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 ...

NEW ULM — One year after a hit-and-run crash left her critically injured, Michaela Howk has resumed physical training and is preparing for distance running events in 2026. “Since being discharged from physical therapy in October, I’ve been steadily rebuilding my strength and ...

ST. PAUL — New Minnesota laws taking effect Jan. 1 will change a number of things including the workplace, ballot box, hunting and more. The new Minnesota Paid Leave law provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave for things like sick time and taking care of family members including a new ...

NEW ULM — Brown County may get a board and lodging program for adult drug court participants before long. In the past, adult drug court participants have had to travel to St. Peter or Mankato for lodging after they have been sober for 30 days. Housing provider Richard Ruch of Mankato-based ...

NEW ULM — A powerful winter storm that crossed the northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Sunday through early morning Monday left nearly 400 crashes on Minnesota state roads in its wake. Thirty-one of the crashes involved injuries. The storm left as much as 9 inches of snow in the Mankato ...

MANKATO – The 2025 Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride came to end Friday at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. Their arrival in Reconciliation Park marked the end of a 17-day journey that began at Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota. The horse ride was ...