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New Ulm Police • Received a call about women throwing rocks at a man at a Highland Ave. North construction site at 3:37 p.m. Friday. A 34-year-old Clarkfield woman admitted throwing rocks at a man she said probably has cocaine in his possession. The suspect, a 48-year-old Madison Lake man learned the job site foreman contacted police about somebody throwing rocks at his worker, left the scene before police arrived. A report was done for documentation. • Took a report of a Walmart parking lot confrontation that became a road rage incident near Minnesota St. and 8th Street North at ...

Bye-bye bricks

NEW ULM – Second N. Street and Third N. Street from Broadway to German were closed Tuesday for the removal of the brick crosswalks downtown. Following the removal of the bricks, the concrete edge of the crosswalks were milled down and paved over with asphalt. Last year, the New Ulm Public ...

'This all-surpassing power is from God and not from us'

NEW ULM — Martin Luther College awarded degrees to 166 members of the Class of 2026 during its commencement service Saturday morning in the Luther Student Center gymnasium. The Class of 2026 chose as its theme 2 Corinthians 4:5-7: “For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as ...

Candidate filing period opens in MN

NEW ULM – The November elections are a little over five months away, but for any candidate who wants to appear on the ballot, the filing period begins now. The election filing period for Nov. 3 general election begins 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 19. Candidate for county, state and federal offices must file an affidavit of candidacy between now and 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. All filing offices will be closed, Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. City office In New Ulm, there are three seats up for election this year: Ward 2 City Councilor; Ward 4 City Councilor and Mayor. The ...

'An opportunity to care deeply'

NEW ULM - Sunday, Cathedral High School graduated 24 students from the class of 2026. This was the 104th graduating class of Cathedral High School. Bishop Chad Zielinski thanked the parents who chose to send their children to New Ulm Area Catholic School (NUACS), saying it is not easy to send ...

Brown County Record

Brown County District Court POSSESS ANY TYPE OF FIREARM/AMMUNITION-CRIME OF VIOLENCE Erasmo Ozuna Jr. 60 mos. St. Cloud Correctional Facility. May 4, 2026. Felony. FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION-VULNERABLE ADULT Kathryn Marie Hjelmer. St. James. Stay of adjudication. $160. Pay restitution, to remain open for 30 days from May 4, 2026. Five years supervised probation. Do not use or possess firearms, ammunition or explosives. No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons. Sentence to service 10 days for five years. SECOND-DEGREE DWI Jacob Allen Carnes. New Ulm. May 7, 2026. ...