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A Madelia man going on trial this week for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl is now facing another criminal sexual conduct charge for an incident with an underage girl in 2007. 29-year-old Edgar Arturo Cano-Fernandez …
22 Apr 14
Attorneys for an alleged sexual abuse victim plan to release Archbishop John Nienstedt’s deposition today (TUE). Nienstedt testified under oath for four hours on April 2nd about the way church officials have responded to allegations …
22 Apr 14
The Henderson Fire Department responded to a hay bale fire on Saturday. The fire started in the bed of a Dodge pickup truck driven by 59-year-old Timothy Pesek of Henderson while he was driving eastbound …
22 Apr 14
A New Ulm man fighting several felony drug charges after numerous marijuana plants were allegedly discovered in his home is scheduled to be in court today (TUE). Attorneys for 33-year-old Jon Hansen II have said …
22 Apr 14
A total of 550 Minnesota motorists were ticketed for texting-while-driving during the 10-day distracted-driving enforcement campaign that ended Sunday. Traffic Safety Office Director Donna Berger says those number of citations in such a short time …
22 Apr 14
The snow and cold in Minnesota last week continued to delay field work on farms across the state. In its weekly crop progress report, the US Department of Agriculture says it received reports of limited …
22 Apr 14
The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to award a bid for the reconditioning of the city’s airport water tower this (TUE) evening. The tower was constructed in 1988, and the reconditioning project will …
22 Apr 14
An Open House is being held today (TUE) to detail a plan to bring a herd of bison to Minneopa State Park. The proposal calls for fencing-off about 350 acres of prairie at the park …
22 Apr 14
860 AM KNUJ/SAM 107.3 and your New Ulm Hy Vee announce this month’s Hometown Hero: Joe McCabe of St. James. After he retired as City Administrator, he helped fill-in at the Chamber of Commerce. For …
