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A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it
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Pastor dies in house fire that killed six family members after running back inside to save grandchildren
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Le Sueur police chief exemplifies the American Dream
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State's 1st Latina police chief calls St. Peter home
From her office at the Le Sueur Police Station, surrounded by thank you notes and objects from her decades-long career, including a toy trooper cruiser still in the box that no one gets to touch, Pilar Gimenez Stier, a 1996 Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, answered the question, “Why did you choose law enforcement?”, with a smile. “When I was really young, I wanted to be Wonder Woman,” she said. The...
Le Sueur police chief exemplifies the American Dream
A SEAT AT THE TABLE The Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board is the government entity that sets regulations for training and licensing police officers. Gimenez Stier became a member in 2020, just after the murder of George Floyd, when Gov. Tim Walz expanded its oversight function and increased its membership from two to 17 people. It gave her a seat at the table during the most heated debates and significant decision-making that led to police reforms in Minnesota. In addition to expanding officer eligibility to legal residents, the board can now revoke the license of an officer...
Le Sueur-Henderson Senior Legion earns walkoff win over Ely
Friday evening, the Le Sueur-Henderson Senior Legion baseball team hosted Ely and after falling behind 4-2 after four innings, they needed a rally to come up with a victory. By scoring a run in both the fifth and sixth inning, LS-H tied the game 4-4 and in the bottom of the seventh, Brody Berndt came through in the clutch with an RBI single that earned his squad the walk off victory. Berndt pitched six innings for Le Sueur-Henderson, allowing four runs on eight hits before...
Water is receding slowly as residents regroup from devastating flooding
As the water recedes and residents take a closer look at the damage caused by last week’s record-breaking flood, Waterville residents know they have a long road ahead of them. The City of Waterville, Le Sueur County, and President Joe Biden have declared a State of Emergency for the...
Le Sueur County picks up the pieces after historic flooding
Clayton Stoering is no stranger to coming home to a flooded crawlspace. Living in the city of Waterville for 34 years, occasional water damage has become an unfortunate hazard of residing in a community between the shores of the Sakatah and Tetonka Lakes and the flood-prone Cannon River that joins them. But this year was different. After being battered with a torrential downpour of 10-14 inches of rain over the month of June, the waters of the Cannon River rose to uncontrollable levels on Friday,...
Good Sam will close nursing home, assisted living on Monday, Aug. 26
The Good Samaritan Society nursing home and Fairview Assisted Living facility in Arlington is closing on Monday, Aug. 26. Residents/families and employees at both places were given the news during a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, June 26. Good Samaritan Society – — Arlington has experienced persistent and increasing challenges finding...
Warm, clear Wednesday in Twin Cities, but Fourth of July forecast calls for rain
MINNEAPOLIS — The clouds will clear out and warmer air will move in on Wednesday in the Twin Cities.It will be dry and slightly humid, with a high around 85.Unfortunately for any planned outdoor celebrations, the Fourth of July forecast is much wetter. An area of low pressure will spead showers and storms across the southern half of the state. That system will move in from the southwest starting in the morning before pulling up and peppering the Twin Cities with showers in the afternoon. Then, another cluster arrives later in the evening, bringing stronger storms to the metro, southeastern Minnesota and western Wiscosnin.Keep an eye out for changes to any fireworks shows.Periods of heavy rain will continue into Friday, though there should be some dry time later in the day. Temperatures will drop to the 70s to end the work week.The weekend should bring more dry time, though Saturday could get wet. Highs will rebound to the 80s and stay there into the start of next week.
Saints build lead early to earn season sweep of Arlington
An early offensive explosion strong outing from Andy Regner on the mound propelled the St. Peter Saints town team to a 6-3 victory over the Arlington A’s Sunday night. A 6-0 lead that was built throughout the first four innings was enough to hold off the late-charging A’s. St. Peter got things going immediately in the bottom of the first inning with Josh Robb ripping a leadoff single to right field before Tyson Sowder reached first safely on a fielding error at shortstop on a...
Health care ‘implosion’ threatens Greater Minnesota
My mother dreamed of helicopters falling from the sky. In one crash, my uncle died. In another, her children. Again and again, the low thrum of helicopters tore her world apart. These fitful dreams remain mom’s only memories from the month after she suffered a life-threatening stroke on Nov. 19, 2022. That night, just before […] The post Health care ‘implosion’ threatens Greater Minnesota appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Minnesota Motorist Cited After Being Caught Going 106MPH
Hear that barking sound? Yup, that's the dog days of summer calling out to Minnesotans to enjoy the weather. Summer also means more knuckleheads out on area roads some on two wheels, others on four wheels. Recently a motorist in Chisago County was cited for reaching speeds of more than 100mph.
Soaking Rain Possible in Minnesota on 4th of July
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Multiple rounds of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall are expected for the 4th of July into Friday. Most areas are expected to see 1-2" of rain but locally higher amounts of 3-4" are possible. Isolated severe storms are possible Thursday afternoon along with a few tornadoes.
Minnesota gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
State gas prices rose last week and reached an average of $3.28 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.21 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 4 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.75 on Jan. 22, 2024, and as high as $3.95...
As concerns grow, more aging dams are replaced with rock rapids to let rivers flow
Last week’s partial failure of the Rapidan Dam near Mankato has renewed concerns about the safety of aging dams across Minnesota. In some communities, old dams have been removed and replaced with a series of boulders known as rock arch rapids or riffles. They’re designed to allow the river to flow more freely and fish to swim upstream. They also help avoid costly dam repairs — or worse, a collapse.
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