New Ulm City Council Approves 20th South Construction

The New Ulm City Council approved a bid from GM Contracting for over $4.5-million to completely re-do a portion of 20th South Street.  Two bids were received and GM Contracting’s bid came in at 3.3-percent under what City Engineers had estimated the project would cost.  City Engineer Joe Stadheim says the project will be a […]

Morris Legion Bikers Kickstart Party Saturday 4/6

Morning News April 3

CNIA will hold annual Powwow April 6

A colorful expression of song and dance will fill the Cougar Sports Center on Saturday, April 6, when the Circle of Nations Indian Association (CNIA) students hold the 39th Annual CNIA Powwow. The CNIA Powwow is an intertribal and free public event. CNIA welcomes the campus and the Morris-area community to this contemporary style powwow, […]

Dassel man charged with Arson and Burglary

A complaint has been filed with the District Court in Meeker County charging a Dassel man with arson and burglary. Forty-six-year-old Barry Klingelhoets has been charged with 3rd Degree Burglary and 1st Degree Arson for incidents that occurred last summer in the 72900 block of 240th St in Dassel Township. A burglary was first reported […]

BCA releases info on Force incident near Chanhassen

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has confirmed the identity of the woman and a police officer involved in a pursuit and use-of-force incident March 26 near Chanhassen. 33-year-old Amanda Nelson of Bloomington was treated for minor injuries and has since been taken into custody and charged […]

Willmar School evacuated

Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar was evacuated Tuesday, after reports of a gas smell in the building. District officials say no one was harmed by the reported gas or the evacuation as students were evacuated to the Willmar Educational and Arts Center. The school was later declared safe and students and staff returned. Reports say […]

League of Women Voters Series

The New Ulm League of Women Voters will continue the conservation forum series at the New Ulm Public Library. The first forum will be Thursday night at 7pm. The two speakers will be Derek Nelson from New Ulm Public Utilities, talking about energy rebates. Also, Turner Hall Executive Director, Andrea Boettger, discussing working with the […]

USDA Invests $2 Million In Clean Energy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, announced that USDA is investing $2 million in 27 renewable energy projects to lower energy costs, generate new income and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Four projects were selected to be funded through the Rural Energy for America program to lower […]

Fairmont Woman Injured in Crash

A Fairmont woman was hurt when her vehicle left the road in crashed early this (Tueday) morning. The Minnesota State Patrol reports, at approximately 5:37am, a Lincoln MKX, driven by 22year old Kirsten Allison Steuber of Fairmont, was eastbound on a wet  highway 60 in Goodhue County, when the vehicle left the road and crashed […]