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October 22, 2025

ONE HURT IN WALNUT GROVE ATV CRASH

Set-up for the Kiwanis Holiday Lights in Mankato starts this weekend.  The set up consists of nearly 2 million lights, 100 displays and hundreds of volunteers.  Organizers say they have enough volunteers and set up will take place over the next five weeks.  17 different food shelves will receive food from the lights through the […]

October 21, 2025

Sharon Gieseke

Sharon Gieseke with the MN Brain Injury Force gave an update and went through the seven O’s of October.                        

October 21, 2025

Mayor Kathleen Backer

The Mayor of New Ulm was on KNUJ Tuesday morning thanking all the volunteers for their work this summer.                                                  

October 21, 2025

PARTS OF DNR BURNING PERMIT SYSTEM DOWN

The Minnesota DNR is alerting you to a temporary issue with its burning permit system.  Currently, phone services are down, meaning permits can’t be activated through the website, but if you rely on text or phone notifications, you won’t receive any messages.  Only email alerts are working at this time.  If you activate a permit […]

October 21, 2025

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PROVIDER TO LAYOFF EMPLOYEES

A construction company with locations in southern Minnesota has announced it will lay off nearly 300 employees.  The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says Minnesota Paving and Materials will close 14 locations and lay off 297 employees across central and southern Minnesota.  Among the locations closing will be New Ulm, Comfrey, Kasota, Owatonna […]

October 20, 2025

DEVELOPERS PAUSE CONSTRUCTION ON GEORGE’S BALLROOM SITE

Fischer Development, the developers who were responsible for the tearing down and salvage of George’s Ballroom last December announced that the construction of a new apartment building on that site has been paused.  A statement from Fischer says that the decision reflects broader trends in the national construction and lending environment.   Plus national costs remain […]

October 20, 2025

BURNSVILLE MAN HURT IN NICOLLET COUNTY CRASH

The state patrol was called to a crash on Highway 169 in Lake Prairie Township Nicollet County Monday morning at 8:25.  Deputies say a Ford F150 driven by 20-year-old Wyatt Peterson of Burnsville was southbound Highway 169, left the road, went through the median and crashed in the northbound ditch.  Peterson was taken to St. […]

October 20, 2025

ONE HURT IN REDWOOD COUNTY ROLLOVER

A Redwood Falls man was hurt in a rollover crash on Highway 71 near 170th Street Saturday night.  The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office responded at 10:22 pm where they found a Honda Civic in a cornfield.  Deputies say the Honda rolled and sustained extensive damage.  The driver, 21-year-old Obed Isai Lopez Escoto was treated at […]

October 20, 2025

ONE HURT IN RENVILLE COUNTY CRASH

one person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Renville County Saturday afternoon in Olivia.  The state patrol says 26-year-old Roman Gertken of Richmond was taken to Olivia Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  A passenter, 29-year-old April Benavvidez of Danube wasn’t hurt.  The other driver 51-year-old Cruz Mendez of Eagle Pass, Texas also wasn’t hurt.  […]

October 20, 2025

CAPITOL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE TOURING PROJECTS IN CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

State lawmakers continue to cover lots of Minnesota miles looking at future bonding projects around the state.  This week the House Capital Investment Committee will hold their third tour with this trip covering communities in central and southwest Minnesota.  The three-day tour will visit cities like Hutchinson, Marshall and New Ulm and include parts of […]
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