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A Janesville car dealer accused of rolling back car odometers to illegally increase the value of the vehicles made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. 60-year-old Jeff Hagen of “Jeff’s Auto Body” pleaded Not …
28 Nov 12
Two Martin County men are facing criminal charges after being caught “Shining” deer in a Department of Natural Resources sting operation. DNR officers had placed some deer decoys near the intersection of Blue Earth County …
28 Nov 12
Most of Minnesota’s 2012 election results were made official Tuesday. The five-member State Canvassing Board comprised of Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and four judges was ratifying vote counts for races across the state. The …
28 Nov 12
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says he’ll back legislative efforts to expand voting ahead of Election Day, though he’s not sure what form that would take. Voters can now cast absentee ballots ahead of …
28 Nov 12
The man elected to be the new mayor of the City of Lake Lillian through write-in votes on Election Day has reportedly declined the position. There was no one running for mayor, but Kenneth Wittman …
28 Nov 12
Several employees of the Sleepy Eye Del Monte plant have won a settlement for wages under the federal fair labor standards act. The claim was over wages for time spent putting on and taking off …
28 Nov 12
The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday officially approved a change in the new water tower the city has proposed building in Nehl’s Park. The change shrinks the capacity of the tower from 500,000 …
28 Nov 12
The funeral will be Wednesday for a Marine from New Prague that was killed in Afghanistan last week. Lance Corporal Dale Means was killed November 18th by an improvised explosive device. The 23-year-old had been …
27 Nov 12
The Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of Commerce has announced their 2014 Business of the Year. The Mark Thomas Company has been doing business in Sleepy Eye since 1991. The family-owned company carries a full line …
