Category Archives: Local News

A Wells Man is facing kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct charges after officers responded to reports that two minors had been sexually assaulted.   Twenty eight year old Samual Adam Johnson w...

Boelter Window and Siding has officially gone out of business and now some of its customers are left wondering where their money went.   Boelter Window and Siding was a local contractor for the M...

A bridge replacement project, 4 miles southeast of Mapleton, required the temporary closure of a road section.   Starting Wednesday, Blue Earth County Road 156 will be closed between Blue Earth C...

A revised Rapidan Dam plan could save $30 million by not reinforcing the river channel.   The last time the Blue Earth County Board met, there were concerns over the price tag of removing the dam...

Mayo Clinic is closing six small town medical clinics across southeastern Minnesota and relocating elective outpatient surgeries from Albert Lea to Austin and Waseca.   The Rochester based health...

The Fairmont City Council reviewed applicants for the open city administrator position during a special meeting on Monday. In total, 27 resumes were received from 11 states, including 10 from Minnesot...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 7th. Disease pressure in row crops remained a concern to prod...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to increase the daily limit for yellow bass in the Fairmont chain of lakes (Amber, Hall, Budd, Sisseton and George) in Martin County, as well...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and one of the items on the agenda was considering some safety and security upgrades to the 6th Street building in Blue Earth.   Commiss...

A Blue Earth man reported only minor injuries following a rollover accident near Lakota early Tuesday morning.   According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, 49 year old James Benson was tra...