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A Morgan man was slightly injured while trying to avoid a collision in Redwood County Tuesday. According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, at about 5:40 p.m. on June 28, Daniel James Reel, age 20, of Morgan, was driving a 1993 Ford pickup northbound on County Road 2. Near the intersection with County Road 11, Reel passed two vehicles that were about to turn left. To avoid crashing into either vehicle, Reel went into the ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection.

Bird Island man, ‘Brian the Lion,’ now presides over Lions Clubs International. Many people in the State of Minnesota have heard the quotation, or seen the bumper stickers, “Where the hell is Bird Island?”. Bird Island’s location became known in the 1970s thanks to Barry Zevan, the...

That love for boating comes at a price especially in this day and age with gas prices creeping towards $5.00 a gallon. Wooden bowls handcrafted from Victory Highway trees are now available at the Blue Earth County Historical Society. Updated: 2 hours ago. Someone You Should Know: Nate Boots. Updated:...

The Sleepy Eye Fire Department rescued a man from a grain bin Tuesday, turning a potentially tragic circumstance into one of relief. Fire crews responded at about 11:30 a.m. to an individual trapped in a grain bin about three miles west of Sleepy Eye. Fire Chief Ron Zinniel said the man was buried up to his neck in corn when rescue crews arrived. Zinniel declined to name the victim, but the New Ulm Journal identified him as Robert Nelson.

Jeffers Petroglyphs recently hosted a reptile with a robust appetite. The historical site, a rocky area with more than 5,000 sacred Native American carvings, sits about 15 miles southwest of Springfield. Last week, petroglyphs staff shared a video of a western fox snake feasting on a meal of killdeer eggs.

SLEEPY EYE, Minn. (KEYC) - The Sleepy Eye Fire Department rescued a man who was trapped in a grain bin on Tuesday. According to the Sleepy Eye Fire Department, crews arrived around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to find Robert Nelson buried up to his shoulders in a grain bin on his farm.

A temporary detour for the Highway 19 bridge repair project in Redwood Falls has been extended until 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 1. The bridge is closed to allow concrete to cure, and the required strength outcome hasn’t reached 100 percent. Allowing the bridge to cure without vibrations from traffic prevents cracking of the new concrete, adding years to the bridge’s lifespan.

NEW ULM, Minn. (KEYC) - The 2022 Upper Midwest Classic got underway Thursday at Johnson Park in New Ulm with a matchup between St. James Legion and Mankato American. Mankato American comeback against St. James to win 9-3.