Local News

Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Perjury Conviction Against Woman Accused of Giving a False Alibi in BEA Football Assault Case

April 14, 2021

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the perjury conviction of a woman accused of giving a false alibi for a teenager involved in the assault of a Blue Earth Area High School Football teammate in 2017. Thirty eight year old Allison Mastin, of Blue Earth, sought to have her conviction overturned on three…

Winnebago Man is Accused of Sending Videos of Sexual Content to 14 Year Old Girl

April 14, 2021

A Winnebago Man is accused of sending videos with disturbing sexual content to a teen girl. Forty two year old Benjamin Isenberg was charged in Faribault County Court with gross misdemeanor charges of circulating and distributing obscene material. A criminal complaint says Isenberg sent a 14 year old girl four inappropriate videos in…

MDH Adds 1,715 New Coronavirus Cases and 16 Deaths on Wednesday

April 14, 2021

Minnesota health officials reported on Wednesday 1,715 new cases of the coronavirus and 16 more deaths. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 6,978 people have died because of the virus. A total of 4,320 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities. A total of 547,101i cases have been confirmed…

Iowa Reports 655 New Coronavirus Cases and No Deaths on Wednesday

April 14, 2021

The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show, for the third day in a row, no more Iowans have been reported to have died from COVID-19. There were 655 new cases of the virus. The number of new positive COVID-19 tests reported for the time period brings the total number of…

Local Sports

Local Sports Results from Friday 4/16/21

April 16, 2021

Baseball LCWM 10, USC 8 Maple River 12, NRHEG 11 Martin Co. West 14, Cleveland 4 Softball NRHEG 9, Maple River 0 LCWM 17, Martin Co. West 4

Local Sports Schedule — Friday 4/16/21

April 16, 2021

Baseball USC at LCWM (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 4:30pm) NRHEG at Maple River Martin Co. West at Cleveland Softball Maple River at NRHEG LCWM at Martin Co. West Track & Field BEA at Luverne Invite North Iowa Girls at Bishop Garrigan North Iowa & North Union Boys at Estherville Golf…

Local Sports Results from Thursday 4/15/21

April 16, 2021

Baseball BEA 26, LCWM 6 USC 11, Bethlehem Academy 3 Maple River 5, Medford 3 Fairmont 11, Worthington 4 St. James 12, GHEC/ML-Truman 3 Softball GHEC/ML-Truman 13, BEA 9 Bethlehem Academy 8, USC 2 Maple River 17, Medford 1 Worthington 6, Fairmont 1 Boys Tennis Luverne 5, BEA 2 Waseca 4, Fairmont 3…

Local Sports Schedule — Thursday 4/15/21

April 15, 2021

Softball GHEC/ML-Truman at BEA (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 5pm) USC at Bethlehem Academy Medford at Maple River Worthington at Fairmont Baseball BEA at LCWM Bethlehem Academy at USC Maple River at Medford Fairmont at Worthington St. James at GHEC/ML-Truman Martin Co. West at Cleveland Boys Tennis Luverne at BEA Fairmont at…

Country Music News

Dierks Bentley tapped The War & Treaty for an ACMs duet, and he’s excited for “inclusivity” in country music

April 16, 2021

ABCAs Dierks Bentley looks towards Sunday’s ACM Awards ceremony, the singer says he’s excited to still be a part of the show, 16 years after winning his first trophy. “My first ACM was back in 2005. To still be invited, still be nominated for some of these bigger awards and be part of the fun…

Lee Brice is hoping to “knock socks off” when he and Carly Pearce perform at the ACM Awards

April 16, 2021

Brent Harrington/CBS via Getty ImagesLee Brice is making his full-song performance debut on the ACM stage during the awards show on Sunday night, and he’s planning to make it count. “I performed a piece of ‘I Drive Your Truck,’ like,’ 10 years ago at a commercial bumper on the ACMs. That’s the only time I’ve…

At the ACMs, Carly Pearce will finally get to perform “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Lee Brice

April 16, 2021

ABCBack at the 2020 CMA Awards last November, Carly Pearce had plans to perform “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” her hit single, with her duet partner Lee Brice. But Lee had to skip the awards show at the last second after a positive COVID-19 test. Though Lady A’s Charles Kelley filled in Lee during the…

Brothers Osborne band mates say the reaction to TJ Osborne’s coming out was “a beautiful surprise”

April 16, 2021

ABCTJ Osborne, one half of country duo Brothers Osborne, recently came out as a gay man. He’s the first mainstream artist signed to a major country label to do so, and his brother and band mate, John Osborne, admits he wasn’t sure that country fans were ready to accept an openly gay artist. “I was…