RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA COUNTIES

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for several counties in southwest Minnesota  today (Friday) from noon through 8 pm due to extreme fire risk conditions.  The counties affected are Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Murray, Pipestone and Rock.  A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quickly and grow out of control under […]

Wild Pick Up Win Over Caps

The Minnesota Wild shook off a slow start during a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals at the Xcel Energy Center. The Caps led by a goal entering the second period before Freddy Gaudreau and Matt Boldy both lit the lamp. Gaudreau added an empty-netter in the third period to put the game on ice. […]

Lady Gophers Moved To Semi’s WBIT

The Golden Gopher women’s basketball team beat Gonzaga 82-77 in overtime last night at Williams Arena in a W-B-I-T quarterfinal game. Minnesota junior point guard Amaya Battle had a career-high 35 points and ten rebounds. Freshman Tori McKinney added 19 points and sophomore Grace Grocholski (gruh-HULL-skee) chipped in with 18 points. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit says […]

St. Peter City Council Working on Revamping Gorman Park

St. Peter Administrator Todd Prafke said the city is working on updating Gorman Park which includes a new destination playground to the north of the Treemendous Playground.  This is considered phase one of the project.                    

WOMAN IN CUSTODY AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE IN OLIVIA

A woman is in custody after leading Olivia police on a high-speed chase Tuesday evening.  A police officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near Highway 212 and 14th Street in Olivia.   The officer made the stop and the vehicle initially pulled over but shortly after stopping, […]

Twins Open Season In St Louis

The Minnesota Twins will open the 2025 season with an interleague series at the St. Louis Cardinals. Game one of the three-game series is this afternoon at Busch Stadium with a scheduled start time of 3:15 P-M. Twins ace right-hander Pablo Lopez will get the starting nod for Minnesota, while former Twins righty Sonny Gray […]

Vikings GM Talks QB’s

The Minnesota Vikings still aren’t ruling out the possibility of bringing in quarterback Aaron Rodgers. During a press conference yesterday, Vikes general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said that the Vikings are happy with their current quarterback room, which is led by 2024 first-round pick J-J McCarthy. However, Adofo-Mensah added that the team did have conversations with […]

Chief Deputy Jeremy Reed

Brown County Chief Deputy, Jeremy Reed  talks about severe weather and scams.                                                      

Some Sign-In Changes for VA Programs

  Brown County Veterans Services Officer Mike Montalto said some sign-in procedures have changesd for Veterans.     You may contact their office for more information at 507-233-6636.  Veterans Day on the Hill is coming up Wednesday, April 9.  If you are looking for transportation,  the local DAV Chapter has some openings.  You may call 507-359-1921.  […]

Carol F. Kiecker, age 81, of Hector passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, Minnesota. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:00 A.M. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Wellington Township, Renville County, Minnesota, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, March 28, 2025, from […]