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New Ulm Police • Responded to a call about a seven-year-old who rode a school bus back to school at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday because nobody was home. The student’s father later picked up the student at school. A report went to Brown County Human Services. • Received animal complaints at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday about two loose dogs on the 800 block of Center Street. An officer was bitten by a dog while trying to get them out of an intersection. The officer sought medical attention. A dog owner, a 45-year-old New Ulm woman, was cited for dogs at large. • Took a call about explosions ...

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Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Responded to a one-vehicle rollover on State Highway 22, two miles north of Gaylord at 11:41 a.m. Saturday. Charles Zachow, 75, Redwood Falls, was driving a semi tractor trailer blown off the road by strong winds. Zachow was not injured but was extracted from the vehicle by Gaylord firefighters. Zachow was assessed by Gaylord Ambulance and released. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash.

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New Ulm Police • Arrested a 61-year-old New Ulm man on an arrest warrant on Lincoln Lane at 5:45 p.m. Saturday. The man was transported to the Brown County Jail. A report was done for documentation. • Arrested a 46-year-old New Ulm man on an arrest warrant on the 200 block of Minnesota St. N. at 7:05 p.m. Saturday. The man was transported to the Brown County Jail. A report was done for documentation. • Received reports of suspicious activity at 102 Center St. at 10:38 p.m Sunday. One caller said they heard a gunshot, another reported the sound of broken glass. A suspect was ...

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New Ulm Police • Arrested a 30-year-old New Ulm man on a Sibley County warrant at 9:19 p.m. Thursday on Garden Street North. The man was transported to the Brown County Jail. A report was done for documentation. • Received a scam report at 1:22 a.m. Friday from a 22-year-old New Ulm male who said he sent nude photos of himself and was scammed out of $400 on a Venmo account. A report went to investigators. • Took a report of a fight between a 12-year-old Gibbon female and a 14-year-old Madela male at Riverbend Area Learning Center at 11:17 a.m. Friday. No injuries were ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries at 8:51 a.m. Thursday at Jefferson and 3rd North Street. Jessica Marie Yost, 41, New Ulm, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on 3rd North when she collided with the driver’s side of a southbound 2014 Ford Escape driven by Elaine Clare Wurtzberger, 74, New Ulm. Damage was moderate to the Chevy and moderate, disabling to the Ford. Both drivers wore seat belts. • Responded to a four-vehicle crash without reported injuries at 11:27 a.m. Thursday at Broadway and 9th South Street. A 2017 Jeep driven by ...

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New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries at 8:51 a.m. Thursday at Jefferson and 3rd North Street. Jessica Marie Yost, 41, New Ulm, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on 3rd North when she collided with the driver’s side of a southbound 2014 Ford Escape driven by Elaine Clare Wurtzberger, 74, New Ulm. Damage was moderate to the Chevy and moderate, disabling to the Ford. Both drivers wore seat belts. • Responded to a four-vehicle crash without reported injuries at 11:27 a.m. Thursday at Broadway and 9th South Street. A 2017 Jeep driven ...