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New Ulm Police • A 27-year-old man told police Wednesday afternoon that his neighbor, a 41-year-old New Ulm man, posted a video stating “he was going to kill him.” Reports were sent to the Brown County Attorney’s Office for consideration of threats of violence charges and to probation. • Assisted Brown County Probation in the arrest of a 28-year-old New Ulm man for a probation violation Wednesday. The man consumed alcohol which he was prohibited from doing, and was transported to the Brown County Jail. A report went to Brown County Probation. • A 57-year-old woman and ...

Lunar eclipse darkens moon over Minn.

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MARSHALL — On Thursday night the full moon went dim as an almost total lunar eclipse was reported over much of North America. At the fullest extent of the eclipse, a little more than 96% of the moon’s disk was in shadow, NASA said. Local resident Kathy Jones was outside with a digital ...

Early start to 2026-2027 school year

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Though it is still August, many area schools are already back in session, with a few more planning to open next week. Sleepy Eye Public was one of the first area schools to open, with first grade through seventh grade starting class on Monday, Aug. 24. The eighth grade through 12th grade ...

Ribs and dodgeball unite at Turner Hall

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NEW ULM - Turner Hall of New Ulm will combine two fall fundraisers into one event Saturday, Sept. 12. The Third Annual Dodgeball Tournament x Rib'n will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Turner Park at 102 South State Street. Turner Hall Executive Director Andrea Boettger said the combined ...

Right-sizing water and wastewater rates

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NEW ULM – The first in a series of four increases to water and wastewater billing will go into effect Oct. 1 this year, following a rate schedule amendment from the New Ulm Public Utilities Commission, Tuesday. New Ulm Utility Director Brett Fleck said last year, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hired a consultant to complete a cost analysis and rate study for the water and wastewater departments. In April, the PUC received a recommendation from the consultant to raise additional $2 million in revenue each year to cover necessary capital improvements to water and wastewater ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to the Colonial Inn, 1227 N. Broadway at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday for a 35-year-old New Ulm woman suffering from a mental health crisis. The woman told police things were not going well with a man she was sharing a hotel room with. Police contacted a Mankato crisis center about coming to the Brown County Law Enforcement Center to transported the woman to safe housing in Mankato. A report went to Brown County Human Services. • Stopped a vehicle for suspicious activity at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway and 20th Street South. The driver, a 31-year-old Marshall man ...