The Albert Lea School Board on Tuesday selected five out of 14 applicants to come in for first round interviews with the board next week, in hopes of becoming the District's next Superintendent. Among the final 5 finalists is Mandy Fletcher, superintendent of the Blue Earth Area School District. The other four are Dr....

The Blue Earth Fire Department was called to a reported garage fire Tuesday night about 9pm. The fire was located in the 500 block of East 8th Street in Blue Earth. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an unattached garage that was fully engulfed. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported. The Blue Ea...

A clerk at the Madison Avenue Kwik Trip was murdered early Tuesday morning and a suspect has been arrested. Thirty four year old Dennis Vosika of Mankato, was found unresponsive when authorities arrived at the convenience store shortly after 3am. Authorities say Vosika died of multiple stab wounds. Police identified t...

A 28 year old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing at the Kwik Trip on Madison Avenue in Mankato early Tuesday morning. According to police, they were called to a disturbance around 3am. That's when officers found an unresponsive employee lying on the floor with a knife wound. He was transported to Mayo C...

The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and received the t-hanger bid and recommendation from Bolton and Menk for the Blue Earth Airport. Bolton & Menk recommended awarding the project to The Joseph Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,656,243.60, pending the award and execution of FAA and MnDOT grant documentation....

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...

Boys Basketball Rochester STEM Academy at USCGHEC/ML-Truman at Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Girls Basketball Jackson Co. Central at Maple RiverGHEC/ML-Truman at Nicollet Iowa Boys & Girls Basketball North Iowa at Central Springs Gymnastics BEA at Jackson Co. Central Boys Hockey Fairmont at Windom

Wrestling Wabasso Invite Wabasso 171.5, 2. Redwood Valley 162, 3. Norwood-Young America 153, 5. Martin County 146.5, 11. BEA 50.Top finishers for BEA: Drake Engelby at 114, Timmy Nagel at 127 & Chase Gambell at Hwt all finished 4th. For Martin County: Pierce Rohman at 133, Torey Paplow at 145 & Maddex Faber at ...