The ownership of Highway 263 between Ceylon and Interstate 90 has officially been transferred from the Minnesota Department of Transportation to Martin County. Highway 263, from Ceylon to I-90, is now Martin County Road 263. MnDOT resurfaced Highway 263 in 2022 and completed other work along the highway in preparation...

An 82 year old man died in a farm accident in Lime Township in rural Mankato on Monday. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office says it happened just after 2pm Monday on a farm on 570th Avenue in Lime Township when 82 year old Gerald Fredricks was run over by a tractor in his yard. According to their initial investigati...

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 ...

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...