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Mayor pleads guilty to gross misdemeanor perjury charge over residency issues
More than a year after he was charged with two felony counts of perjury, and with voters deciding in just a month whether or not to keep him in the city’s top job, Waseca Mayor Randy Zimmerman has entered a guilty plea to a lesser set of charges. On Oct. 4, Zimmerman formally accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to a single gross misdemeanor count of perjury in writing, acknowledging that in the November General Election, he did vote in a precinct he was not...
No Added Time Behind Bars For Minnesota Man Who Shot His Father
Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News) - A southern Minnesota man who critically wounded his father in a shooting on New Year's Day is not going to prison. 30-year-old Andrew David Douglas was arrested on January 1 after he called 911 and reported that he had shot another man in the arm in self-defense. According to court records, Douglas stated that the shooting victim was "bleeding out."
Murder trial begins for man accused of killing a Winona mother
MANKATO, Minn. — Jury selection begins Monday in the high-profile trial of Adam Fravel, the man accused of murdering Maddi Kingsbury, his longtime partner and mother of his children. While the alleged murder took place in Winona County, the trial will unfold in Mankato, the seat of Blue Earth...
Does This Minnesota Drive-In Have the States Best Root Beer?
Since I was a kid, I have loved Root Beer. It’s one of the many things my wife and I have in common, we both enjoy it. Last week I wrote an article about three Root Beer brands that had deeply connected to Minnesota. Since then, it was brought...
Faribault council criticizes urban flea market plans, open to variance
A local businessman seeking to bring his “Urban Flea Market” to the historic Faribault site that long hosted Divine Mercy Catholic School and Immaculate Conception Church is continuing to face challenges getting his plan off the ground after nearly a year of hard work. At its Sept. 24 meeting and again at an Oct. 1 work session, the Council threw cold water on developer Corey Newby’s attempts to partially address a shortage of on-site parking by securing a variance to get around setback and curb...
Vintage military convoy stops in Owatonna during 2,500-mile cross-country trip
Almost a week into its 2,500-mile trek across the country, the Jefferson Highway Military Convoy made a brief stop in Owatonna. Thirty-five vintage military vehicles, all lovingly restored by members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA), cruised into town Sunday afternoon to visit the Owatonna Veterans Memorial. When the motorists lined up next door by the Village of Yesteryear, they found representatives from the Steele County Historical Society, Moonlighters Exchange Club of Owatonna and Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, as well as...
Waseca's Sommers family farm honored for over 150 years
After five generations, a modestly sized Waseca County farm known for its riverside location and for being among the highest points in the county, and even down to Iowa, is set to be recognized as an official Sesquicentennial farm. 150 years after their Great-Great Grandfather Gustaf Sommers immigrated from Germany in 1873 and purchased a farm in foreclosure that looked just right, brothers Rick and Thomas Sommers have applied to the Minnesota Farm Bureau to recognize their farm. ...
Waseca Public Schools sees sustained growth in enrollment, success in restricting cell phones
A month into the school year, Waseca Public Schools Superintendent Eric Hudspith said a modest but notable and unexpected increase in enrollment at the elementary school level appears to be holding firm. Despite projections of overall stagnant enrollment for this year and into the future, Hudspith said that enrollment appears to be settling in at about 1,740 kids, north of the 1,700 the district had anticipated and budgeted for. According...
Waseca hosts cross country invite at Lakeside Golf Course
The three Waseca County cross country schools all joined together for the first time this year at an invite at the Lakeside Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 3. The Waseca Cross Country Invitational took place last Thursday and saw many teams around the area, including Waseca, NRHEG, and WEM/JWP participate. The Bluejays ended up having a top finisher at the home invite, with Isaac Feldkamp taking the top spot in the boys race. ...
REVEALING: What Your Coffee Preference Says About You?
Caribou in Faribault? Starbucks in Owatonna? Little Joy in Northfield, or a Styrofoam cup from the gas station; regardless of WHERE you get your coffee -- the KIND of coffee drink you prefer apparently says a lot about the kind of person you are. My go-to fancy drink is a...
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