WINTHROP — A 45-year-old Winthrop woman faces four felony charges after an Aug. 22 shooting spree in which she admitted to shooting her gun inside her residence and into her neighbor’s house. In Sibley County District Court Monday, Julia Renee Stolfa was charged with second-degree assault, ...

• Taylor Christine Jordan, 31, Brownton, was ordered to be held without bail Aug. 18 on allegations she violated probation terms on an underlying offense of felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance. • Unconditional bail was set at $250,000 cash or bond Aug. 19 for ...

NEW ULM — In an effort to keep up with technology, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an Autel Robotics EVO II 640T drone bundle Tuesday. “It think this is money ($9,183.52) well spent. When we have a bad situation, we need all hands on deck. I’m really happy ...

OLIVIA — Unconditional bail was set at $1 million Monday in Renville County Court for a 62-year-old rural Sacred Heart man accused of molesting children in a Renville daycare. Darrel Kerwin Hanson faces 10 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Bail with conditions was set at ...

Summer is quickly drawing to a close and that means area students will be returning to school within the next week, while others have already started classes. Sleepy Eye Schools Sleepy Eye Public Schools was the first to school in the region to open classes for the fall. All Sleepy Eye Public ...

NEW ULM – For six years, Richard Gurgel has served as president of Martin Luther College (MLC) and going into the 2025-2026 school year, he is more excited than ever to serve as the shepherd for the students and faculty. “The real excitement for this fall is that there will be around 200 ...