
Albert Lea Area Schools got strong support from voters Tuesday, approving a major bond issue for improvements to the Hammer Sports Complex and Halverson Elementary School. After a see-saw vote tally through the evening, supporters of the $24,615,000 proposal were victorious by a margin of 2,148 to 1,898.
Three of the cases resulted in hospitalizations, and two developed a potentially fatal complication.
Voters in the Goodhue and Kingsland public school districts rejected proposals Tuesday that would have meant borrowing millions for school building renovations and improvements. In both districts, there was strong support for what the school boards wanted to do, but the "no" votes outnumbered those supporting the projects.
Voters in Eyota Tuesday gave their approval to a plan to borrow $1,445,000 for an expansion and renovations to the Eyota Fire Hall.
Now in its eleventh year, the effort by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe's has brought together more than 117,000 women construction volunteers.
A softball hit the newborn in the head at her father's game.
Groups of students learned a little about nature Tuesday in Austin.
Tuesday, May 8th, marks 20 years that the state of Minnesota and tobacco companies reached a settlement, changing the way we look at tobacco products.
SEMA equipment is consolidating its Austin, Leroy and Spring Valley facilities in Grand Meadow.
Court records show Zimmerman was issued a summons for a May 30th arraignment on a charge of misdemeanor stalking. A sheriff's report says the investigator contacted Zimmerman in September on behalf of Michael Gasparro, who is making a documentary on Trayvon Martin.
Law enforcement is sharing new details after four Saint Charles teens were arrested after a BB gun shooting spree.
Four communities in Southeast Minnesota head to the polls Tuesday, deciding on whether to approve millions of dollars in renovations for schools and other facilities.
Goodhue Fire Chief Dustin Luhman says the brush fire spread up the back of the house and into the second floor of the home.
A full house was on deck at Somerby Golf Club to hear from Minnesota head coaches about their upcoming seasons.
With a warm and sunny day like Monday, how could you beat a day on the lake? Or the opportunity to meet an Olympic gold medalist. Residents in Winona were able to take advantage of both.
Austin police are hunting for two men who robbed a gas station-convenience store at gunpoint Friday night.
The name of man who died after being hit by a train near Winona, is released.
A Rochester man was arrested after after an argument at a party turned into an assault involving a machete.
The assault happened while a woman was trying to escape a moving car, after having a fight with her boyfriend.
A man is arrested after he allegedly assaulted a woman and then fell asleep in a camper on her property.
Deputies arrest a Simpson man, with a history of violence, after they said he assaulted another woman on Saturday night.
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