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New Ulm man found dead in Spring Wayside Park from gunshot

NEW ULM – A New Ulm man was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a locked vehicle parked at the Spring Wayside Park, Monday. The man was identified as Justin Lee Nelson, 53, of New Ulm. Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Wayside Park off Highway 14 after a passerby ...

Snow does not dampen Bockfest

NEW ULM — Cold temperatures and a late-season snowfall did little to dampen the crowd at the annual Bockfest celebration at August Schell Brewing Company. An unexpected snowfall the night before covered the grounds at Schell’s as visitors waited to get into the brewery, but by the close ...

Tigers run away from Blackhawks in semis

ST. PETER — For the past few seasons, Springfield has just missed out on reaching the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament championship game, falling one game short in each of the past two years. This year, the third-seeded Tigers finally got their redemption, taking on the team that ...

Nicollet falls to top-seeded JWP in semifinals

ST. PETER — The fifth-seeded Nicollet Raiders didn’t give up without a fight Monday, but the physical and fast Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs showed exactly why they were the No. 1 seed. Turning takeaways into points and with four players in double figures, the Bulldogs stifled a ...

‘Shocked and surprised’

New Ulm actor and filmmaker Peter B. Buckley has received an Honorable Mention from the Reale Film Festival in Milano, Italy for his short film "The Farewell," marking the film's first international recognition. The Reale specializes in short films and runs a monthly award program, with the ...