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KNUJ and HyVee announce this month’s Home Town Hero Mark Dauer of New Ulm. Mark spends most of his free time helping friends and family with construction projects and sharing his knowledge and skills volunteering …
11 Sep 15
A 54-year-old man has been arrested in a fatal stabbing in Montevideo. Police Chief Adam Christopher says the 44-year-old victim died at the hospital and police were quite familiar with the perpetrator, the victim and …
10 Sep 15
A Mankato family testified in Blue Earth County Court after their infant son suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to Rochester. According to court records the 3-month-old baby has rib fractures, a fractured collar bone …
10 Sep 15
Wet conditions have set the major expansion project on Highway 14 from Nicollet to North Mankato back by several weeks. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports that 14 inches of rain was received in the …
10 Sep 15
Despite heavy rain slower construction in some areas, the states transportation agency is quickly moving forward with Highway 14 construction plans to build a two-lane bridge over the Minnesota River in New Ulm. A large …
10 Sep 15
A foliage expert with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the state is on track for a great year for all color thanks to the plentiful rains. The U-S drought monitor shows that as …
10 Sep 15
There is good news and bad news about the state’s pheasant population. The DNR says the good news is that favorable weather conditions has led to a 33 percent increase in the number of pheasants …
09 Sep 15
The final day of the 2015 Minnesota State Fair set a Labor Day attendance record. Fair officials say 178,867 people attended the Great Minnesota Get-Together on its final day Monday. The previous Labor Day turnout …
09 Sep 15
Michael McLaughlin of Mankato As a Blue Earth County Veterans’ Services Officer Mike was recently awarded the 2017 Veterans’ Voices on the Rise Award by the Minnesota Humanities Center. It recognizes Veterans from across the …
