NEW ULM — After falling in number since 2021, Minnesota traffic deaths are higher this year, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). There have been 437 Minnesota traffic fatalities and more than 24,000 DWI arrests as of Tuesday, 2024. That compares to 376 traffic ...

SLEEPY EYE — Lower Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services had a lot to do with a 9.1% 2025 city tax levy hike unanimously approved by the Sleepy Eye City Council Tuesday. Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston said Medicare now pays about 38% of what it costs the City of Sleepy Eye to ...

ST. JAMES — Several train layouts operating simultaneously catch your attention when you walk into the Roundhouse Inc. model railroad. A small scale layout depicts downtown St. James, grain elevators and the rail yard. Other layouts depict a city in the 1950s with a lighted fire station, ...

NICOLLET - Troy Hewitt and Kent Evans, two of the owners of Hewitt Manufacturing, discussed their expansion plans with the Nicollet City Council at their Monday night meeting. Hewitt Manufacturing is currently located at 709 Old Highway 14 Road and 9th Street in Nicollet. Hewitt said their ...

SLEEPY EYE — After eight months of detours on on Highway 14, CR 8 and CR 24, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) removed the Highway 4 detour south of Sleepy Eye Monday. The $18.9 million project included replacing 3 bridges including the Cottonwood River bridge and two ...

COURTLAND -- Paul Donna from D. A. Davidson & Company was present at the Courtland City Council meeting on Thursday to consider a bond resolution that would issue $586,000 in bonds to fund the Collin Drive street and utilities project. “What you are pledging to the buyers of the bond is ...