NEW ULM – New residential housing developments are on the rise across New Ulm, with several projects either scheduled to begin or be completed in 2026. The Kuepers Apartment project at 901 N. Highland Avenue was the first to begin construction in late September of 2025. The entire project ...

NEW WULM — Musician Tristan Blue has been performing in southern Minnesota for more than a decade.  He lives in Lafayette with his wife and two young children and is a regular Thursday night performer at Benny’s Bar in New Ulm, located in the NU Franklin Building, 126 North Minnesota ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s latest unemployment rate is under regional and state averages. The city’s 3.3 percent local unemployment rate is slightly lower than the Region 9 average. It is more than one-half percent under the state average of 3.9 percent in November, according to the most recent ...

NEW ULM — A New Ulm man who visited the Kwik Trip app one day and entered the Vikings Zone Sweepstakes, got a surprise when he won the contest. “It’s something you never think would happen. It was crazy luck, a pleasant surprise. I’ve never won any contests before,” said Kevin ...

LAKE HANSKA — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office restricted all vehicle traffic at the Lake Hanska south main landing due to open water and unsafe ice as of 8 a.m. Thursday. The sheriff’s office received a report at 10:31 p.m. Wednesday of a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) side-by-side with ...

NEW ULM – Monday, visitors to the New Ulm Recreation Center were able to get a sneak peek of the Park and Rec master plan. The plan has been in development for the past year and is currently 50% complete. Consultants with ISG Inc. began working on the plan in April. The open house was ...