NEW ULM — New Ulm has been designated a bronze‑level Bicycle Friendly Community for the second time, the Parks and Recreation Commission learned Monday. The recognition comes from the League of American Bicyclists and reflects ongoing efforts to improve safety, infrastructure and ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) Emergency Department Patient Access Representative Madie Guggisberg received the BEE (Being Exceptional Every Day) Award March 26. She was nominated for the award by NUMC Hospital Patient Access Manager Lisa Westholder “for her extraordinary ...
New Ulm Police • Arrested and transported a 45-year-old Wabasso man to the Brown County Jail for a probation violation at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday. A report went to probation. • Responded to a verbal altercation at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday between two group home clients. Property damage was reported. Reports went to Renville and Blue Earth County Human Services. • Responded to a burglary at the former Marktplatz Mall, 200 German St. N. at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday. Two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy all of New Ulm were found unhurt in the male. The incident is under investigation. No ...
GLENCOE — Jeff and Sue Brandes of Courtland finished second overall and third among 12 couples in 2B Continued’s sixth Annual Dancing Like the Stars event at the Glencoe City Center April 11. Daryl and Marilee Peterson of Gibbon were overall grand champions, taking home the Mirrorball ...
Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin. Police in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, said the “area was experiencing heavy rainfall accompanied by significant thunder and lightning” when someone reported seeing the man on the ground Wednesday evening. “Preliminary information indicates the individual was struck by lightning while walking through the parking lot during the storm,” police said. A weather pattern ...
Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 14 and Brown County Road 10, Home Township at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday. A 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Kayla Mae Christopherson, 27. Sleepy Eye, was eastbound on Highway 14 when it collided with a 2000 International tractor truck, driven southbound on CR 10 by Alexander James Krippner, 26, Hutchinson. A infant in the Jeep was transported to Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Both drivers wore seat belts and were not injured. Assisting agencies were the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Eye Police, Fire and Ambulance.
