The Mitchel Perrizo Jr. Leaders are Readers Fund, a designated fund under Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), recently awarded $45,000 to three area school districts to support early literacy initiatives. In 2021, Mike and Tami Hoffman provided a $1 million grant from the Michael J. and Tamara Rae Hoffman Family Charitable Gift Fund to the…… read more »
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MnDOT Reminds Motorists that Some Ramps are Closed on I-90 Near Blue Earth
Motorists are reminded that the Highway 169 entrance ramp to westbound Interstate 90 near Blue Earth and the westbound I-90 exit ramp for Faribault County Road 17 are closed. Motorists wanting to travel on westbound I-90 at Highway 169 are being detoured to Faribault County Road 6, 8 and 1. The ramp closures are expected…… read more »
North Mankato Man Injured in Friday Night Rollover on Highway 22
A 30 year old North Mankato man was injured when the Chevy Tahoe he was driving left the road and rolled in the ditch. Joseph Ramirez was southbound on Highway 22 near Beauford at 11:45pm Friday when the accident occurred. He was taken to the Mankato hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol said…… read more »
Four Hospitalized Following 2 Vehicle accident in Blue Earth on Wednesday
Four people were hospitalized following a two vehicle accident in Blue Earth on Wednesday. The State Patrol said the accident happened at the intersection of Highway 169 and I-90 at 5:48pm, when a Ford Fusion driven by 76 year old Sharol Vincent, of Albert Lea, was at the westbound exit of Interstate 90 and a…… read more »
No Injuries Reported in Wednesday Morning Fire in Amboy
No one was injured in a fire that destroyed one unit in an apartment building in Amboy on Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to a call at 9:02am reporting a fire at Meadow Bloom Apartments. Mapleton Police assisted by checking the building to make sure no one was inside, said Amboy Fire Chief Manuel Sanders. The…… read more »
Dry Warm Weather Helping MN & Iowa Farmers Wrap Up Planting
Dry, warm weather gave Minnesota farmers 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 28th, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork consisted of planting crops, spraying row crops and cutting hay. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 25% short to very short, 68% adequate and 7% surplus. Corn planting reached 93%…… read more »
Fairmont Police Officer and Suspect Injured Following a Pursuit and Crash in Blue Earth
A Fairmont Police Officer and a suspect in a pursuit were injured in a two vehicle accident Friday Afternoon in the City of Blue Earth. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident happened shortly before 4pm at the intersection of Sailor St. and East 8th St. The Patrol says the Fairmont Police Squad car was…… read more »
Faribault County Sheriff’s Department Responds to One Vehicle Accident Near Wells on Tuesday Night
Two people were injured in a one vehicle accident near Wells on Tuesday night. The Faribault County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a one vehicle accident at approximately 9:15pm Tuesday involving a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by 31 year old Travis Ripka of Ellendale. Ripka was traveling south bound on 560th Ave, just north…… read more »
Blue Earth Woman Sentenced For Repeatedly Burglarizing Farm Near Thompson
A woman will not spend more time behind bars for repeatedly burglarizing a Winnebago County farm. After being charged with 12 crimes, 44 year old Melissa Ann Frost, of Blue Earth, pleaded guilty to ongoing criminal misconduct, second degree theft and third degree burglary. Law Enforcement says Frost robbed a farm on the 9700 block…… read more »
Mild Weather Helps MN & Iowa Farmers Make Planting Progress
A mild week weather wise gave Minnesota farmers 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 21st, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The majority of fieldwork for the week was planting crops. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 12% short to very short, 68% adequate and 20% surplus. Corn planting reached…… read more »
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