MINNESOTA – Gov.Tim Walz was officially selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate Tuesday. Walz is halfway through his second term as governor. He previously served as Minnesota 1st District Congressman. Before entering politics he served in the Army National Guard and was a ...

NEW ULM – Brown County Commissioners chose to remove tree debris from County State Aid Highway 13 bridge sooner rather than later, Tuesday. Highway Engineer Wayne Stevens gave a report on the flood tree debris that had built up against the County Road 13 bridge. He said June rains washed a ...

At the Courtland City Council meeting on Thursday, the council approved a waiver regarding water/sewer services for the Collin Drive project. City Clerk Julie Holm sent certified letters to all property owners requesting a response regarding water/sewer services for the Collin Drive project. ...

LAFAYETTE — Lafayette crop manager and firefighter Logan VanDeest filed for one of two open Lafayette City Council seats. He’s been working for Wakefield Pork since 2011. He was a herds-person, managed a sow unit, and moved to corn and bean planting and harvesting last year. VanDeest ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) fined Stickney Hill Dairy $14,292 for stormwater violations in April and May of 2023. An MPCA investigation found the dairy discharged an undetermined amount of raw goat milk product on April 11, 2023, and May 19, 2023. Stickney Hill ...

FAIRFAX — Chain saws buzzed in Fairfax Thursday as neighbors and tree service companies helped residents clean up from a wind, rain and hailstorm that came in multiple waves Wednesday. Retired Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) High School science teacher Bix Baker talked about the storm while ...