The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding payment eligibility and payment limitation rules beginning with the 2026 crop year. The changes will allow qualifying LLCs, S-corporations and similar farm entities to be treated as pass through entities, give more producers access to farm program benefits while maintaini...

An armed suspect was taken into custody Monday morning following a pursuit, exchange of gunfire and extensive law enforcement search in rural Faribault County, near Amboy. According to law enforcement radio traffic, officers were responding to a report involving a vehicle that had allegedly been taken during a possible...

An Easton woman wanted in Kossuth County for violating the terms of her probation was taken into custody last week. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, deputies were able to transport 53 year old Heidi Jo Suhl back to Algona Tuesday morning, with assistance from the Faribault County Sheriff's Office. Suhl...

On Friday, Governor Tim Walz signed a $1.2 billion infrastructure bill that the legislature passed in May. The bill contains more than $32 million for nine local projects, most of that coming in water infrastructure. Eagle Lake, Jordan and Lafayette will each receive between $3 to $6 million for water treatment upgrade...

A Blue Earth woman is facing multiple charges following the execution of a search warrant in the City on May 11th. According to a criminal complaint filed in Faribault County District Court, 53 year old Laura Esparza has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child, receiving stolen property, third degr...

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