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December 24, 2024

MANY SCAMS CIRCULATING

There are a number of scams circulating around the area with many involving law enforcement agencies.  The New Ulm Police Department Facebook page is warning you to beware if you are contacted about a warrant for your arrest, taxes etc. you are told the only solution is to pay via “Coinflip.”  Authorities say stop there […]

December 24, 2024

CHARGES FILED IN DEADLY MANKATO SHOOTING

Charges have been filed in the deadly shooting in Mankato Saturday.  The criminal complaint says 18-year-old Guenther Boone, Jr. is charged with second-degree murder – not premeditated along with two weapons charges.  Officers were called to the report of a shooting at 3:15 Saturday morning and found a man dead in the passenger seat of […]

December 24, 2024

ONE HURT IN WATONWAN COUNTY CRASH

The state patrol was called to a crash on eastbound Highway 60 in St. James Township Saturday evening at 7:11 pm.  Authorities say a semi driven by 56-year-old Darrick Miller of St. Joseph was traveling eastbound on Highway 60 and went into the ditch tipping on its side.  Miller was taken to a hospital with […]

December 23, 2024

COSMOS FAMILY DISPLACED AFTER FIRE

A Meeker County mother and her two small children are displaced after in Cosmos damaged their home Saturday.  The sheriff’s office says 32-year-old Sarah Brinkman and her two kids were able to escape the house with the help of neighbors. They were treated at the scene for minor smoke-related injuries.  Meeker County detectives and the […]

December 23, 2024

MANKATO POLICE IDENTIFY MURDER VICTIM

Mankato authorities have identified the person who was shot and killed over the weekend in Mankato.  Police say 31-year-old Darious Dashon Johnson of Mankato was shot and killed Saturday.  Police say he was found dead inside a vehicle in the 100 block of Grove Street around 3:15 am Saturday.   A search warrant was executed on […]

December 23, 2024

18-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED IN MANKATO HOMICIDE

An 18-year-old man is in custody in connection with a homicide in Mankato over the weekend.  Police found a man dead inside a vehicle early Saturday and determined he had been shot at another location.  Officers executed a search warrant at a Mankato home to arrest Guenther Boone, Jr. on suspicion of second-degree murder.  The […]

December 23, 2024

COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL SELECTION RECOMMENDS FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES TO GOVERNOR WALZ

The Commission on Judicial Selection has announced that it is recommending five candidates for consideration to fill the vacancies in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District.  One seat will be chambered in Luverne, one in Pipestone and one in St. Peter.  Among the candidates nominated is Paul Gunderson, an assistant County Attorney in the Brown County Attorney’s […]

December 20, 2024

DAKOTAH RECONCILIATION RIDE COMING TO NEW ULM

Dakota riders are continuing their tradition of a horse ride of reconciliation and healing and this year, the ride will be spending time in New Ulm.  The reconciliation ride had taken place from 2007 to 2022 from South Dakota to Mankato where the mass hanging of 38 Dakota men took place in 1862.  The ride […]

December 20, 2024

170 Years of Holidays in Brown County on Display at the Museum

Brown County Historical Society Executive Director Amy Johnson reminds you that the exhibit on 170 Years of Holidays in Brown County is on display thru December.  It features a variety of decorations, cards, and toys of the past and much more.                  

December 20, 2024

STATE PATROL RESPONDS TO 470 CRASHES THURSDAY

The state patrol reported a busy day Thursday during the first significant winter storm of the season.  State troopers responded to a total of 470 crashes between midnight and 8:30 pm  with 38 resulting in injuries.  Officials say 261 vehicles went off the road and there were 30 jackknifed semis.  The crashes include a semi […]
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