The man who attacked a Good Thunder metal sculptor in late 2021 pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony first degree assault causing great bodily harm. Thirty five year old Brandon McMurtrey attacked 83 year old artist Arnie Lillo with a hammer in November. Lillo’s assistant reported he died from COVID-19 complications weeks later in December. McMurtrey…… read more »
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Fairmont Man Charged With Felony Counts After Allegedly Setting off Fireworks in a Neighbors Bush
A Fairmont man is accused of setting fireworks off in his neighbor’s bushes, mocking police and a cancer stricken man. Twenty four year old Hunter James Cox was charged last week with felony counts of attempting to commit arson and terroristic threats. He also faces a multitude of other charges, including harassment, disorderly conduct, public…… read more »
Faribault Co SWCD Reminds Landowners They Can Request Assistance for Implementation of Conservation Practices
Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District would like landowners to know that they can request financial and technical assistance for the implementation of approved conservation practices that protect and improve water quality. Program Administrator Nate Carr says two of those practices are cover crops and strip till. The program will provide up to 75%…… read more »
Minnesota Crops Benefit From Rainfall, While Iowa is Still Mostly Dry
Minnesota had 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending August 14th, according to the USDA. Reporters not that row crops were looking better after recent rainfall. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 7% very short, 21% short, 67% adequate and 5% surplus. Corn silking was at 97%. Corn at the dough stage was at…… read more »
Two People Injured in Motorcycle Accident Friday Evening on I-90 East of Fairmont
Two people were sent to the hospital following a motorcycle accident Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Martin County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident occurred around 9:10pm, 6 miles east of Fairmont. The patrol says 71 year old David Stone of Rockford, Illinois was driving a 2000 Harley Davidson westbound when the motorcycle…… read more »
One Person Has Died After House Fire in Albert Lea
One person has died after a house fire at 1712 Eberbhardt St. in Albert Lea early Saturday, according to Albert Lea Fire & Rescue. Authorities are withholding the person’s identity pending notification of relatives. Albert Lea Fire & Rescue and Police Department were dispatched to the house at 2:15am Saturday. Upon arrival they learned form…… read more »
Loveall and Gates to Vie For Fblt Co Commissioners Seat, While Markquart and Kotewa Compete for Martin Co Sheriff
It will be Tom Loveall and Dana Gates facing off in November, as they were the top two vote getters in Tuesday’s Primary Election for Faribault County Commissioner District 4. Loveall received 305 votes, Gates with 126 and Dru martin had 94 votes. In the Martin County Sheriff Primary, Jeff Markquart received 2,213 votes, James…… read more »
Finstad Defeats Ettinger in Tuesday’s 1st District Special Election
Republican nominee Brad Finstad, a former US Agriculture Department Official in the Trump Administration, defeated Democrat Jeff Ettinger by around 5,000 votes in the Minnesota 1st District Special Election Tuesday night. Finstad will finish the remaining term of former Rep. Jim Hagedorn who died in February. Both Finstad and Ettinger were also competing Tuesday in…… read more »
Blue Earth Woman Injured In Tuesday Afternoon Accident in Mankato
A 61 year old Blue Earth woman was injured when her compact car and an SUV crashed on the east side of Mankato Tuesday Afternoon. According to the State Patrol, Lorri Bruce was driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra southbound on Highway 22 at about 1:20pm, when the car and a northbound 2007 Toyota Highlander crashed.…… read more »
Granada Man Injured in Two Vehicle Accident in Mankato
A 55 year old Granada man was injured when the pickup he was driving and a Jeep crashed at a Mankato intersection early Monday evening. The State Patrol says Robert Kesselring Jr. was driving a southbound 1967 Chevrolet Pickup on Highway 22 at 5:19pm, when the truck and a southbound 2015 Cherokee Jeep crashed at…… read more »