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April 29, 2025

PLANTING AHEAD OF NORMAL

Planting is ahead of normal in Minnesota.   USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows corn at 26-percent planted, on pace with last year and two days ahead of the five-year average.  Soybeans are 13-percent planted, compared to 13-percent a year ago and six percent typically.  Spring wheat is 14-percent planted for small grains, barley is […]

April 29, 2025

SEVERE STORMS MONDAY BRING HEAVY RAINS, LARGE HAIL, TORNADO

Severe thunderstorms packing heavy rains, damaging winds, large hail and at least one tornado rumbled across Minnesota Monday afternoon and evening.  The National Weather Service reports a tornado damaged a farm west of Kenyon in Rice County just before 6 pm.  Strong winds destroyed a barn and silo and tipped over a semi in the […]

April 28, 2025

DRIVER KILLED IN VEHICLE VS TRACTOR NEAR REDWOOD FALLS

Authorities in southwest Minnesota are investigating a deadly car crash and fire near Redwood Falls.  The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV went off Highway 19 late Sunday night, crashed into a parked tractor and both vehicles caught fire.  Firefighters put out the fire and found the driver dead inside the SUV.  Investigators are […]

April 28, 2025

New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Staying Busy

  New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Executive Director Brad Kirk recognized all his volunteers during National Volunteer Month this month.   There would be no food shelf without the efforts of all the volunteers.   The 11th year of  “Produce Tuesday” will begin in June and run through October.   Produce Tuesday is the second Tuesday of […]

April 28, 2025

SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY (MONDAY)

Forecasters say a couple rounds of thunderstorms today (Monday) could bring severe weather to Minnesota.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Griesinger says the main threat will be late this afternoon and evening.  He says the worst of the storms could affect southern Minnesota, basically from Mille Lacs Lake on south.  He says it’s a question […]

April 26, 2025

MINNESOTA MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS

The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inducted new members Friday night at Turner Hall in New Ulm.  Cathedral graduate Myron Muehlbauer, who has played with a number of old-time bands and has played over three-thousand shows, went in along with Marv Nissel, who you can hear every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm on KNUJ.  Also […]

April 25, 2025

TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT STARTS MONDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

MnDOT says the replacement of traffic signs which are at the end of their service lives will start Monday along several highways in south central and southwest Minnesota.  Various signs will be replaced in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Sibley, Le Sueur, Waseca, Nobles, Jackson and Rock counties.  MnDOT replaces traffic signs on a 15-year-old cycle to […]

April 25, 2025

BIZZARE TWIST IN SEARCH FOR NEW AUBURN MAN

A bizarre sequence of events has led to the death of a New Auburn man who was a fugitive from law enforcement.  David Powers failed to show up for his trial in Washington County Monday on charges of rape and kidnapping.  He was convicted on all counts by a jury in the 2023 incident.  The […]

April 25, 2025

Local Talk and Taps Latest Podcast with Joey Schugel

  New Ulm Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel joined Brian and Shannon on “Local Talk and Taps” this week.  The conversation centered around the restoration of the Hermann Monument.                      

April 25, 2025

River Creek Nursery says it’s Time to Plant

  River Creek Nursery’s Tony Guggisberg says get out there and plant.                        
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