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St. Peter Police report officer shot

ST. PETER — Police reported an officer was shot Thursday night. The shooting was reported to take place at about 8 p.m. on the 2100 block of Bunker Lane in St. Peter. The incident occurred following an attempt to apprehend a suspect from a vehicle pursuit. The suspect fled into a residence ...

‘We’re all members of the great, big Brotherhood of Man’

SLEEPY EYE — A satire of corporate America that is just as funny today as when it premiered on Broadway in 1961, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” is coming to St. Mary’s Auditorium June 25-28. The musical that won seven Tony Awards and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for ...

Camp Cuyuna memories

NEW ULM — Tom Henderson will share stories from his decades of Scout leadership during a keynote address focusing on bears and storms at the closing of Camp Cuyuna and Scout reunion Saturday at Cross Lake. The 79-year-old former Brown County Human Services director served more than 50 years ...

NU takes over former armory and field maintenance shop

NEW ULM – The old National Guard Armory and Field Maintenance Shop will officially become City of New Ulm property. The New Ulm City Council approved a resolution Thursday authorizing the execution of the quitclaim deeds with Minnesota Department of Military Affairs to officially acquire the ...

Sleepy Eye water park main pool reopens

SLEEPY EYE — After being closed for about 10 days after the rest of the Sleepy Eye Family Aquatic Center opened May 28, the lap pool and slide part of the facility opened June 9. A water leak delayed fully opening the facility, Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston told the Sleepy Eye City ...

Augie Babel teams up with Norah Shea

NEW ULM — Local musician Tim Babel was sidelined by a hand problem, so his son Augie Babel filled in for him at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture, Friday. Augie Babel, a New Ulm native now living in Minneapolis, performed with his musical partner of three years, Norah Shea. The duo met ...