JUDGE TAKES GRAMENTZ RESENTENCING UNDER ADVISEMENT

A Judge took the resentencing of former New Ulm Police Investigator Eric Gramentz under advisement.  The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed and sent back a Brown County District court sentencing decision last April.  Gramentz pleaded guilty in January 2023 to first-degree felony criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree felony criminal sexual conduct.  An […]

UPPER LEVEL OF HIGHWAY 99 BRIDGE IN ST. PETER TO BE INSPECTED TUESDAY

MnDOT says the upper portion of the historic Highway 99 bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter will be routinely inspected Tuesday (today) and maybe Wednesday.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane across the bridge with flagging operations.  The lower portion of the Highway 99 bridge will be inspected at a later date […]

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ROUTINE BRIDGE INSPECTION IN ST. PETER POSTPONED

MnDOT says that the routine bridge inspection of the Highway 99 bridge over the Minnesota River in St. Peter has been postponed due to high water levels.  The inspection was scheduled to start today (Monday).                      

FATAL RENVILLE COUNTY CRASH

A Cosmos man was killed in a one-vehicle crash about 11 miles north of Buffalo Lake Saturday evening.  The Renville and Meeker County Sheriff’s Offices were called to the crash at 8:41 pm.  The preliminary investigation shows that a Dodge Grand Caravan driven by 89-year-old Donald Deleeuw of Cosmos was travelling southbound on Meeker County […]

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EXTRA SPEED ENFORCEMENT ON MINNESOTA ROADS THIS SUMMER

Law enforcement will be out this summer cracking down on speeders.  Officials say a speed enforcement campaign started Wednesday and will go through Labor Day.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 87-percent of all speed-related traffic deaths across the U.S happened on non-interstate roads in 2022 and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says […]

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