NEW ULM – At 9:05 a.m. Friday morning New Ulm High School (NUHS) held its first relocation drill. With the sound of the alarm, 750 students and staff evacuated NUHS and proceeded down Oak Street to Garden Street and then 12th North. New Ulm High School has had a relocation plan in place ...

LAKE CRYSTAL – There are 143 stairs from the ground to the top of the POET Bioprocessing building outside Lake Crystal. Thursday, 11 individuals with the Nicollet Fire Department, Courtland Fire Department, Lake Crystal Fire Department and Army National Guard climbed these steps 15 times in ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Superintendent John Cselovszki told the school board Wednesday he is optimistic about possible funding help for required mascot replacement costs estimated at $500,000. “On Tuesday, I returned a phone call from Rep. Torkelson, (R-Hanska). The initial ...

ST. PAUL — Prospects look good for Minnesota fall hunting, according to DNR Wildlife Manager Jeff Zajac. Archery deer season begins Saturday, Sept. 13. The firearms deer hunt begins Saturday, Nov. 8. Closing dates depend on location. Zajac says deer hunting should be successful as long as ...

The impact of violence over the past year is raising concerns for southern Minnesotans on both sides of the aisle. On Thursday, Minnesota state legislators and southern Minnesota residents said the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was troubling, coming after a summer of ...

NEW ULM – How many people attended HermannFest last weekend? It's a question many in the city would like to know, but in New Ulm there is no reliable way to take attendance for this event or others like it. At least not yet. During Tuesday’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting, ...