NEW ULM — Seven felony criminal sexual conduct charges were filed in three complaints Sept. 29, 2023 in Brown County District Court against a 65-year-old Sleepy Eye man accused of having sexual contact with three teenage girls as long as 33 years ago. Charges against Douglas A. Vanoverbeke, ...

MANKATO – The opening of Highway 14 from New Ulm to Nicollet to thru-traffic will be delayed by approximately one month, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said today. Originally anticipated to open in mid-October, officials now expect Highway 14 to open to thru-traffic in ...

MORTON — A 36-year-old New Ulm man and a 31-year-old Sleepy Eye man died in separate vehicle crashes in Morton Tuesday night and in Watonwan County Wednesday morning. Jacob Samuel Hawn of New Ulm was driving a 2013 Volkswagon Jetta westbound on TH 19 when it ran off the road at E. Monument ...

SANBORN — The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 81-year-old Jeanine Jackson of Sanborn. She was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20 in Sanborn and was accompanied by her dog, a white and tan chihuahua. She suffers from memory issues and potentially became disoriented during a ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioner Dave Borchert, who is also the New Ulm Police Chief, told his fellow commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting that Narcan saves lives. “I’d like to see Narcan more available and located next to fire extinguishers,” Borchert said after listening to a ...

NICOLLET — Superintendent Stephen Malone reported at the Wednesday Nicollet Public School Board meeting that NPS is off to a good start for the 2023-24 school year with 335 students enrolled in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test results from ...