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January 9, 2026

NAME OF MAN WHO DIED IN RENVILLE COUNTY JAIL RELEASED

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the name of the man who suffered a medical emergency at the Renville County Jail and later died at a hospital.  Authorities 53-year-old Percy Lee Strother of Roseville was found unconscious and unresponsive in his cell January 1.  A preliminary investigation didn’t find any obvious signs of […]

January 8, 2026

Ruth Ann Webster

President of the New Ulm League of Women Voters, Ruth Ann Webster invited the city to come to a town hall meeting with the New Ulm City Council and Mayor January 12th in the City Hall Council Chambers.                                   […]

January 8, 2026

Arlys Schiltz

Arlys Schiltz, age 80, of Gibbon passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2026 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon. Pastor Leonard Hummel will officiate. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home […]

January 8, 2026

January is National Radon Action Month

Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand said Radon test kits are available until gone at the Public Health Office in New Ulm and Comfrey, Sleepy Eye and Springfield have kits at city hall locations.   Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer for non-smokers and second leading cause of lung cancer in smokers. […]

January 8, 2026

FORMER TIMBERWOLVES OWNER GLEN TAYLOR DONATES MILLIONS TO RURAL COMMUNITIES

Former Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is donating $100-million in farmland and securities to his philanthropic initiative, the Taylor Family Farms Foundation.  Minnesota’s wealthiest resident says the foundation will use income from the assets to fund grants that benefit rural communities.  Last year, proceeds helped support rural fire departments and child care centers across  the state.  […]

January 8, 2026

FLU-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ON THE RISE

There is a big spike in flu activity following the holidays in Minnesota.  Department of Health Senior Epidemiologist Melissa McMahon says hospitalizations and deaths are still going up in the state.  She says there have been over two-thousand and about 40 deaths in adults.  We have not had any deaths in children yet.  This is […]

January 7, 2026

Rachal Becker

Oak Hills Recreation Director, Rachal Becker reminding listeners to save the date March 2nd, the bowling fundraiser, order your frozen meals from Gutes Essen and get a construction update.

January 7, 2026

TORKELSON REVIEWS TOWN HALLS

Senator Gary Dahms of Redwood Falls and Representative Paul Torkelson of Hanska held town hall meetings around the area Tuesday hearing concerns from their constituents.  Torkelson says the number one topic they heard about was fraud… Torkelson said a few of his colleagues are in Washington, DC testifying about fraud in the state.  He said […]

January 7, 2026

Eva Eleanor (Kabes) Malecha

Eva Eleanor (Kabes) Malecha, age 83 of Madison Lake, passed away on December 31, 2025 surrounded by family at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00am Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Marysburg with visitation beginning at 9:00am. Burial will be at the church cemetery following Mass. […]

January 7, 2026

Scores from 01/06

The scorecard from Tuesday night. Boy’s Basketball: Big South finals-St peter defeats Belle Plaine 75 to 63, Fairmont was a 63 to 57 winner over St James. Tomahawk finals-Cathedral defeats Cedar Mountain 71 to 60, GFW defeats Sleepy Eye 80 to 71, St Marys was a 66 to 51 winner over Lester Prairie and Wabasso […]
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