Category Archives: Local News
Two Injured When Their Car Hit A Blue Earth County Dump Truck West of Mapleton Tuesday
A Good Thunder man and his female passenger were injured when a car and a Blue Earth County Dump Truck crashed at an intersection between Mapleton and Good Thunder Tuesday Afternoon. According to the ...
Oct 02, 2024
Winnebago Woman Dies Following ATV Accident East of Winnebago on Wednesday
A rural Winnebago woman is dead following an ATV rollover east of Winnebago on Wednesday morning. At approximately 11:14 am, the Faribault County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the scene of the ac...
Sep 26, 2024
Former Wells Man Appears in Faribault County District Court on 16 Counts of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor
A former Wells man is facing 16 counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor who he had mentored at church and coached, according to online court records. Fifty four year old Michael Al...
Sep 25, 2024
Blue Earth County Commissioners Accept Bid to Remove the Bridge Near the Rapidan Dam
Blue Earth County Commissioners on Tuesday accepted a bid from a construction company to remove the damaged County Road 9 bridge next to the Rapidan Dam. The county received seven bids, all of them ov...
Sep 25, 2024
Corn and Soybean Harvest Advancing in MN & Iowa
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 22nd. Field activities included harvesting soybean and c...
Sep 24, 2024
Grants Available For Veterans Affected By This Year's Flooding
Funds are now available to Minnesota veterans affected by natural disasters, such as flooding earlier this summer. The $500 grants are not based on financial status. The benefits are being made ...
Sep 24, 2024
Ballot Error Found in 17 Ballots in Faribault County
Seventeen ballots in Faribault County misidentified the parties for candidates in the State Representative District 23A race, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. In a statement Fri...
Sep 23, 2024
Florida Man Transported to UHD After Striking Deer on Saturday Night on I-90
A one vehicle accident in Faribault County sent a Florida man to the hospital late Saturday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 11:26pm, a 2021 Ford Explorer driven by 48 ...
Sep 23, 2024
Prairie Lakes Transit Director Delivers Good News During the Faribault County Commissioner's Meeting
At Tuesday's Faribault County Commissioners meeting, Prairie Lakes Transit Director Jeremy Monahan came in with some good news about a new fleet of buses. Commissioner Greg Young said that some of the...
Sep 20, 2024
Concerns Raised at B.E. Council Meeting Regarding A New Data Center Being Built
At Monday's Blue Earth City Council meeting, a resident of Blue Earth voice her concerns during the public comment portion about a new data center being built in the city. Hosu Chang listed concerns o...
Sep 20, 2024
