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August 21, 2025

Work to begin on Highway 212 near Plato

Work to prepare for a 2026 project to replace two bridges crossing Buffalo Creek on Highway 212 near Plato begins Sept. 2, 2025, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Crews will construct crossover lanes this fall which will be used in 2026 to shift traffic during bridge replacement work. The crossover lanes prevent the […]

August 21, 2025

Waverly woman crowned new Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Twenty Year old Malorie Thorson from Waverly was named at the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way.   Thorson was crowned at a ceremony Wednesday night at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul.  She’ll now serve as the official goodwill ambassador for Minnesota’s Dairy Farms and Farmers.  Thorson’s first official duty as Princess Kay […]

August 21, 2025

Lesueur Police Officer unexpectedly passes away

(Le Sueur, MN/Minnesota News Network) — The Le Sueur Police Department is mourning the sudden loss of one of its own. Officer Karl Haugen, 41, passed away unexpectedly while off duty on Monday. August 18th. Haugen had served the Le Sueur-Henderson community since 2008, working in both part-time and full-time roles. He also served as […]

August 20, 2025

Winthrop Man arrested for drug possession

The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office along with the Winthrop Police Department have arrested Michael Lee Doering after an investigation and search warrant was executed.  In a News Release the Sheriff’s Office says the two entities conducted the search warrant at 213 South Nicollet Street in Winthrop.  During the execution of the search warrant approximately 14.2 […]

August 20, 2025

Willmar man arrested for Meth

(Willmar, MN/Minnesota News Network) — A Willmar man who previously shot at a police is in custody again. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office and the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force arrested the 28-year-old man early Monday. The suspect was recently released from Minnesota Department of Corrections custody in relation to the shooting at a […]

August 20, 2025

Robbins announces she’s running for Governor

(Maple Grove, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Republican state Representative Kristin Robbins of Maple Grove is running for Minnesota governor. Robbins announced her campaign in a You Tube video posted Tuesday. She says, “I know that life as a working family is never easy, but failed politicians like Tim Walz are making it even harder.” Robbins […]

August 19, 2025

Simon opposes Trump on Mail In Ballots

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Secretary of State Steve Simon vows to protect Minnesota’s elections from federal overreach. President Trump announced that he plans to get rid of mail-in ballots and called voting machines “highly inaccurate” and “very expensive.” Simon said in a statement that the U-S Constitution gives states full control of elections, […]

August 19, 2025

Farm to School Applications open

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from schools, early childhood education centers, and licensed in-home family child care providers looking to serve locally produced foods. This year, the Ag Department is expected to award about one point three million dollars through the fiscal year 2026. Some of […]

August 18, 2025

States looking at Speed Limit rules

( ABC News) A recent spike in road deaths has the Federal Highway Administration looking at speed limits. Its first update since 2009 questions the longstanding unofficial rule that sets the limit at the 85th percentile of what drivers actually drive on a given highway. Transportation officials say that causes a feedback loop — people […]

August 18, 2025

Weather rumbles through Southern Minnesota

(Chanhassen, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Severe storms Sunday evening are blamed for flash flooding in parts of southern Minnesota. The National Weather Service reports flooding closed several roads in the Waseca area and there was water over Highway 14 near Walnut Grove. Several funnel clouds were spotted near Delavan in Faribault County and a 55-mile-per-hour […]
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