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Police Logs November 4, 2026

New Ulm Police Department • At 7:56 p.m. Friday officers stopped a vehicle on the block of 15th South Street and Broadway for equipment violation. The driver, a 23-year-old Windom woman, did not have a valid driver’s license. Inside the vehicle was an open package of cannabis. Report to attorney for no proof of insurance, expired registration, and open cannabis inside motor vehicle. • Officers received a call at 8:19 p.m. Friday from the block of 600 North Street. A 48-year-old New Ulm woman received a letter from a 51-year-old Tucson, Arizona man, violating an order of ...

Brown County Soybean and Corn Growers support local FFA

Agribusiness November 4, 2026

SLEEPY EYE – With the use of checkoff funds, the Brown County Corn and Soybean Growers donated to the Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter to provide biodiesel to transport students to the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo. The National FFA Convention & Expo was held ...

Winter landfill hour changes

Local News November 4, 2026

NEW ULM - Modification to Brown County landfill hours during winter months was approved by the Brown County Board of Commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting. The board moved to allow operations to close during the first and third Saturday in January and February. The second and fourth Saturday in January and February will remain unchanged. Stemming from a Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting, it was determined that the operational startup costs outweigh the revenue brought in during operation hours on Saturdays in January and February. It costs roughly $600 to $700 to turn ...

Rain no deterrent for NU voters

Local News November 3, 2026

NEW ULM – It was a rainy Election Day Tuesday, but the weather did not deter voters in New Ulm. Each of New Ulm’s four polling sites reported high voter turnout, with many people waiting outside before the polls opened at 7 a.m. By 10 a.m. over 300 Ward 1 voters had cast a ballot at the ...

Still Here

Local News November 3, 2026

NEW ULM - The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm is presenting "Still Here: Cultural Reflections of the First Nations," an exhibition curated by John Kellen that runs through November 27. The collection, displayed in the 4 Pillars Gallery, coincides with National Native American ...

Final day to vote in 2026 midterm election

Local News November 3, 2026

ST. PAUL – Election Day is here. This is the final day for voters to cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections. As of 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, election officials in Minnesota have accepted 886,427 absentee and mail-in ballots for the midterm election, which ends today. Of the accepted ballots, 266,580 have been returned by mail and 619,847 ballots were cast in person. During a press conference Monday, Minnesota Secretary of State (SOS) Steve Simon said this is the highest number of absentee and mail-in ballots cast before an election in a non-presidential election year. “There ...