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Authorities have released more information on a train versus pedestrian incident in New Ulm Sunday evening. It happened at approximately 5:17pm at the railroad crossing about 450-feet north of 20th North Street in New Ulm. …
12 Jun 12
The Chair of the McLeod County Republican Party was recently served a restraining order, and late last week 3 members of the McLeod County GOP Executive Committee resigned. The restraining order against County Chair Eric …
12 Jun 12
Area veterans are being warned about a new email scam primarily targeting military service members. The fraudulent emails being sent to active members of the military, as well as military retirees and civilian employees, appear …
12 Jun 12
The DNR is disappointed with the number of aquatic invasive species violations in Minnesota so far this season. The preliminary figures show 193 criminal citations, 463 civil citations and 973 written warnings. Enforcement Officer Phil …
12 Jun 12
A total of 5 people were taken into custody early Sunday morning after an alleged stabbing incident in Redwood Falls. The Redwood Falls Police Department responded to the home on the 700 Block of East …
12 Jun 12
Inventors from across the country traveled to Redwood Falls over the weekend to showcase their inventions during the 55th annual Minnesota Inventors Congress invention show. The Grand Prize F. Robert Starr Award was presented to …
11 Jun 12
The final day of business for the New Ulm K-Mart was Sunday. The closure of the New Ulm store was part of a larger 15-store closure by K-Mart’s parent company, Sears Holding. Those closures came …
11 Jun 12
The American Red Cross is holding several blood drives around the local area this week in conjunction with “World Blood Donor Day.” The Bloodmobile will be at the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center’s Tomlinson Hall …
11 Jun 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 …
