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A Minnesota energy cooperative recently spent $437 million to build a coal-burning power plant in North Dakota. Now it plans to shut it down. Great River Energy says a combination of factors caused it to …
30 Nov 11
A 19-year-old from New London has been sentenced to 62 days in jail and 5 years of probation for stealing a snowmobile last March. Jake Andrew Doty was also ordered to complete 150 hours of …
30 Nov 11
Today (WED) is the last day of autumn by the official meteorological calendar. Weather professionals consider September, October and November as autumn, and this year it’s been the driest on record for much of Minnesota. …
30 Nov 11
A convicted sex offender living in New Ulm is back in custody after allegedly exposing himself to another person recently.
30 Nov 11
A rural Sleepy Eye teen was injured Tuesday evening when she drove her car into the ditch to avoid a collision. 16-year-old Chanda Selena Fuller was driving westbound on Highway 68 when she noticed a …
30 Nov 11
A Gaylord woman has pleaded guilty to a 5th-degree controlled substance crime for growing marijuana in her home. 40-year-old Sally Ellen Robinette was arrested in October after authorities discovered a total of 14 marijuana plants …
30 Nov 11
Minnesota reversed a short-term slide in milk production last month by holding about even. Meanwhile, production in Wisconsin improved modestly.
30 Nov 11
The New Ulm District 88 School Board approved a revised adequate yearly progress improvement plan this week. School districts that did not make adequate yearly progress must re-evaluate and revise their improvement plans annually under …
29 Nov 11
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
