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Minnesota Man Gets New Plea Deal For Shooting Death of Young Son
Fairmont, MN (KROC-AM News) - A new plea agreement has been worked out with a southern Minnesota man charged in connection with the shooting death of his young son. 34-year-old Colton Mammenga of Welcome had been expected to admit to a felony child endangerment charge back in April, but the plea deal apparently fell apart before a guilty plea was entered. Under the terms of that agreement, Mammenga would have been sentenced to probation with a stay of adjudication and no jail time. It also required him to participate in speaking events about the negligent storage of firearms.
Marine Industry Groups Partner with Sheriff’s Office for Water Safety at Blue Earth County Fair
In Mankato, the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA) and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) have joined forces with the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office to promote water safety at the upcoming Blue Earth County Fair in Garden City. Scheduled for July 26th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at the Sheriff’s fair booth, the event aims to raise awareness about safe boating practices, featuring the distribution of free life jackets to attendees. Governor Tim Walz emphasized the importance of wearing life jackets to ensure safety while enjoying Minnesota’s lakes and rivers. Blue Earth County Sheriff Jeff Wersal expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, emphasizing the goal of educating the community on water safety and the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly program. The initiative, supported by NMMA’s summer-long life jacket giveaway program, seeks to enhance boating safety and enjoyment across the region. For more details, contact Megan Thielfoldt at megan@wsia.net.
School board to meet Monday
The Windom Area School Board will hold its monthly work session Monday, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Windom City Hall council chambers. On the agenda, the board will discuss and act on a plan to hold scheduled home football and soccer games in Windom this fall by removing, filling and sodding current long jump, high jump and pole vault areas on the inside of the track, creating a temporary field for this fall.
Davis, Sanders cruise to wins in USMT Series
FAIRMONT — The United States Modified Touring Series on Thursday night at Fairmont Raceway saw Tyler Davis and Rodney Sanders taking the top prizes. The USMTS bracket was broken up into three heats and two feature races with points being awarded based on positioning at the end of the race; these points are tracked across all events with the top ten in the series advancing for a shot at the national championship.
Plea terms toughened for Minnesota man whose gun was used by 4-year-old to kill little brother
A new guilty plea agreement was accepted Friday in the case of a southern Minnesota man charged in the death of his 2-year-old boy who was shot by his 4-year-old brother with an unsecured gun. In April, Martin County District Judge Michael Trushenski tossed out the deal reached a month...
Burmeisters to celebrate 50th anniversary
TRUMAN — An open house celebration to honor the 50th wedding anniversary of Dennis and Sylvia Burmeister of Truman, will be held 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman. They were married July 27, 1974, in Mound, Minn.
‘Mary Poppins’ lands in town
FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Opera House’s Community Theater is drawing curtains, welcoming a certain English nanny who is floating down on her umbrella to bring entertainment and a stage full of magic to families in the Fairmont area. Community Theater presents a Broadway and Walt Disney classic, “Mary Poppins.”
Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days is making a splash for their 11th Annual
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WFXR) — Ahoy matey! Prepare to set sail as Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days are back celebrating its 11th year, offering a weekend full of fun for buccaneers of all ages!. Smith Mountain Lake holds a weekend of pirate-themed events, including a ball, live music,...
Frogs beat Foxes in Game 1
The Lakefield Frogs won Game 1 of their best-of-three series against Fox Lake Wednesday night at Stan King Field, beating the Foxes 11-1 in eight innings. Game 2 is Friday night in Truman. If necessary, Game 3 would be in Lakefield Sunday afternoon. Taylor Christopher doubled home Gabriel Wolff, then...
MINOR INJURIES IN NEW ULM CRASH
New Ulm Police were called to a collision at 9:06 am Wednesday at the corner of Center and Washington. 22-year-old Megan Kelley of New Ulm was driving a Ford westbound on Center Street and tried to turn left onto Washington and collided with a Ford driven by 29-year-old Kevin Moody of New Ulm. Police say Kelley had minor injuries. Both vehicles sustained severe damage.
Legion sub-state begins today
The Windom Post 206 Sr. Legion baseball team will open the Southwest Sub-State Division II playoffs today in Luverne. Windom takes on Sleepy Eye at 11 a.m. Win or lose, Windom will play again on Friday against either St. James or Minneota. The losers of today’s games play at 11 a.m., while the winners of Thursday’s games play at 5 p.m.
Scores Last Night
Gibbon picks up a 14 to 4 win over Fairfax to completes a suspended game. Courtland spoiled fan appreciation night in Springfield, defeating the Tigers 8 to 4. Stark defeats Sleepy Eye 5 to 1. Crow River final:. Carver comes from behind to defeat Green Isle, 8 to 6. River...
Rohman Receives CSC Academic All-America Honor
AUSTIN, Texas – Augustana junior wrestler Jaxson Rohman has been honored by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) on the Division II Academic All-America At-Large Third Team, officials announced Wednesday. Rohman is currently pursuing a degree in nursing and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.66. He becomes the ninth...
Cancer survivors to be honored and celebrated on Tuesday
There will be an event, Spike Out Cancer, to raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer, starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Tegels Park. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, in a tally done five years ago, there are over 250,000 cancer survivors alive in the state.
Dike projects moving forward in Windom
The Windom city council passed two motions at their recent meeting that will seek to build and improve the dikes in the city toward better water control in the event of future floods. The record flooding in July has prompted the action, as the city had to move quickly and...
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