Category Archives: Local News

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and received an update from County Engineer April Wellman on the upcoming projects in the county.   Commissioner Bruce Anderson said one...

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,...

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 i...

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 Monda...

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 ...

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...

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 dis...

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...

Minnesota jobs remained stable in February and the labor force grew by 3,800 people, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).   Minneso...

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) says modest job growth across many private industries kept the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates steady in February.   ...