Local News

Big crowd at BEA Facilities meeting

Approximately 165 people attended the Blue Earth Area School District Community Information Meeting concerning an upcoming school facility bond vote that will be on Aug. 11. The meeting was held this past Thursday evening, May 28, at Pemberton Auditorium. BEA superintendent Mandy Fletcher led the meeting and started it off by saying that there would be not one, but two bond referendum questions on the ballot on Aug. 11. Question 1 asks for a $63.31 million referendum to build a new PreK-6 grade elementary school, decommission the current PreK-7 building, and re-purpose space at the ...

New coin business opens in W’bago

One more files for Co. Board

There have been several more filings for open positions on the county level in Faribault County. The filing period began on May 19 and will close on Tuesday, June 2, at 5 p.m. For County ...

Complaint dropped in Winnebago

The Winnebago City Council held a Special City Council meeting on Thursday, May 21 to hold a closed session to continue discussion on a complaint of misconduct filed against Winnebago firefighter ...

Local Sports

The Rebels are the Section Champs

USC boys in hunt for Section golf title

BEA golf teams knocked out of Section Play

USC golfers end their regular season

Obituaries

Darold W. Masters, 77

Jane P. Anderson, 67

Dwight M. Weise, 87

Terry L. Earl, 78

Minnesota News

A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up

Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in house fire, league says

Groulx scores twice as Maple Leafs hold on and beat the Wild 4-2

Minnesota bill says warrants that let police sweep up data near a crime scene should be illegal

National News

Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme

Trump administration wants to close the watchdog investigating West Virginia's chemical disasters

Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

Latest Luigi Mangione hearing shrouded in secrecy as judge shuts out press and public

Minnesota Sports

Dosunmu scores 43 points as Timberwolves overcome injuries to beat Nuggets 112-96 for 3-1 lead

Giants and Jets each got A-pluses in the AP's NFL draft early grades

Boldy's deflection late in 1st OT lifts Wild past Stars 3-2 to tie series at 2

Shane McClanahan wins at Tropicana Field for 1st time in nearly 3 years as Rays beat Twins 6-1

National Sports

Smith has tiebreaking 2-run triple in 8th to help the Astros beat the Pirates 11-9

HOUSTON (AP) — Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run triple to cap Houston's six-run eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Wednesday night. Yordan Alvarez had four hits and two RBIs for the Astros. Smith and ...