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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues to search for a Granite Falls man that has been named as a “person of interest” in a homicide investigation. The shooting victim has been identified as 26-year-old …
04 Sep 13
One person was injured in a rollover accident on Highway 15 in Fairmont early Tuesday morning. 23-year-old Courtney Allen of Blaine was driving a 2002 Chevy northbound on 15 when the vehicle left the road …
04 Sep 13
A Franklin woman has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and 2 years of probation for attempting to steal a television set from a local-area Wal-Mart store. 44-year-old Nancy Ann Louwagie pleaded guilty to …
04 Sep 13
The drought is back again, especially in the southern half of the state, thanks to mostly dry weather over the past two months. South-central Minnesota is currently 4-6-inches below normal when it comes to rainfall. …
04 Sep 13
Minnesota crops continue to feel stress from warmer-than-normal temperatures. The US Department of Agriculture says that the statewide average temperature last week was 76.7-degrees, nearly 12-degrees above normal. An average of .66″ of rain fell …
04 Sep 13
The Brown County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposed property tax levy increase for next year of 3.19%. The $11,700 Brown County levy for 2014 is based on a draft 2014 county budget of …
04 Sep 13
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday reviewed the preliminary budget and tax levy for the city for 2014. The proposed property tax levy increase for New Ulm next year had been around $68,400, which …
04 Sep 13
The 2013 Minnesota State Fair went out with a bang. A new Labor Day attendance record of 164,277 was set Monday, and Sunday’s 236,197 visitors set a new single-day record. Fair Spokesperson Brienna Schuette says …
04 Sep 13
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 …
