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The continued warm weather led the Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office to issue a thin ice warning on Tuesday, with authorities recommending that larger fish houses on area lakes be removed immediately. Le Sueur County …
01 Feb 12
Criminal and legal proceedings are on hold in the case of a Montevideo man accused of fatally stabbing a woman outside a restaurant. The lawyer for 24-year-old Darek Nelson has asked a judge for an …
01 Feb 12
Two New Ulm men face multiple charges over allegations that they took a deer illegally. 40-year-old Darrick Postel and 24-year-old Brandon Brandt have both charged with gross misdemeanor transporting big game illegally and several misdemeanors …
01 Feb 12
The Golden Valley man accused of killing a 19-year-old Henderson woman pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder on Tuesday in Blue Earth County Court and was sentenced to life in prison. 19-year-old Christopher Tillman admitted to …
01 Feb 12
The DNR has hired an invasive species specialist that will focus on a 13-county area of southwest Minnesota. Nicholas Brown is 1 of 8 such specialists working for the DNR across the state. He will …
01 Feb 12
A former eye doctor accused of sexually touching his patients made an appearance in court Tuesday, where he learned that he is now facing two additional charges. 50-year-old Todd James Gavin of Madelia was working …
01 Feb 12
The final public meeting on the possible change to a 4-day school week for New Ulm’s District 88 Schools takes place this (TUE) evening. Superintendent Harold Remme says that the idea is being considered for …
31 Jan 12
Nearly 100 people were on hand for the last of 3 public meetings in Sleepy Eye on Monday as the District 84 School Board considers a four-day school week. The proposal has been estimated to …
31 Jan 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 …
