WATONWAN COUNTY — A 37-year-old Brooklyn Center woman faces two felony and two misdemeanor charges after authorities found 17 malnourished dogs covered in feces in crates and found the remains of 18 dogs in various stages of decomposition in rural Watonwan County in November. Laura Anne Berg ...

GIBBON — Academic spaces in the new pre-K-12 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) Public School are being completed this week. “Desks and chairs are being delivered now. Smart screens and whiteboards are being hung now. The school will be complete when we move in,” said GFW Superintendent Allen ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm High School inducted 2025 National Honor Society members Monday. This year 22 juniors and three seniors were inducted into the NHS to join 29 returning members. In order to qualify for NHS, a student must maintain GPA of at least 3.5 and have 30 hours of service to the ...

NEW ULM – Snow returns to the New Ulm area this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported around seven inches of snow fell on New Ulm between Friday evening and Sunday. A few light flurries fell around noon Monday. NWS meteorologist Paige Veserat New Ulm will continue to see a ...

NEW ULM — Millions of viewers across Europe got a glimpse of New Ulm this fall when a feature about the city’s Oktoberfest aired on Frühstücksfernsehen, one of Germany’s most-watched morning shows. The segment, which first aired Nov. 11, highlighted New Ulm’s parade, Schell’s ...

SLEEPY EYE – After a year break, Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion returned for the 2025 Christmas season. The Christmas light display in Sleepy Eye’s Sportsman’s Park was turned on Thanksgiving time this year. The light display was absent from Sleepy Eye in 2024 but has returned in ...