A fire in Mapleton drew a response from more than a dozen neighboring departments on Friday Afternoon. Crews got the call just after 2:30pm when a passerby reported a fire at the Central Farm Service storage building located at 202 Highway 22 South in Mapleton. The Mapleton Fire Department responded and requested addit...

North Union School District residents are receiving information mailers about the district's November 3rd bond referendum. The mailers include details about the proposed project, estimated tax impacts and voting options. Three open houses are planned from 6-7p on Tuesday, October 20th at North Union Elementary School, ...

Minnesota farmers, ranchers and landowners are set to receive about $826 million in federal farm safety net and conservations payments. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the funding includes crop support payments for 2025 and annual Conservation Reserve Program payments for 2026. Crops triggering payments in one ...

Winnebago Industries is planning on laying off workers at its Forest City facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with Iowa Workforce Development. The filing said Winnebago plans on laying off 51 workers from the facility at 605 W. Crystal Lake Road. The notice was filed on October...

Blue Earth County is hosting two open houses about the future of data centers in the community. The county will be hosting open houses at the Mapleton Community Center on October 20th and the Lake Crystal City Hall on October 26th, both from 4-6pm and has put out an online survey. The survey is seeking input on all fac...

Iowa Volleyball Class 1A-Region 2 Playoffs North Union at George-Little Rock (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) North Iowa at Ft. Dodge St. Edmond (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Minnesota Volleyball Albert Lea at BEA United South Central at Kenyon-Wanamingo St. Clair at Maple River Girls Socce...

Iowa Football North Union at Northwood-Kensett (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Remsen St. Mary's at North Iowa

Football Maple River 36, BEA 12 Martin Co. West 56, USC 0 Tri-City United 26, Fairmont 25 Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 37, GHEC/ML-Truman 8 Girls Tennis Section 2A Individual Tournament Singles Liz Shores of St. James finished 1st & Tabitha Barkosky of Maple River finished 2nd. Both advance to state. Doubles Alison Sla...

Minnesota Volleyball USC 3, J-W-P 1 St. James 3, BEA 1 Fairmont 3, Luverne 1 Martin Co. West 3, Sleepy Eye 0 Iowa Volleyball Central Springs 3, North Iowa 0 Osage 3, North Union 0 Boys Soccer Section 2A Playoffs Albert Lea 7, Fairmont 1 Cross Country BEA Plocker Invite Boys: 1. Mt. Lake/Comfrey, 5. BEA Girls: 1. Mt. La...

Football BEA at Maple River (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Martin Co. West at USC Tri-City United at Fairmont Heron Lake/Okabena-Fulda at GHEC/ML-Truman Girls Tennis Section 2A Individual Tournament at Owatonna