The Minnesota Republican Party is in a chaotic state following the ousting of State Chair Jennifer Carnahan last week. Carnahan’s connection with fund raiser Anton Lazarro, arrested on federal warrants of child sex trafficking, made it hard for the party to keep her on. But Lazarro’s ...

Around the corner Sideways Thumb: It is the time of year when nights get darker a little sooner. Kids know that the summer is winding down and school is just around the corner. This year, they have more to worry about than finding their classrooms and getting to know their new teachers. The ...

To the editor: The Democrats were seen everywhere in the media just a few short years ago after the 2016 presidential election claiming foreign interference in the election, including US Senator Amy Klobuchar. What did the Democrats do to ensure that the 2020 election was the most honest ...

The last time the Great Minnesota Get-Together actually got together, in 2019, 2.1 million people visited the fairgrounds over 12 days. The following year the fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the fair is on again, organizers buoyed by the big lull in new cases earlier ...

The New Ulm City Council appears to have some work cut out for it before it finalizes the new city budget. The council got a preliminary report Tuesday that indicates a 12.65% tax levy increase would be needed to fund the budget proposals. That would be a hike of $1,045,547 over last ...

As our attention is drawn to the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan and the Delta variant’s takeover of our COVID-19 battle, we should not forget the suffering going on in Haiti. A major earthquake has shattered that already fragile country on Saturday, killing at least 1,941 as of ...