BROWNTON — A 60-year-old Waconia man died in a crash on Highway 212 near Brownton Sunday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Wade Kenneth Halvorson was driving a 2018 Honda Civic westbound on Highway 212 when he collided with an eastbound 2014 Peterbilt semi tractor driven by ...

OLIVIA — Unconditional bail was set at $1 million Monday in Renville County Court for a 62-year-old rural Sacred Heart man accused of molesting children in a Renville daycare. Darrel Kerwin Hanson faces 10 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Bail with conditions was set at ...

NEW ULM -- As part of history week, the New Ulm Library partnered with the Brown County Historical Society to bring award-winning historian and author John Haymond to share his unique perspective on the military tribunal that features so prominently in the local Minnesota psyche. Dr. Haymond ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm Public School superintendent Sean Koster led members of the school board on a tour of the District 88 building Thursday before the start of the new school year. Koster said the school buildings saw a lot of small updates and improvements over the summer, but no major ...

NEW ULM — The last murder that took place in the city was nearly four decades ago. “It occurred in August of 1987 and involved a situation where a young guy named John Tenneson, now known as John Miller murdered his boss at Jake’s Pizza,” said New Ulm Police Chief David ...

Summer is quickly drawing to a close and that means area students will be returning to school within the next week, while others have already started classes. Sleepy Eye Schools Sleepy Eye Public Schools was the first to school in the region to open classes for the fall. All Sleepy Eye Public ...