival dating back to medieval times marked by the peasants “living it up” and …
17 Feb 12
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 …
