SLEEPY EYE — A 33-year-old Sleepy Eye man is accused of threatening to kill a former U.S. House of Representatives member on social media. Tucker Lee Hittesdorf faces a felony threat of violence charge in Brown County District Court for allegedly making the threat by email in September ...

NEW ULM – Brown County Commissioners approved contracting with GEI Consultants to created a PFAS treatment system for county landfill. PFAS are group of long-lasting chemicals chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl)that have been linked to cancer development. Due to the wide use of ...

Nicollet Sheriff’s Department located the body of John Huelskamp, 85, from Lafayette Township Wednesday morning. Huelskamp was reported missing at 5:27 p.m. Tuesday a farm site in Lafayette Township, north of New Ulm. According to the report, Huelskamp went outside to work with his cattle ...

MINNESOTA — New Minnesota laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2025 include added protection for online ticket purchases. The Ticketing Fairness Act requires “all-in pricing” to ensure concert and other event ticket buyers know the total ticket cost up front; ensure buyers receive proof of ...

NEW ULM — If you like colder winter weather, you’ll probably get your wish after New Year’s Eve. “We’ve had this slow progression of warm Pacific air working it’s way across the country. It produces fog as it runs over Midwest snow,” said Chanhassen National Weather Service ...

SLEEPY EYE — Leading a motorized support team, four horseback riders rode in the ditch on the east side of State Highway 4 south of Sleepy Eye Monday. After taking a year off, the reconciliation and healing ride began a week and half earlier in Fort Thompson, S.D. on Dec. 10 en route to ...