Two people were sent to the hospital following a motorcycle accident Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Martin County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident occurred around 9:10pm, 6 miles east of Fairmont. The patrol says 71 year old David Stone of Rockford, Illinois was driving a 2000 Harley Davidson westbound when the motorcycle…… read more »
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One Person Has Died After House Fire in Albert Lea
One person has died after a house fire at 1712 Eberbhardt St. in Albert Lea early Saturday, according to Albert Lea Fire & Rescue. Authorities are withholding the person’s identity pending notification of relatives. Albert Lea Fire & Rescue and Police Department were dispatched to the house at 2:15am Saturday. Upon arrival they learned form…… read more »
Loveall and Gates to Vie For Fblt Co Commissioners Seat, While Markquart and Kotewa Compete for Martin Co Sheriff
It will be Tom Loveall and Dana Gates facing off in November, as they were the top two vote getters in Tuesday’s Primary Election for Faribault County Commissioner District 4. Loveall received 305 votes, Gates with 126 and Dru martin had 94 votes. In the Martin County Sheriff Primary, Jeff Markquart received 2,213 votes, James…… read more »
Finstad Defeats Ettinger in Tuesday’s 1st District Special Election
Republican nominee Brad Finstad, a former US Agriculture Department Official in the Trump Administration, defeated Democrat Jeff Ettinger by around 5,000 votes in the Minnesota 1st District Special Election Tuesday night. Finstad will finish the remaining term of former Rep. Jim Hagedorn who died in February. Both Finstad and Ettinger were also competing Tuesday in…… read more »
Blue Earth Woman Injured In Tuesday Afternoon Accident in Mankato
A 61 year old Blue Earth woman was injured when her compact car and an SUV crashed on the east side of Mankato Tuesday Afternoon. According to the State Patrol, Lorri Bruce was driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra southbound on Highway 22 at about 1:20pm, when the car and a northbound 2007 Toyota Highlander crashed.…… read more »
Granada Man Injured in Two Vehicle Accident in Mankato
A 55 year old Granada man was injured when the pickup he was driving and a Jeep crashed at a Mankato intersection early Monday evening. The State Patrol says Robert Kesselring Jr. was driving a southbound 1967 Chevrolet Pickup on Highway 22 at 5:19pm, when the truck and a southbound 2015 Cherokee Jeep crashed at…… read more »
Authorities Searching For Suspect After Tuesday Murder in Albert Lea
The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a murder suspect in a shooting in Albert Lea Tuesday Afternoon. Deputies were called to an address on 160th St just before 3:30pm, for a report of a man who had been shot with a firearm. Emergency responders arrived on scene and attempted life saving measures, but…… read more »
Faribault County Sheriff and Police Department to Conduct Active Shooter Training on Wednesday
The Police Departments of Faribault County and the Faribault County Sheriff’s Department will be participating in active shooter training on Wednesday. Training will take place at Blue Earth Area from 8am to noon and then at United South Central from 1pm to 5pm. Chief Deputy Scott Adams says the training starts with detailed tours of…… read more »
B.E. County Sheriff’s Office Releases the Names of Bicyclists Injured in Crash Near Mapleton
The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the five bicyclists injured in a crash near Mapleton Friday. All five individuals are out of the hospital and expected to recover. Police say 13 year old Nora Caven of rural Mankato and 16 year old Martha Price of rural Mapleton both suffered serious…… read more »
USDA Says Weekend Rains Provided Some Relief to MN & Iowa Crops
Weekend rain for southern Minnesota and much of Iowa provided some relief to dry fields according to the USDA. For the week end August 7th, Minnesota had 5.7 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 9% very short, 19% short, 63% adequate and 9% surplus. Corn silking reached 90%, 5 days behind…… read more »