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The New Ulm City Council held a Public Hearing on Tuesday concerning the city’s 2013 Surface Reconstruction Projects. New Ulm City Engineer Steve Koehler says that work will include repaving 12 blocks for $415,000, or …
08 May 13
Federal authorities are confident that they foiled a planned attack on the Montevideo Police Department and saved lives when they arrested a person many in the community are calling a “known white supremacist.” The FBI …
07 May 13
Authorities have released the identity of the person killed in a plane crash in Faribault County on Sunday. The experimental plane crashed just south of the town of Easton at around 7:30 Sunday evening. Investigators …
07 May 13
The “Man in Black” bank robber has admitted to stealing more than $110,000 in 31 bank robberies across Minnesota, including the Wells Federal Bank in St. Peter. 50-year-old Mark Wetsch pleaded guilty Monday to five …
07 May 13
The closing arguments got underway Monday morning in the Timothy Huber murder trial in Kandiyohi County. The 47-year-old Paynesville man is charged with 1st- and 2nd-degree murder for the October 2011 shooting death of 43-year-old …
07 May 13
It’s been over a week since more than a dozen railroad cars derailed in the City of Blue Earth, but the cleanup from the accident continues. A total of 17 cars derailed on Sunday, April …
07 May 13
The 2 finalists for the position of superintendent of the GFW School District have been named, and interviews with those finalists will be taking place this (TUE) evening prior to a decision being made. Current …
07 May 13
Minnesota farmers had another tough week last week trying to get into their fields to start planting. The USDA’s weekly crop report for Minnesota says that the late season snowstorm added moisture to areas of …
07 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 …
