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Waseca man injured in Martin County rollover
A Waseca man was injured Tuesday morning in a rollover crash in Martin County. The crash occurred just before noon at Highway 15 and I-90 at Fairmont. A state patrol crash report says Derek Donald Vonbank, 35, of Waseca, was driving a transit van northbound on Highway 15 and a car driven by 88-year-old Everett Wayne Hanning of Granada, was exiting westbound I-90 when the vehicles collided at Fairmont. The van rolled following the collision, according to the report.
Highway 4 construction is underway
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - As April winds to an end, construction season is beginning anew, with projects starting up across Minnesota. One of the larger projects is actually two: Highway 4 from Sherburn to St. James and St. James to Sleepy Eye are technically two separate projects that together span nearly 50 miles of Highway 4.
Charges filed against 6 arrested in Mankato drug bust
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Felony charges have been filed in Blue Earth County after a seizure of thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in Mankato over the weekend. According to a criminal complaint, the task force received a tip the pills were brought in from Michigan. Authorities say the pills were then sold out of an apartment rented by Wynter Harrison, one of the suspects.
Fairmont Opera House in need of more funding to complete renovations
FAIRMONT, Minn. (KEYC) - The Fairmont Opera House is the oldest theater in the state of Minnesota. Built in 1901, it’s been home to everything from European bands to local community theater. But last fall, it closed its doors. The Opera House had talked to several engineers, who told...
LCWM softball ranks No. 4 in class 2AA
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights are one of the hottest softball teams in class 2AA. After not being ranked in the preseason, the team spent the first two weeks of the season sitting in the no. 10 spot, before making the jump all the way to no. 4 this week.
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