MSU Maverick Machine Expected to Receive a Formal Invite to Rome in 2022 Tonight
The Maverick Machine band will get their New Year's plans for 2022 formalized tonight. College officials says the Maverick machine will host representatives from Rome at five-30 at the Elias Halling Recital Hall in MSU's Performing Arts Center. The Rome [...]
Local Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Off to a Good Start
The local Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign is off to a good start. Lieutenant Andy Wheeler says the effort is at 22 percent of its 525-thousand dollar goal and a little more than 45-thousand dollars ahead of this same point [...]
Madison Lake Man Injured in Sunday Night Accident
A Madison Lake man was injured in a Sunday night accident. The Minnesota State Patrol says shortly after seven p.m, vehicles driven by 77 year old Alan Peterson of Madison Lake and 21 year old Parker Aase of Owatonna collided [...]
Mankato Public Safety Searching for Vandalizing Suspects
Mankato Public Safety says they're looking for individuals suspected of being involved in vandalizing property. Authorities say two people, both white, one wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and one wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, are accused of vandalizing five different [...]
Gustavus Adolphus Receives National Endowment for the Humanities
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. College officials say the 498-thousand five dollar grant will support multiple projects including a Humanities Research Lab project, new faculty hires, opportunities [...]
Minnesota Christmas tree growers carve out unique place in industry
It is officially the busiest time of the year for Minnesota Christmas Tree farmers. Mark Hansen runs Hansen's Tree Farm in Ramsey and says he is the proud of the approach Minnesota growers take to their industry. "It is much [...]
BBB: buyers beware this Cyber Monday
It's Cyber Monday and many of us will be looking for deals online. The Better Business Bureau's Bao Vang says scams are on the rise this time of year and she recommends: "If someone is splashing 'sale', 'limited-time deals' just [...]
Biden in MN tomorrow to tout $1T infrastructure package
President Biden is in Minnesota tomorrow (Tues) to tout the trillion-dollar infrastructure package he pushed through Congress, but that might not be the only topic that comes up: Hamline University political analyst David Schultz says with Minnesota a COVID hot-spot [...]
Jury selection begins Tues in trial of ex-officer Potter, charged in death of Daunte Wright
Jury selection begins tomorrow (Tues) in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright. The defense contends Potter mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser during [...]
