Category Archives: Local News

United Hospital District is one of 121 hospitals recognized in Minnesota for their preparedness to evaluate, stabilize and provide emergency treatment to patients with acute stroke symptoms. Stroke is...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending August 17th. Field activities included harvesting oats and hay and repo...

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a Seattle woman was indicted on Thursday in connection to the January murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent from Minnesota in Vermont.   The Department...

Several Schools were named this week as part of a Minnesota Department of Education effort to recognize schools, "promoting positive behavior in school."   A press release from MDE says the 95 sc...

The University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year Recognition Program has existed for more than three decades and honors farm families throughout Minnesota for their contributions to the agriculture...

The second reading for the ordinance authorizing charges for emergency services was held at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday.   The ordinance that passed unanimously allows the city ...

A 22 year old Vernon Center man sustained life threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon, just north of Vernon Center, according to the State Patrol.   Alexander Michael Sulli...

The Martin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle theft and attempted ATM theft that occurred early Friday morning in Truman.   At approximately 4:45am, Police Officers were informed ...

The Mitchel Perrizo Jr. Leaders are Readers Fund, a designated fund under the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), recently awarded $45,000 to three school districts in Faribault and Blue ...

A Wisconsin man was injured in a motorcycle/deer collision on Wednesday morning near Blue Earth.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 10:13am, a 2024 Harley Davidson operat...