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News May 13, 2026

New Ulm Police • Received a call at 2:26 a.m. Friday of a vehicle all over the road on Highway 14/15 in Nicollet County. Officers stopped the vehicle and talked with the driver, a 36-year-old New Ulm man. Impairment clues were noticed. After failing field sobriety tests and a breath test, the man was arrested and transported to the Brown County Jail. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office for consideration of a third-degree DWI charge. Sleepy Eye Police • Arrested and transported a 48-year-old Sleepy Eye man to the Brown County Jail for an harassment restraining ...

‘It served its purpose well’

Local News May 13, 2026

NEW ULM – After seven years, the New Ulm Economic Development Authority has chosen to discontinue its Small Business Incentive Grant program. The Small Business Incentive Grant program started in 2019 to support new small businesses in New Ulm with their start-up expenses during their first year of operation. The grant reimburses owners for eligible expenses up to $10,000 per business. Each year, $50,000 is allocated to the program, with a total of five businesses funded. EDA Director Heather Bregel said the incentive grant began as a pre-COVID measure to spur new small businesses in ...

The long walk for clarity

Communities May 13, 2026

NEW ULM — On Friday, May 8, local motivational speaker Ann Vote challenged herself to walk for 12-hours. Vote was inspired to do this after seeing an Instagram video of someone attempting the challenge and after reading “The 12-Hour Walk” by Colin O’Brady. In O’Brady’s book he ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals May 13, 2026

PUBLISH (May 12, 13, 2026) OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE Certificate of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333 The filing of an as- sumed name does not provide a user with ex- clusive rights to that name. The filing is re- quired for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. ASSUMED NAME: Lakes on 1st PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 512 1ST ST N NEW ULM MN 56073 USA APPLICANT(S): Name: Roiger’s Eatery, LLC Address: 108 CENTER ST NEW ULM MN ...

New Ulm’s fraud squad is back

Local News May 12, 2026

NEW ULM – Financial fraud and scams remain a persistent issue in the New Ulm area. Last year, six New Ulm banks and financial institutions decided to collaborate to share information and educate the public on the scams. The idea behind the collaboration is that if one of the financial ...

First psychiatric facility in MN at 160 years

Communities May 12, 2026

ST. PETER — To commemorate the hospital’s 160th anniversary, the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center held a special open house last month, inviting the community to explore its long-standing history. While usually open by appointment only due to its location on the grounds of an active ...