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A 21-year-old Arlington woman critically injured in a motorcycle pile-up on Highway 169 last Saturday is slowly recovering. Four motorcycles carrying 8 people were taking the Highway 14 ramp onto 169 southbound in Mankato when …
09 Jun 12
A house explosion in southern Minnesota has severely injured a 75-year-old man. The explosion occurred Friday afternoon about a mile north of Freeborn, and Ralph William Yotter was flown to North Memorial Medical Center in …
09 Jun 12
Two people were injured when a car collided with a semi-truck on Highway 212 near Stewart Friday afternoon. It happened at just before 5pm about a mile west of Stewart. 28-year-old Logan Bellon of Hutchinson …
09 Jun 12
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new scam being reported in the local area. An individual who claims to work for Microsoft is contacting potential victims and asking that they install …
09 Jun 12
A New Ulm Cathedral graduate flew across the country on Friday to take part in the “Minnesota Air Spectacular” air show in Mankato this weekend. David Franta is a US Marine currently training to fly …
09 Jun 12
Today (SAT) is National Get Outdoors Day, when admission is free to all 75 Minnesota State Parks and recreation areas. In conjunction with that, the Department of Natural Resources has designated this the Take-A-Kid Fishing …
09 Jun 12
A Mankato man convicted of child pornography charges for showing sexually explicit videos to minors in his home last April is back in custody. 62-year-old Rodney Oberg was sentenced to 30 months in prison for …
09 Jun 12
A Waterville man faces multiple criminal charges after an alleged attack that left another man with serious injuries. 44-year-old Randy Lee Hiller was charged with 4 counts of assault this week in Le Sueur County …
09 Jun 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
