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DFL Chairman defines Nov. 3 task

Local News

NEW ULM — Minnesota DFL Chairman Richard Carlbom laid out the task ahead for Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party supporters at the Brown County DFL Convention at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. “November 3, 2026 is a day in which we need to deliver the largest electoral ...

Judge denies motion to dismiss Springfield case

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NEW ULM — Brown County Court Judge Robert A. Docherty denied a motion Feb. 9 to dismiss a case for lack of probable cause involving a 45-year-old Springfield woman. Judge Docherty ruled there is sufficient probable cause for theft and financial transaction card fraud charges, according to ...

Police logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 6:55 p.m. Thursday at Broadway and 17th North St. A 2007 Ford F150 driven eastbound by Jason Louis Mangen, 53, Sleepy Eye, collided with a northbound 2016 Ford Explorer driven by Isaiah Rashaan Cummings, 30, New Ulm. ...

Court proceedings

Court News and Tickets

Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT CANNABIS/HEMP Zachery Lucas Bongers. Faribault. $1,160. 17 mo. St. Cloud Correctional Facility, stayed for 3 years supervised probation. Sentence to service 40 hours for 1 ...

For Fasching and the love of New Ulm

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NEW ULM – Friday the 13th was bad luck for Mayor Kathleen Backer after The Narren of New Ulm easily captured her at City Hall. Backer’s capture was part of the annual start of the Fasching season, which begins the weekend before the start of Lent. Brown County Historical Society executive ...

Springfield woman faces 13 criminal sex counts

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BROWN COUNTY — A 43-year-old Springfield woman faces 13 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly having sex with underage victims from Nov. 1, 2022 to March 2, 2023. Charges were filed Dec. 19, 2025 against Sarah Marie Riederer in Brown County District Court. An arrest ...