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A former employee of a Litchfield auction business has been charged with receiving stolen property and drug possession. Twenty-eight-year-old Devin Delbert Donald Blom of Pennock pleaded guilty Monday in Meeker County District Court. According to …
13 Aug 15
Cicada wasps have invaded several Hutchinson city parks. The wasps typically build their nests in sand and other dry areas making playgrounds with sand, sand volleyball courts and baseball diamonds a prime spot for the …
13 Aug 15
After hearing a cost analysis compairing updating the current Sleepy Eye Orchid Inn event center or building new, the Sleepy Eye City Council resolved to build a new center. Tentatively the new event center is …
13 Aug 15
A young lady from Mankato has been awarded this month’s KNUJ hometown hero. Nine-year-old Olivia Jacobsen formerly of the Morgan and Franklin area was visiting her grandmother Diane Jacobson in Fairfax in July. Her grandma …
13 Aug 15
An undercover video taken at a Christensen Farms hog facility in Luverne allegedly supports evidence to show hogs being abused and neglected. The video released Tuesday was taken this spring and summer by a member …
12 Aug 15
Arrest warrants were issued for a St. Peter man the day before he collided head-on with a semi at the Sturgis rally and was killed. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had been investigating 57-year-old …
12 Aug 15
A 68-year-old man who has spent 20 years in the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program will be released after a special court panel granted his placement in a residential facility in Olmsted County. The Olmsted …
12 Aug 15
The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received a report Tuesday of an attempted telephone scam. A resident received a call informing them they were being sued. The telephone number was identified on Caller ID as the …
12 Aug 15
860 AM KNUJ/SAM 107-3 and your New Ulm Hy Vee announce this month’s Hometown Hero: Jeff Krueger of Springfield. Jeff was recently recognized for his volunteer efforts by being named “ The Spirit of Springfield” …
