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No printed newspaper on Thursday for Juneteenth holiday

The New Ulm Journal will not mail a printed version of the newspaper on Thursday. In observance of the Juneteenth national holiday on Thursday, June 19 the United States Postal Service office will be closed and there will be no mail delivers. The Journal will have an online version of the ...

Hundreds participate in No Kings protest

NEW ULM — Coming off the heels of the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, several hundred people, including some first-time participants, were part of a No Kings protest at Broadway and Center Street Saturday noon. More than 2,000 protests involving ...

Bees, butterflies and blossoms highlight National Pollinator Week

NEW ULM – Pollinators (bees, butterflies and hummingbirds) are some of the unsung heroes of the natural world, silently working to keep our planet blooming and thriving. Pollinator Friendly New Ulm will be celebrating National Pollinator Week starting June 16th through June 22 with special ...

Oldies but goodies roll-in downtown

NEW ULM — A good share of New Ulm Car and Bike Roll-in participants Saturday were owners of vehicles 50 years old or more. Some of the vehicles were restored to like new condition, maybe even better than new. A number of other vehicles like “rat rods” took the opposite approach. Rat ...

Motorcyclist injured in one-vehicle crash

A motorcyclist was injured in a one-vehicle motorcycle crash reported at 1:14 p.m. Monday at Broadway and 17th St. N. The driver was transported to New Ulm Medical Center by Allina Ambulance. Officers pictured from left, Commander Dean Barstad, Sgt. Brady Murphy and Sgt. Aaron Lewandowski.

Minnesota lawmakers shot

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” ...