Category Archives: Local News

Two people are dead in the case of a deadly officer involved shooting in rural Albert Lea, in which the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is currently investigating.   According to the Fr...

The Blue Earth City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday to interview the four candidates for the City Administrator position.   The four candidates interviewed were Town Administrator of Pa...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending June 8th. Field activities included cutting hay and spraying crops. &nb...

You can hit the water and cast a line for free this weekend in Minnesota.   The DNR's "Take a Kid Fishing Weekend" starts Friday and runs through Sunday.   During the weekend, Minnesotan's 1...

A Mapleton man was found dead in his apartment early Tuesday morning.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 2:11am, deputies and troopers responded to a vehicle ...

A Mapleton man was found dead in his home early Tuesday morning.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office at approximately 2:11 am deputies and troopers responded to a vehicle off th...

Two Fairmont men were sent to the hospital after two motorcycles collided last week in Clear Lake.   The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Wednesday around 9:05am in the 1900 block ...

South Central Minnesota counties are rallying after the state announced it would cease funding the Minnesota Department of Corrections Sentence to Serve Program in mid June.   The STS program is ...

The City of Blue Earth released the names of the finalists for the City Administrator position on Thursday.   After an extensive recruitment and selection process, these four candidates have been...

A Mankato woman was injured in a three vehicle accident on Wednesday evening on Highway 22, north of Beauford.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 6:24pm, a 2010 GMC Sierr...