NEW ULM — A powerful winter storm that crossed the northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Sunday through early morning Monday left nearly 400 crashes on Minnesota state roads in its wake. Thirty-one of the crashes involved injuries. The storm left as much as 9 inches of snow in the Mankato ...

MANKATO – The 2025 Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride came to end Friday at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. Their arrival in Reconciliation Park marked the end of a 17-day journey that began at Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota. The horse ride was ...

NEW ULM – Starting with the new year, 209 Pub and Grill will have new owners whose faces should be familiar to regular customers. Becky Portner and her son, Nick Portner, will be taking over the restaurant effective Jan. 1. The two will be taking over for owner Herb Knutson. Becky Portner ...

NEW ULM – The last day of 2025 will be New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) Director Kris Manderfeld’s final day at the job. Manderfeld has worked at public utilities for 32 years — 26 years in the finance department and six years as director. As she prepares to retire, Manderfeld is proud ...

NEW ULM — State Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) and State Rep. Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska) invite District 15B residents to attend joint town hall meetings Tuesday, Jan. 6. Meetings are scheduled in Sleepy Eye, New Ulm, Comfrey, Springfield, Belview, and Redwood Falls. “These meetings are ...

NEW ULM – For the second Christmas Eve in a row, the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride traveled through New Ulm. The Makatoh Reconciliation ride originally began in 2008 and was formerly known as 38+2 Reconciliation Ride intended to honor the memory of the 38 Dakota men executed ...