Fairmont's Community Development Director has withdrawn as a Fairmont City Administrator candidate. Hours before a special meeting on Wednesday to consider the hiring of the final Fairmont City Administrator candidate, Pat Oman withdrew from the running. Oman was one of three candidates the council had determined it wo...

The Freeborn County Sheriff's Office says it continues to investigate the shooting death of 45-year-old Joshua Petersen in rural Alden on September 24. Authorities reported that Joshua Petersen was at the home of his parents, 71-year-old Dave and 69-year-old Shari Petersen without permission. Investigators say after hi...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 28th. Warm temperatures advanced crop maturity quickly. Fieldwork included the harvest of corn and soybeans. Minnesota corn in the dent stage or beyond reached 95 percent. 62 percen...

Three people were injured in a two vehicle accident on I-90 in Faribault County on Monday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol at approximately 9:34 pm, a 2021 Ford Escape driven by 58-year-old Kirk L. Belt of Chicago, Illinois was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it struck a deer standing in the lane and a 20...

FAIRMONT, MN- Authorities say a woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Fairmont Friday evening. According to the Fairmont Police Department the incident occurred around 6:05 p.m. in the 600 block of East 4th Street, when a 64-year-old woman was crossing the street and she was struck by a vehicle traveling wes...

Minnesota Volleyball USC at Blooming Prairie (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7:15pm) BEA at Waseca Maple River at LeSueur-Henderson Fairmont at Tri-City United GHEC/ML-Truman at Mankato Loyola Nicollet at Martin Co. West Iowa Volleyball Lake Mills at North Iowa Girls Tennis Section 2A Tournament at St. Peter BEA v...

Minnesota Volleyball Luverne 3, BEA 1 Jackson Co. Central 3, Fairmont 1 Bethlehem Academy 3, USC 0 LCWM 3, Maple River 0 Iowa Volleyball North Union 3, Eagle Grove 0 Boys Soccer Fairmont 1, St. Peter 1 Girls Hockey St. Peter 1, Fairmont 0

Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament BEA 5, River Valley 2 Fairmont 6, Redwood Valley 1 Minnesota Volleyball Maple River 3, Madelia 2 St. Clair 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 1 Iowa Volleyball West Bend-Mallard 2, North Union 1 Bishop Garrigan 2, North Union 1

Iowa Volleyball Eagle Grove at North Union (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Minnesota Volleyball BEA at Luverne Jackson Co. Central at Fairmont Bethlehem Academy at USC LCWM at Maple River Cross Country Maple River at LeSueur-Henderson Invite Boys Soccer St. Peter at Fairmont Girls Soccer Fairmont at St. Peter

Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament River Valley at BEA Redwood Valley at Fairmont Minnesota Volleyball Maple River at Madelia GHEC/ML-Truman at St. Clair Iowa Volleyball North Union at West Bend Mallard Boys Soccer Southwest MN Christian at Fairmont