NEW ULM — Minnesota DFL Chairman Richard Carlbom laid out the task ahead for Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party supporters at the Brown County DFL Convention at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. “November 3, 2026 is a day in which we need to deliver the largest electoral ...

New Ulm - The ballroom at the Best Western Plus New Ulm hosted the city's annual Fasching celebration Sunday for the third straight year at the hotel. The event brought families and visitors from New Ulm  Fairmont, Gibbon, Springfield and other nearby communities to mark the German tradition ...

ST. PAUL – The 2026 Minnesota Legislative session begins Tuesday and area legislators are expecting fraud and a looming deficit to be the top issues. “I think the top issue we have to deal with is all the fraud and abuse in Minnesota,” Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls said. Rep. Chris ...

NEW ULM – Friday the 13th was bad luck for Mayor Kathleen Backer after The Narren of New Ulm easily captured her at City Hall. Backer’s capture was part of the annual start of the Fasching season, which begins the weekend before the start of Lent. Brown County Historical Society executive ...

NEW ULM — The District 88 School Board got a peak at future district budgets at a study session Thursday. Declining enrollment and the loss of school funding it means got the attention of a number of school board members. “The budget is a work in progress. I wanted to get this out there ...

NEW ULM -- Students from all programs at River Bend Education District came together this February to spread kindness and connection throughout the New Ulm community. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, students created and decorated 120 handmade Valentine cards that were delivered Feb. 11 ...