The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning and received an update from Commissioner Bruce Anderson on the investigation of complaints against County Employees Brian Hov and Amanda Schoff and Commissioner Tom Loveall. Commissioner Bill Groskreutz, Jr. says all complaints were investigated by outside...

The Blue Earth City Council met for a work session and regular city council meeting on Monday. During the work session, they reviewed the proposed 2026 preliminary budget and then during the regular meeting approved the preliminary budget for a total of $3.5 million, with the general/operating levy set at $1,265,000 an...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 14th. Field activities included finishing up the third cutting of hay, harvesting corn silage and preparing for row crop harvest. In Minnesota, corn in the dent state reached 78%, ...

A Wells Man is facing kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct charges after officers responded to reports that two minors had been sexually assaulted. Twenty eight year old Samual Adam Johnson went to one of the victim's residences and began verbally harassing her, according to the criminal complaint filed in Faribault ...

Boelter Window and Siding has officially gone out of business and now some of its customers are left wondering where their money went. Boelter Window and Siding was a local contractor for the Mankato area since 1990. In an email to customers on August 29th, the company announced it would be going out of business and w...

Minnesota Volleyball Pipestone 3, BEA 0 Maple River 3, LeSueur-Henderson 1 Redwood Valley 3, Fairmont 2 Martin Co. West 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 0 Iowa Volleyball North Union 3, Bishop Garrigan 2 North Iowa 3, Belmond-Klemme 0 Girls Tennis BEA 5, River Valley 1 (suspended by lightning) Maple River 5, LeSueur-Henderson 2 Fairm...

Minnesota Volleyball St. Clair 3, USC 0 Girls Tennis Tri-City United 4, USC 3 Fairmont 6, New Ulm 1

Minnesota Volleyball Pipestone at BEA LeSueur-Henderson at Maple River Redwood Valley at Fairmont GHEC/ML-Truman at Martin Co. West Iowa Volleyball Bishop Garrigan at North Union Belmond-Klemme at North Iowa Girls Tennis BEA at River Valley Sibley East at USC Maple River at LeSueur-Henderson Fairmont at Pipestone Cross...

Minnesota Volleyball St. Clair at USC Maple River at Mankato Loyola Girls Tennis USC at Tri-City United Fairmont at New Ulm

Girls Tennis BEA 5, Waseca 2 BEA 4, LeSueur-Henderson 3 Cannon Falls 7, USC 0 Volleyball TCU Tournament Fairmont was 0-4. They lost to Kenyon-Wanamingo, LCWM, GSL & NRHEG JCC Tournament Martin Co. West was 2-2. They beat Red Rock Central & Heron Lake-Okabena, and lost to Windom & Jackson Co. Central. Girls ...