Category Archives: Local News

Minnesota and Iowa residents may be eligible for refunds following a $4.87 million multistate settlement with COVID-19 testing company GS Labs.   Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announce...

Federal prosecutors have indicted two former operators of Healey Homes in Blue Earth, accusing them of carrying out a yearslong Medicaid fraud scheme that allegedly netted more than $22 million in imp...

The Blue Earth Area School Board tackled a packed June agenda Monday night, hearing updates on teacher mentoring programs, recognizing graduating senior and student board representative Alexis Thompso...

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 si...

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 enfo...

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 trans...

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 i...

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...

Candidate Filing for County Offices closed Tuesday, setting the stage for several local races in the November Election.   For Faribault County Commissioner District 2, Greg Young is the lone cand...

Faribault County FSA Executive Director Nicki Miranowski says a new federal base and yield update process is now underway under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in 2025.   Miranowski says th...