U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took a repeat sex offender into custody in Blue Earth on Monday. ICE officials apprehended the suspect at a residence on Galbraith Street on Monday morning without incident. According to authorities, the suspect had been deported a couple of times prior. No other informat...

The Albert Lea School Board voted unanimously Monday to offer the job of the district's next Superintendent to current St. James Superintendent Steven Heil. After stepping out into the hall to call Heil after the decision was made, Board Chairman Dave Klatt came back into the room and said Heil was excited to accept th...

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Prospective Plantings Report for Minnesota and Iowa was released Monday. Minnesota farmers intend to plant 8.60 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2025, up 400,000 acres from 2024. Iowa farmers intend to plant 13.5 million acres of corn, up 600,000 acres from ...

The Blue Earth City Council will hold a special city council meeting Tuesday afternoon. The meeting will begin at 4:30pm and will open with any public comment, the go into closed session to discuss the contract award for the 5 Unit Hangar at the Blue Earth Airport. After the closed session, the council will take action...

A years long effort to build a new Justice Center in Martin County has come to an end. During a special meeting on Tuesday, the Martin County Commissioners voted 4-1 to not send the project out for bid, disbanded the core committee and stop work with all contractors. During the meeting, Todd Wetzel of ICS, estimated th...

Baseball LCWM at BEA Softball USC at MN Valley Lutheran

Softball Maple River 6, J-W-P 0

Boys Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs Glencoe-Silver Lake 77, BEA 71 Section 3AA Playoffs Jackson Co. Central 66, Fairmont 50 Girls Basketball Section 3AA Championship Minnewaska 53, Fairmont 38

Minnesota Boys Basketball USC 61, Rochester STEM Academy 49 Iowa Boys Basketball North Iowa 70, Central Springs 52 Iowa Girls Basketball Central Springs 40, North Iowa 19 Boys Hockey Windom 5, Fairmont 1

Minnesota Boys Basketball BEA at St. Peter (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7:15pm)USC at MedfordMaple River at St. ClairBelle Plaine at FairmontGHEC/ML-Truman at AC/GENicollet at Martin Co. West Minnesota Girls Basketball MN Valley Lutheran at BEAMedford at USCHayfield at Maple RiverFairmont at Belle PlaineNicolle...