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Authorities say that a 46-year-old resident has admitted to starting a fire that prompted the evacuation of an assisted-living facility in Northfield on Sunday. The fire at the Valleyview assisted-living facility was started in the …
07 Feb 12
A Waseca man was taken into custody early Sunday morning after allegedly breaking into an apartment in Mankato where his girlfriend and three of her friends had gathered. The report of a burglary in progress …
07 Feb 12
A 20-year-old New Ulm man faces a felony theft of a motor vehicle charge after allegedly stealing a parked car that was left running in Mankato over the weekend. The 1999 Jeep was stolen from …
07 Feb 12
The Region Nine Development Commission will be getting a new executive director this week. Nicole Griensewic was offered the executive director position by the Region Nine Board of Directors last Thursday, and she accepted. Griensewic’s …
07 Feb 12
A Golden Valley man is in critical condition following a rollover accident on Highway 169 in Nicollet County Thursday night. It happened at about 9:15pm near the border with Le Sueur County. 56-year-old Darrell Davis …
03 Feb 12
Flu activity remains low around the state. Only six people were hospitalized with the flu and no deaths were reported over the course of the latest reporting week. The state Health Department says only two …
03 Feb 12
A Montevideo man is charged in the theft of 23 steers from a western Minnesota feedlot. 40-year-old Richard Kenneth Nelson was charged with felony theft and receiving stolen property this week after the Holstein steers …
03 Feb 12
A 55-year-old Truman woman was killed in a crash on Highway 15 Thursday evening. The highway was closed temporarily through the City of Truman following the crash. A Chevy Venture minivan driven by 93-year-old Sylvan …
03 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 …
