NEW ULM – It is a little over 200 feet from the base of the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club hill to the top. Sunday during the Flying Dutchmen’s annual Hill Climb competition; 209 motorcycle riders from 11 states competed across 21 motorcycle divisions to climb the hill the quickest. The ...

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 – On Saturday, the New Ulm Community Center hosted a special program focused on suicide prevention awareness. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Brown County and south central Minnesota has several suicide prevention and support organizations. Last year the ...

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 ...

NEW ULM -- The Brown County Historical Society held its annual walking tour of the Pioneer section at the New Ulm Cemetery Sunday, concluding the 2025 U.S.-Dakota War Commemoration week. Led by Darla Gebhard, research librarian at the Historical Society, the tour highlighted historical ...

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 ...