Category Archives: Local News

More Minnesota High School seniors than ever before graduated in 2024 with 58,293 students or 84.2% of the 2024 graduating class, the highest graduation rate Minnesota has ever recorded.   That's...

A Winnebago teen was injured in a one vehicle accident north of Blue Earth on Wednesday morning.   According to the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 7am, a 2007 Audi A4, driven...

United Hospital District is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Scot Perkinson, MD, to its surgical team. Dr. Perkinson has more than a decade of experience in orthopedic surgery, enhancing UHD's ...

Three Fairmont men were injured in an accident near Blue Earth Tuesday evening.   According to the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, it happened on 90th Street near 340th, Avenue, southwest of B...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced plans for 12 new electric vehicle charging stations along Interstates 90 and 94.   The funding for these stations comes from nearly $10 millio...

A storm system brought up to quarter sized hail and tornado warnings to the area Monday.   The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in the are...

Rains hampered planting progress across parts of Minnesota and most of Iowa last week, according to the USDA.   Minnesota farmers averaged 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending A...

Four people were injured in a two vehicle accident on Highway 30, near Lewisville on Friday afternoon.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 3:49pm, a 2009 Kia Sportage driv...

A Truman man was injured in a motorcycle accident west of Amboy on Wednesday evening.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 7:09pm, a 2007 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, driven...

Walmart is planning to remodel its Fairmont Store and 21 other stores across Minnesota this year, the company announced Wednesday.   The remodeling efforts are part of a larger goal of remodeling...