Category Archives: Local News

The Albert Lea School Board on Tuesday selected five out of 14 applicants to come in for first round interviews with the board next week, in hopes of becoming the District's next Superintendent.  ...

The Blue Earth Fire Department was called to a reported garage fire Tuesday night about 9pm. The fire was located in the 500 block of East 8th Street in Blue Earth. Upon arrival, firefighters discover...

A clerk at the Madison Avenue Kwik Trip was murdered early Tuesday morning and a suspect has been arrested.   Thirty four year old Dennis Vosika of Mankato, was found unresponsive when authoritie...

A 28 year old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing at the Kwik Trip on Madison Avenue in Mankato early Tuesday morning.   According to police, they were called to a disturbance around...

The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and received the t-hanger bid and recommendation from Bolton and Menk for the Blue Earth Airport.   Bolton & Menk recommended awarding the project to...

Minnesota employers added 9,600 jobs in January, the largest monthly gain since March 2024 and the labor force grew by 4,800 people, according data released Thursday by the Department of Employment an...

The Blue Earth County Public Works Department would like to remind motorists that a section of Blue Earth County Road 29, about 2 miles southwest of Mapleton will close to traffic during a bridge repl...

The Fairmont Public Works Department started removing some of the dead geese from the shorelines of Fairmont's lakes on Wednesday. The carcasses began showing up in early December and after testing se...

Rep. Brad Finstad said he will seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.   Finstad has represented Minnesota's 1st Congressional District since winning a special election in A...

From expanded tariffs and a potential trade war to firing USDA employees and potential cuts to Medicaid, there's a lot of news pouring out of Washington, D.C. The Minnesota Farmers Union is sponsoring...