NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council agreed to submit a grant application to the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on behalf of the redevelopment of the Marktplatz Mall site. Marktplatz Mall has been closed as a retail space since 2018 after the Herberger’s store was ...

NEW ULM – About 65 people gathered Saturday evening at the intersection of Center Street and Broadway Street for a candlelight vigil honoring Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse fatally shot earlier that morning by a federal immigration agent during an enforcement operation. The vigil, ...

NEW ULM – The omnibus pretrial hearing for Randy Zimmerman for the first-degree murder of Justin Reinarts and Tabitha Trescott was pushed back to Monday, March 16. The hearing was delayed on request from Zimmerman’s defense team. Lead Defense Attorney Greg Handevidt informed Judge Robert ...

NEW ULM — On Sunday, 18 participants gathered at the German-Bohemian Heritage Society rooms on the third floor of the Grand Center for Arts & Culture, speaking German, sharing stories, and crowning the New Ulm Sprachklub’s native speakers with festive “let’s party” crowns.  The ...

NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm may see a reduction in the number of boards and commissions. During a recent city council work session, Mayor Kathleen Backer presented multiple recommendations to change or eliminate city boards. The three main recommendations were to dissolve the Safety ...

NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) cafeteria is starting the winter semester with Fresh Ideas. As of January, Fresh Ideas Food Service Management has taken over operations of the college’s dining services. Though MLC students are the primary users of the cafeteria, the dining hall is ...