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Four people were charged with various crimes in Redwood County Court on Wednesday for their involvement in the alleged stabbing of 4 people on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation on Tuesday. James Earl Toth of …
09 Feb 12
There is a changing of the guard at 3M. Company officials say chief operating officer Inge Thulin has been promoted to chief executive officer and a member of 3M’s board. She will replace current CEO …
09 Feb 12
A Blue Earth County judge ruled on Tuesday that much of the alleged murder confession of a Lake Crystal woman can be used in her upcoming trial. 34-year-old Jennifer Lee Nibbe is accused of killing …
09 Feb 12
Brown County Democrats in New Ulm unanimously supported Barack Obama’s re-election bid during Tuesday night’s precinct caucuses. Some of the resolutions approved by DFL’ers during the caucus included saying no to the Marriage Amendment that …
09 Feb 12
A 52-year-old Amboy man faces multiple felony charges after thousands of suspected child pornography images were confiscated from his home. The girlfriend of Dwight Thomas Traxler contacted the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office Sunday night …
09 Feb 12
Over 150 people were on hand for the New Ulm Area Republican Party Caucus Tuesday night. Brown County Republican Chair Jim Hahn says along with the presidential straw poll, the main purpose of the caucus …
08 Feb 12
Judge John Rodenberg served his last day on the bench in Brown County on Tuesday. Rodenberg was one of two judges named to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Dayton late last year to …
08 Feb 12
Senator Al Franken is introducing legislation to make courthouses more secure. The Minnesota Democrat says the Local Courthouse Safety Act would provide courts with access to security training and give states authority to use existing …
08 Feb 12
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 …
