By Sunni Battin news@nujournal.com In 2026, the New Ulm Police Department has major goals and plans it would like to accomplish. “We are constantly working on better methods to serve the community,” said New Ulm Police Chief Dave Borchert. “The overall goal is not only respond, but ...

WINTHROP — Winthrop City Administrator/EDA (Economic Development Authority) Director Michael Looft is smiling a lot these days. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved a $20,000 grant to fund an eNavigator position to provide regional entrepreneurial guidance ...

NEW ULM — New Flandrau and Fort Ridgely State Park Supervisor Natalie Brinson put on cross country skis, grabbed a couple poles and got on a Flandrau ski trail Wednesday. “We groomed the trail for the first time Tuesday. We had just enough snow to groom, so the trails are in fair ...

NEW ULM -- Joyann Parker will bring her “Classic Ladies of Country” tribute to New Ulm on Saturday. Parker’s show, which was named Best Tribute Act by the Midwest Country Music Association, highlights influential female country artists through live music and storytelling. The program ...

NEW ULM — The upside-down Christmas Tree in German Park will be coming down early in the new year, but will likely return next holiday season along with the Weihnachts Markt. The tree was initially hung in German Park back in November. The 40‑foot blue spruce, displayed inverted in German ...

SIBLEY COUNTY — The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of Travis Joel Bauer earlier this month. Bauer, 49, of Winthrop, was found guilty by a Sibley County jury Oct. 22, 2024 in the September 2022 shooting death of Dennis Weitzenkamp, 79, of Winthrop. The ...