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Mar. 20—GOOD THUNDER — A Good Thunder man faces misdemeanor charges after a reported confrontation with a school bus driver earlier this month. Shaun Eric Simmons, 37, was charged with trespassing on a school bus and disorderly conduct Thursday in Blue Earth County District Court. A criminal complaint...

A new sculpture is coming to New Ulm’s Music Hall of Fame, which will be reopening in April 2023. It’s a 15-foot-tall sculpture of Prince’s guitar. According to the New Ulm Journal, the piece has recently been donated to the museum and will be placed at the entrance.

One employee was allegedly 13-years-old when they were hired for a dangerous job.

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato area has a history of long-term regional planning. GMG recently launched their 2040 initiative: Transforming Tomorrow Together. The 2040 collaborative regional planning initiative aims to explore and to give people in the region a chance to help design the future. According to organizers, the...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Minnesota State men’s hockey team dug deep in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime against Northern Michigan in the CCHA Mason Cup Championship on Saturday inside of the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in downtown Mankato. With an empty net, the...

The three candidates for New Ulm District 88 Superintendent are being brought back for community input sessions today (Monday) and Tuesday. Current Superintendent Jeff Bertrang says there are two sessions today and one tomorrow. Times will be today (Monday) at 4:15 and 5:30 and then Tuesday at 4:15 pm in the New Ulm High School auditorium. These sessions are open to the public. The three finalists are Jackson County Superintendent Barry Schmidt, Osakis Superintendent Randall Bergquist and Beacon Academy Superintendent Sean Koster. Bertrang announced that he is retiring at the end of the school year. The new superintendent’s candidate goes into effect July 1st.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES: Marian Anderson print; lamps; dresser; Cape Cod and Fostoria glassware; many prints and pictures; Frankoma; collection of small souvenir dolls and much more. LAWN & GARDEN & SHOTGUN: Remington pump action shotgun w/extra barrels; Toro garden tractor; garden cart; miter chop saw; push lawn mower; garden decorations;...

Tri-City United has a team of five young students headed to the Region 9 Knowledge Bowl Sections. They are among 12 teams, out of the 41 in the region, that will be moving on to the competition in Mankato on Thursday, March 16. Only two teams from Region 9 will...

The final game of the 2022-23 boys basketball season for the Tri-City United squad was played Tuesday, March 7 at New Ulm. Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated the Titans, 79-53, using a strong second half to advance. MVL won the North Sub-Section Championship and will play Maple River for the Section 2AA Championship Thursday.

Average gas prices in Minnesota have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.27 a gallon according to GasBuddy’s survey of over 2800 stations. Prices in Minnesota are one cent per gallon lower than a month ago and are 63.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 5.6 cents in the past week and stands at $4.25 a gallon. Prices at most New Ulm locations read $3.29 today.

The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation is pleased to offer scholarships to assist New Ulm youth to pursue further education beyond high school to include but not limited to trade school, junior college, certificate programs and universities. Eight $500 scholarships will be awarded to two recipients. The scholarship is designed for high school graduates to provide financial assistance as they pursue skills training or degree curriculum with an emphasis on business, hospitality or trades. The applicant must be eligible to graduate from a New Ulm area high school. Fully completed applications will be accepted until April 28. Applications are available online at new ulm dot com, at the Chamber office. Any questions, you can contact the chamber at 507-233-4300.

The Minnesota State High School League has announced that two Minnesotans have been selected as part of the Class of 2023 for induction into the National High School Hall of Fame. The longest-serving executive director of the MSHSL Dave Stead and Bill Webb, longtime band director in the Edina School District will be among the inductees. Stead once taught in New Ulm for many years and also spent time as principal. They both will be enshrined in the National High School Hall of Fame during a conference in Seattle on Saturday, July 1st.

The SUN program emphasizes academic, daily living, social and transition skills as well as getting students ready for their life after they leave the school grounds. The plan builds upon the budget proposal released early on in 2023, adding new investments for public safety, education, and local projects. KEYC News...

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has asked a district court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against Tony Downs Food Company to stop the company from illegally employing children in hazardous occupations while DLI continues its investigation into the company’s labor practices. DLI found that Tony Downs Food Company employs at least eight children ranging from 14 to 17 years of age at its Madelia location and identified additional employees who were hired to work for the company when they were younger than 18 years of age. The employees perform hazardous work such as operating meat grinders, ovens and forklifts for the company during overnight shifts. One of those employees was only 13 when hired. DLI investigators conducted an overnight on-site investigation of Tony Downs Food Company on January 26 and into the early morning of the 27th.

The members of the Farmers Cooperative of Hanska voted Tuesday to dissolve the coop. The decision came on a 130-1 vote during a special meeting held at Turner Hall. FCH will now liquidate and sell all of its assets. The coop lost significant funds following a June 2021 explosion at the elevator in New Ulm. Trains were cancelled to that elevator and a rebuild took longer than expected with higher costs for materials. The coop looked into merging with another coop but were unable to find a partner. FCH was also unable to find property insurance coverage and as of April 1, they will have no worker’s comp or property insurance. Central Region Coop and New Visions will be buying up assets and members will get 100-percent of dividends back in the form of a tax reduction but no equity will be paid. FCH was founded in 1923.

The City of Elysian is looking for funding for a new water treatment plant. Mayor Tom McBroom made a plea on behalf of the city at both meetings of the House of Representatives and Senate Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9. Proposals for clean water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -The Mankato Loyola boys’ basketball team squared off against Cedar Mountain for the Section 2A title Friday night. Loyola wins by a final of 63-57. The Crusaders are heading to next week’s Class A state tournament.

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - More than $150,000 is being awarded to 24 local non-profit organizations across the greater Mankato area. The Consolidated Communications Community Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation is awarding $155,000 in grants to the groups that meet critical community needs, such as hunger and homelessness, along with initiatives that provide opportunities for innovative education and learning.

Strong wind and blowing snow continue to create travel problems across much of southwestern Minnesota tonight. No travel is advised across much of southwestern Minnesota where whiteout blizzard conditions have been reported. The worst conditions are west of Mankato where heavier snow fell. In Mankato, the warm air stuck around long enough to keep most of the precipitation in the form of rain. That said, the temperature drop has made roads very slippery and there is still some light snow and blowing snow impacting visibility in rural areas around Mankato. Light snow will continue to fall through tonight with little additional accumulation expected. While snow will eventually stop falling, strong northwesterly wind gusts of 40 to 50+ mph will continue through tonight and much of Friday creating areas of blowing and drifting snow. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for much of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa through tonight.

Alpha Media’s annual Radiothon is a two-day, 12-hour initiative to educate listeners about St. Jude research and treatments for children living with cancer. KEYC News Now This Morning Forecast Update 3-16-2023 - clipped version. Updated: 10 hours ago. Winter weather advisory to go into effect with rain, sleet, snow,...