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A Chaska man faces multiple charges in Blue Earth County Court following a high-speed car chase in Mankato over the weekend. Authorities attempted to stop a Ford Escort that was speeding early Saturday morning, but …
30 Oct 12
A Mankato man serving time in prison for drive-by shootings in Gaylord and St. Peter last November and December was in court on other charges on Monday. 24-year-old Michael Lamont Smith faces felony charges for …
30 Oct 12
Election Day is one week from today (TUE), and a total of 40 Minnesota school districts will have operating referendums on the ballot this year, 7 of them in the KNUJ listening area. Each school …
30 Oct 12
Wildlife managers are predicting good luck for hunters when Minnesota’s firearms deer season opens this Saturday. Minnesota’s deer population is reportedly up from last year thanks to a mild winter. The mild weather meant that …
30 Oct 12
Authorities have released the name of the 28-year-old man who died after a 60-foot fall from a grain elevator in Buffalo Lake over the weekend. Andrew R. Burnett of New Ulm was reportedly a contractor …
29 Oct 12
Authorities in Waseca County say a high school senior who went duck hunting with four friends has died after their boat capsized. Waseca County Sheriff Brad Milbrath says the five were boating on Lake Elysian …
29 Oct 12
An MSU-Mankato football coach facing child pornography counts is trying to get the charges dismissed. Todd Hoffner’s attorney has filed a request for dismissal in advance of a hearing this Wednesday in Blue Earth County. …
29 Oct 12
One person was injured in a rollover crash on Highway 14 just east of Courtland Sunday morning. 21-year-old Skyler Sandland of Mankato was driving a Dodge Caravan westbound on 14 when the van left the …
29 Oct 12
The New Ulm Actors Community Theatre opens its annual summer musical in its new theater space this (THU) evening. Performances of “Fiddler On The Roof” take place today, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30pm at the …
