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A court hearing on Monday for a Fairmont woman facing multiple charges of criminal vehicular homicide was canceled, but the case continues to move forward. 26-year-old Alicia Tapia reportedly lost control of her Jeep 4-door …
08 May 13
A detention hearing is scheduled to take place today (WED) for a man arrested in what the FBI is calling a thwarted terror plot in western Minnesota. 24-year-old Buford “Bucky” Rogers of Montevideo is scheduled …
08 May 13
The prosecutor in the Timothy Huber trial feels that justice was served even without a first-degree murder conviction. The 47-year-old rural Paynesville man was found guilty on two counts for the October 2011 shooting death …
08 May 13
The recent warm and dry weather has area firefighters issuing warnings about the increased danger of brush fires. Firefighters from Henderson responded to a brush fire in rural Sibley County at around 1 o’clock Tuesday …
08 May 13
One person was hurt Tuesday morning when a semi-truck collided with a car in the intersection of Highways 212 and 15 in McLeod County. The Freightliner semi driven by 57-year-old Russell Matzke of Rollingstone was …
08 May 13
A New Ulm man accused of hiding a video camera in a women’s shower at a Nicollet County hog farm has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and 2 years on probation for the …
08 May 13
A trial date has been set for a New Ulm doctor accused of stealing pain medication from a vulnerable adult. The trial of Doctor David Miller has been scheduled to get underway on August 7th. …
08 May 13
The Minnesota House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill this week that was inspired by the murder of a Lake Crystal man. State Representative Tony Cornish authored the bill following the murder of James Nibbe …
08 May 13
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
