Category Archives: Local News
B.E. Council Discusses Home Sale and Senior Center Lunch Charges at Monday's Meeting
The Blue Earth City Council is moving forward with a sealed bid sale of the city owned home at 1006 East Fifth Street. The council set a minimum bid of $15,0000 for the property, which is in need of r...
Feb 05, 2026
Faribault County Board Approves Panic Button System Upgrade
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners approved an upgrade to the county's panic button system during its regular meeting Tuesday, citing the need for faster emergency response times. Coun...
Feb 04, 2026
B.E. Council Approves Items With New Chances Humane Society and B.E. Chamber
The Blue Earth City Council approved a number of items during its regular meeting Monday night. One of those items was a memorandum of understanding with New Chances Humane Society that allows the cit...
Feb 04, 2026
Blue Earth Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Brandishing a Handgun During an Argument
A Blue Earth man has been charged with one felony county of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, one felony count of receiving stolen property and one gross misdemeanor count of domestic assa...
Feb 04, 2026
Authorities Release More Details of Monday's Train/Skid Load Crash in Blue Earth
A Blue Earth man was critically injured Monday morning after a collision between a Union Pacific train and a Bobcat skid loader near the railroad tracks just east of Rice Street and East Fifth Street ...
Feb 03, 2026
Blue Earth Council Reviews Plans for 6th, 7th and 8th Streets as Part of the Linton Street Project
The Blue Earth City Council reviewed proposed street designs for the Linton Street Project during its first regular meeting of February. City Engineer Ben Rosso presented concepts for 6th, 7th,...
Feb 03, 2026
Precinct Caucuses Set for Tuesday Night
The 2026 Precinct Caucuses are scheduled for Tuesday night at 7pm. In Faribault County: The Republican Party will meet at the Faribault County Ag Center, at 425, South Grove Street in Blue Earth. &nbs...
Feb 03, 2026
One Person Injured in Train and Skid Loader Collision in Blue Earth
A 34 year old person was injured Monday morning after a collision between a train and a skid loader near East Second Street and North Rice Street in Blue Earth. Emergency crews were dispatched ...
Feb 02, 2026
Wells Approves Its Five Year Street Reconstruction Plan
The City of Wells has adopted it Five Year Street Reconstruction Plan for 2026 through 2030, with the first major project focused on Highway 22 in 2026. Top help fund the work, the city is authorizing...
Jan 30, 2026
Trimont to Receive $1 Million Funding for Water Infrastructure Project
The city of Trimont is set to receive $1 million in federal funding as part of a broader rural water infrastructure investment announced by Congressman Brad Finstad. Finstad says the funding wi...
Jan 29, 2026
