Category Archives: Local News

A Mapleton man was found dead in his home early Tuesday morning.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office at approximately 2:11 am deputies and troopers responded to a vehicle off th...

Two Fairmont men were sent to the hospital after two motorcycles collided last week in Clear Lake.   The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Wednesday around 9:05am in the 1900 block ...

South Central Minnesota counties are rallying after the state announced it would cease funding the Minnesota Department of Corrections Sentence to Serve Program in mid June.   The STS program is ...

The City of Blue Earth released the names of the finalists for the City Administrator position on Thursday.   After an extensive recruitment and selection process, these four candidates have been...

A Mankato woman was injured in a three vehicle accident on Wednesday evening on Highway 22, north of Beauford.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 6:24pm, a 2010 GMC Sierr...

The grand opening of the Bravo Zulu House, the nation's first sober house exclusive to military veterans, was held Wednesday.   Wednesday's program saw veterans telling their stories and thanking...

A Fairmont woman was injured in a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Highway 169, near Lake Crystal.   According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 2:45pm, a 2008 Volvo S60 dri...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending May 25th.   Corn planting in Minnesota was 97% complete, reaching ...

The Faribault County Recorder's Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for April 2025. According to the report, there were 7 births in the county in April, 1 more than in 2024.   There w...

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many travelers are hitting the roads.   AAA projects there will be 39.4 million people on the roads across the country over the weekend. More than 3.7 million ...