Category Archives: Local News
Early Tuesday Fire Destroys Home in Freeborn
Multiple pets died and a home has been destroyed following an early Tuesday morning fire in Freeborn. The Freeborn Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home at 201 Part Street after 1am. While the...
Jan 02, 2025
Two Injured in Rollover Accident West of Rake
Only minor injuries were reported following a one vehicle rollover accident Saturday night west of Rake According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office 17 year old Chase Espeland of Buffalo center wa...
Jan 02, 2025
A Blue Earth Man Suffered Non Life Threatening Injuries Following a 2 Vehicle Accident in Paynesville
A Blue Earth man was injured in a two vehicle accident in Paynesville on Saturday afternoon. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 3:49pm on Saturday, a 2007 Honda Accord driven by...
Dec 31, 2024
Truman Native Receives Public Health Educator of the Year Award
For her work with Healthy Families America (HFA), Truman native Liz Heimer received the Dr. Judith Luebke Award for Public Health Educator of the Year. The award is given by the Minnesota Society for ...
Dec 27, 2024
Freeborn Man Injured in One Vehicle Accident Christmas Eve in Wells
A Freeborn County man was hurt in a one vehicle crash on Christmas Eve in Faribault County. The State Patrol says it happened just before 9:30pm on Highway 22 in Wells. The crash report states that 78...
Dec 26, 2024
Ice and Snowy Conditions Blamed After an 11 Year Old Boy was Struck by a Car in Mapleton
An 11 year old Mapleton boy was stuck by a car Thursday afternoon as he was walking in Mapleton. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 3:19pm the boy was walking near Highway 30, w...
Dec 23, 2024
Faribault County Commissioners Set Budget and Levy for 2025
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met for the final time in 2024 on Tuesday and set the budget and levy for 2025. The truth in taxation hearing had more residents attending that in previous ...
Dec 19, 2024
Winnebago Man and North Mankato Woman Facing Drug Charges Following a Traffic Stop
A Winnebago man and a North Mankato woman face drug sales charges in Nicollet County after a traffic stop yielded about 1.5 pound of meth from the vehicle they were in. Thirty nine year old Matthew Ro...
Dec 19, 2024
B.E. Council Passes Cannabis Ordinances and Tax Levy at Monday's Meeting
The Blue Earth City Council passed three ordinances that were on the agenda at their council meeting on Monday. The first was an ordinance to adopt an amended and restated chapter 10 of the Blue Earth...
Dec 17, 2024
Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office Warns the Public of Fraudulent Calls Demanding Money
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office had received multiple calls from citizens saying that someone from the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office contacted them demanding money because of a missed cour...
Dec 12, 2024
