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The Spring flood season has arrived a little late across Minnesota, with recent rains causing flooding from the Arrowhead on down to Iowa. Extension Specialist Dave Nicolai says that farm fields are getting the worst …
30 May 12
New Ulm City Councilor Ruth Ann Webster filed for re-election on Tuesday. Webster represents New Ulm’s 1st Ward, and has served on the city council for 12 years. She is an attorney who has been …
30 May 12
The man accused of trying to kill his mother in a park south of St. Peter recently made an appearance in Nicollet County Court on Tuesday. 48-year-old Burton James Ewing Jr is facing 5 felony …
30 May 12
A 75-year-old man died in a farm accident in Stearns County Tuesday afternoon. The victim was reportedly pinned between the frame and box of a rock wagon in Melrose Township. Emergency responders say he died …
30 May 12
A Redwood Falls man has been sentenced to over 8 years in prison for selling methamphetamine to a drug task force informant. 32-year-old Curtis Dale Williams pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree drug sales in Redwood County …
30 May 12
Authorities have released the name of the helicopter pilot from St. Peter who was injured in a crash near Delavan on Friday. 64-year-old John Holmberg was spraying drainage ditches just west of Delavan when his …
30 May 12
A total of 5 students from Minnesota are competing in the National Spelling Bee this week near Washington DC, including a local-area 7th-grader. Nearly 280 young competitors were taking a computerized test Tuesday, and those …
30 May 12
The Memorial Day weekend may be over, but a statewide seat belt enforcement campaign continues on for another week-and-a-half. Around 400 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota are taking part in the “Click It Or Ticket” …
29 May 12
It’s Winthrop Day today (THU) on KNUJ as our 2014 Town Days Tour continues. Mike Lemmer is broadcasting from Eagle’s Landing in Winthrop this afternoon as we celebrate the community. Mike’s guests will include Winthrop …
