NEW ULM — Matt Maloney says the warm and cold winter weather this year is causing changing ice conditions that can be difficult to deal with even for people very familiar with driving on frozen lakes. “We’ve responded to five submerged vehicle calls so far this winter. That’s more ...
MINNEAPOLIS – The driver accused of severely injuring Michaela Howk in a Minneapolis hit-and-run accident on New Year’s Day has confessed to the crime and turned himself over to authorities. Maurice L. Carter, 26, of St. Paul was formally charged with one count of criminal vehicular operation related to the Jan. 1 hit-and-run that left former New Ulm resident Michaela Howk in critical conditions. Howk was walking home early Jan. 1 after leaving a New Year’s party. She was crossing at the intersection of 4th and University Avenue NE, when a motorist struck her, then fled the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States was held in the Capitol rotunda Monday, on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "My fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now," said Trump. He said the weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end and American borders will be defended. Trump said his recent election will give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and their freedom. He said he will move with purpose and speed to bring ...
SLEEPY EYE – Despite bitterly cold weather Saturday, 12 teams took part in the fourth annual Sleepy Eye Pond Hockey Classic. The outdoor pond hockey tournament requires freezing temperatures, but the recent cold weather snap was more than many suspected. The temperatures hovered in the ...
Ethan Schoof didn’t start really taking playing guitar seriously until after high school. But once he did, his career took off. “It’s hard to pinpoint an exact starting point,” Schoof, who goes by Ethan Todd on stage, said. “I’ve been playing guitar since I was 13, but I didn’t ...
SLEEPY EYE — In an effort to offset increasing ambulance runs and a high percentage of patients on Medicare that pays about 38% of run costs, the Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved 2025 ambulance rate increases Tuesday. “There are many variables with this,” said Sleepy Eye ...
