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December 4, 2024

No Injuries in New Ulm House Fire

A house in New Ulm was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday evening. At just before 6pm, the New Ulm Fire Department was called to a home in the 700 block of South Front Street. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the first and second floors of the home. Fire Chief […]

December 4, 2024

Hutchinson Christmas Tree Recycling

The City of Hutchinson will once again be recycling real Christmas trees this year. Recycling Christmas trees is an annual project that officials say is a benefit to the environment in that the renewable resource provides organic mulch and compost, so Christmas trees keep giving all year long. There will be ten drop-off sites located […]

December 4, 2024

Bloomington PD Have No Recorded Confession from OJ Simpson

(Learfield News/Bloomington, MN) — Bloomington police are shutting down the rumor that they have a “secret taped confession” from O.J. Simpson. The late NFL star was acquitted of all charges in the June 1994 deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Police in Bloomington arrested a man in March of 2022 for assaulting and stabbing […]

December 4, 2024

Cargill Announces Thousands of Layoffs

(Learfield News/Minnetonka, MN) — Cargill is planning to lay off about five percent of its workforce. The Minnesota-based company is the world’s largest ag commodity trader, employing more than 160 thousand people worldwide. An estimated 8,000 layoffs will occur across the board. Reports indicate about 475 in-person and remote jobs will be cut at the […]

December 3, 2024

“Giving Tuesday”

(Learfield News) Nonprofits are looking for support today, on this Giving Tuesday. Today’s giving effort happens on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year, following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. The effort has grown in popularity in recent years, with more than three billion dollars in donations made on Giving Tuesday in […]

December 2, 2024

Demolition of George’s Ballroom in New Ulm

A New Ulm landmark is coming down. Demolition of George’s Ballroom started this morning (Monday) to make way for a multi-dimensional residential commercial building with commercial retail space. The demolition is part of a redevelopment plan with Coldwell Banker Commercial Fisher Group of Mankato. The ballroom closed in 1991 and Brown County acquired the property […]

December 2, 2024

BBB Urges Minnesotans to Use Caution on Cyber Monday

(Learfield News/Burnsville, MN) — It’s Cyber Monday, and many Minnesotans will be looking for deals online. Bao Vang with the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota says scams are on the rise this time of year and to beware of fake websites. She says,” a lot of websites out there are quickly made […]

December 2, 2024

Two Drivers Injured in McLeod Co Crash

Two drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash in McLeod County on Thanksgiving, just south of Biscay. The State Patrol says 47-year-old Naomi Laidlaw of St. Paul was taken to Glencoe ER for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Eighteen-year-old Abigail Shrode of Sauk Rapids was taken to Hutchinson ER for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The Patrol […]

December 2, 2024

Update: Fatal Stearns Co Crash

The State Patrol has released the names of a driver and her passenger that died in a fatal crash in Stearns County that happened in Albany Township Saturday afternoon. Forty-two-year-old Sarah Jones and 15-year-old Kale Olson, both of Minneapolis, died at the scene. The Patrol says Jones was driving a car that rear-ended an International […]

November 27, 2024

Minnesota’s Official Turkey Presented

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota’s official turkey, Tom, was presented at a ceremony with Governor Tim Walz two days before Thanksgiving. During the event Tuesday, the governor announced that Minnesota remains the leading turkey-producing state in the country, with 600 farms and a production of 40 million turkeys. Unlike his Minnesota turkey counterparts, Peaches […]
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