Category Archives: Local News

The Blue Earth City Council met for the first time in 2025 and as usual at the first meeting of the year was the approval of the appointments for Boards, Commissions and Standing Committees, all of wh...

A Fairmont man was injured in a one vehicle accident just north of Northrup shortly after midnight Friday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 12:09am Saturday, a 2014 Fiat...

A Fairmont man was arrested Thursday in Mankato on a felony drug charge for possessing nearly 3 grams of methamphetamine. Mankato Police say Dillon Dougherty of Fairmont is charged with 5th Degree Dru...

United Hospital District announced Friday that they are now offering Direct Access Lab Testing services at their Blue Earth location. Direct Access Lab Testing allows patients to order certain selecte...

A Wells woman was injured when an SUV and a semi crashed Thursday morning just south of Waterville. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 74 year old Janise Bogenschultz Brindley was driving a 2012...

Multiple pets died and a home has been destroyed following an early Tuesday morning fire in Freeborn. The Freeborn Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home at 201 Part Street after 1am. While the...

Only minor injuries were reported following a one vehicle rollover accident Saturday night west of Rake According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office 17 year old Chase Espeland of Buffalo center wa...

A Blue Earth man was injured in a two vehicle accident in Paynesville on Saturday afternoon. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 3:49pm on Saturday, a 2007 Honda Accord driven by...

For her work with Healthy Families America (HFA), Truman native Liz Heimer received the Dr. Judith Luebke Award for Public Health Educator of the Year. The award is given by the Minnesota Society for ...

A Freeborn County man was hurt in a one vehicle crash on Christmas Eve in Faribault County. The State Patrol says it happened just before 9:30pm on Highway 22 in Wells. The crash report states that 78...