The Blue Earth City Council approved the low bid Monday night for the South Linton Area Street and Utility Improvement project, moving forward with a major infrastructure overhaul on the city's south side. Council members awarded the contract to GM Contracting, Inc., which submitted the lowest bid at $6,129,786.85. Th...

Farmers in both Minnesota and Iowa continue to make strong planting progress this spring, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report released Monday. In Minnesota, corn planting reached 86% complete as of Sunday, slightly behind last year's 90% but well ahead of the five year average of 74%. Corn emergence in M...

Sirens began sounding after 7pm Sunday across southern Minnesota, alerting area residents about severe weather. The northeast bound storm system crossed into Minnesota near Fairmont, then moved through the southwest part of Blue Earth County. Watonwan County Law Enforcement reported a tornado was spotted around 7:15, ...

The Algona Police Department will continue to investigate a threatening phone call received at Bishop Garrigan Schools. At approximately 11:48am on Wednesday, Bishop Garrigan received a phone call from an unidentified male caller from an unknown phone number. The unknown caller said he planned to come to the school wi...

A Winnebago woman was injured in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Highway 169 in Blue Earth County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened at 9:33am, near mile marker 50 in South Bend Township, just north of Mankato. Authorities say a 2007 Kia Spectra, driven by 41 year old Ann Lynn Garlinghou...

Baseball Maple River 6, BEA 1 USC 10, Mankato Loyola 4 G-F-W 12, Martin Co. West 1 Golf Waseca Invite Boys: 1. LCWM 307, 4. USC 348, Maple River Inc. Girls: 1. Waseca 441, 5. USC 545, Maple River Inc. MCW Triangular Boys: 1. Mt. Lake 166, 2. St. Clair 173, 3. MCW 187 Girls: 1. St. Clair 202, 2. Mt. Lake 219, 3. MCW 240

Softball Section 2A Playoffs Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda at USC (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 5pm) GHEC/ML-Truman at New Ulm Cathedral Section 2AA Playoffs Maple River at Tri-City United (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 5pm) Blooming Prairie at Fairmont Iowa Baseball North Iowa at GTRA Golf BEA at USC N...

Baseball MN Valley Lutheran 11, BEA 1 Waseca 12, Maple River 2 Big South Conference Championship Fairmont 4, Marshall 2

Baseball BEA at Maple River (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 5pm) USC at Mankato Loyola G-F-W at Martin Co. West Golf USC & Maple River at Waseca Invite Mt. Lake & St. Clair at MCW North Union & North Iowa at District Meet at Lake Mills

Baseball USC 15, GHEC/ML-Truman 5 Maple River 4, Sibley East 3 Mt. Lake 13, Martin Co. West 2 Softball LCWM 1, USC 0 Martin Co. West 4, Fairmont 3 Boys Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament Litchfield 6, BEA 1 Golf Martin Co. West Triangular Boys: 1. USC 161, Alden-Conger 175, 3. Martin Co. West 200 Girls: 1. Alden-Conger ...