NEW ULM — A wide slice of humanity saluted and held hands over their hearts from Bloomington to New Ulm Friday as the Willibald Bianchi welcome home procession brought him home 85 years after he left to to serve gallantly in World War II. Firefighters stood on top of fire trucks in their ...
NEW ULM — A large group of high school students participated in the 2026 New Ulm High School Prom in the high school gym Saturday. A large crowd of parents, relatives and friends watched the grand march for the event entitled “Paris: City of Love.” Students talked fondly of the event ...
NEW ULM — The 47th annual Shell’s Border Batch Show convened on Sunday in New Ulm, serving as a concentrated gathering for Midwest collectors dedicated to the preservation of breweriana (collectible brewery memorabilia) and regional industrial history. The show drew vendors and historians ...
New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 1:51 p.m. Saturday at Center and Minnesota Street. A 2006 GMC driven southbound on Minnesota Street by Douglas DeLeo, 84, New Ulm, collided with a 2007 Chevrolet driven westbound on Center by Willard Ranniger, 94, New Ulm. Damage was minor to the front end of the GMC and moderate to the right side of the Chevrolet. • Stopped a vehicle for operating without headlights on at 11:25 p.m. Friday at 20th South Street and Valley Street. An 18-year-old Nicollet male was cited for misdemeanor open cannabis container and ...
Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT CANNABIS/HEMP Waylon Russell Rudenick. Wabasso. April 16. 19 mos. St. Cloud Correctional Facility. Felony. FOURTH-DEGREE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Jeffery Allan Merkel. Sleepy Eye. $560. 90 days local confinement, stayed for one year supervised probation. Complete domestic abuse, chemical abuse assessment, follow recommendation to be completed within nine months of April 13 sentencing. No alcohol/controlled substance use. No possession of alcohol or drugs. Misdemeanor. ...
New Ulm Police • Received an assault report at Riverbend Area Learning Center, 1315 S. Broadway at 11:54 a.m. Thursday. A 13-year-old New Ulm boy reportedly scratched and pinched a school staff member. Medical attention was not sought. A report for consideration of a fourth-degree assault charge was sent to the Brown County Attorney’s Office and to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to a juvenile trouble report at Riverbend at 11:22 a.m. Thursday. A 21-year-old Winthrop male was reported throwing rocks outside the school, creating dents on a staff-owned 2022 GMC Sierra. ...
