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March 4, 2026

CHANGES POSSIBLE TO MAJOR MANKATO EVENTS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION

Construction is causing some changes to major Mankato events this year.  The closure of the Veterans Memorial Bridge has caused Blues on Belgrade to be pushed back to September 19.  Fun Days is scheduled to happen as scheduled.  Construction on the Vetter Stone Amphitheater later this summer which means Ribfest will have to be moved […]

March 4, 2026

STUDY SHOWS MN DRIVERS SAVE $24.7-MILLION IN 2024 USING E-15

A new study from the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association found that Minnesota drivers saved $24.7-million in 2024 by choosing E-15.  Executive Director Brian Werner explains that E-15 is chaper because it has a higher ethanol content than  traditional gasoline “and that’s because ethanol, on a per-gallon basis, is cheaper than petroleum.”  Werner says from 2013 when […]

March 4, 2026

MAPLETON MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

A Mapleton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the stabbing death of his father in June.  Blue Earth County Prosecutors 48-year-old Troy Almhjeld was sentenced Monday for the first-degree murder of 71-year-old Lars Almhjeld.  Troy was arrested after he crashed his father’s vehicle near a Mankato golf course and then […]

March 3, 2026

Kathryn Tatnall

New Ulm Library’s Kathryn Tatnall talks about the adult and kids programming this month at the New Ulm Library.                                                                  

March 3, 2026

Redwood County Ag Scholarships Application Deadlines are Approaching

Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism Executive Director Anne Johnson said the Ag Scholarship applications for a 4-year degree is this Thursday, March 5th.  The deadline for 2-year programs is Thursday, March 12.  She also talked about a program coming up on June 24th.  More details will be released at a later date for the first […]

March 2, 2026

BLUE EARTH COUNTY AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN

Blue Earth County officials are asking for help in finding a missing man last seen at his home Saturday morning.  84-year –old George Bruce Door was last seen around 8 am at his home in rural Mankato.   Door’s landlord lives in the upstairs portion of the home and reported both Door and his vehicle, a […]

March 2, 2026

Jeanne Kretsch

Jeanne talked about Rib Feast Thursday at Turner Hall and what the funds raised will go for.  She also mentioned the Turner Ladies’ bake sale in May.                                

March 2, 2026

Time to Register for New Ulm Park and Recreation’s Health Quest

  New Ulm Park and Recreation Program Supervisor Ben Doeden shared information about its Health Quest program.  It’s time to register.  Other programs coming up include: swimming lessons, youth basketball age 5-7 and swimming lessons.  More information is available on New Ulm Park and Recreation website and their facebook page.          

March 2, 2026

ONE IN CUSTODY AFTER PURSUIT IN RENVILLE COUNTY

A rural Winthrop man is in custody in Renville County after a pursuit Friday morning.  The Renville County sheriff’s Office says they received a report that 64-year-old Thomas McDonald threatened to kill his probation officer.  An arrest warrant was issued and later Friday, the Renville and Sibley County Sheriff’s Offices were able to locate McDonald […]

March 2, 2026

TWO TREATED AFTER ELYSIAN HOUSE FIRE SUNDAY MORNING

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Elysian Sunday morning.  The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported around 4:30 am on Park Avenue Northeast.   18-year-old Izabella Perry of Faribault and a 16-year-old girl from Elysian were able to escape.  They were taken to Owatonna Hospital and […]
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