WALZ GIVES STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz drew stark contrasts between Minnesota and Republican-led states Wednesday night, using his State of the State speech to highlight how he and his fellow Democrats have used their new control over state government to push through an ambitious liberal agenda. Walz, now three months [...]
REYNOLDS RESIGNS
FAIRMONT– Fairmont City Administrator Cathy Reynolds announced her resignation on Tuesday. Reynolds has been with the city for nearly three years. In a statement released Tuesday, Reynolds said “There are so many opportunities in Fairmont and the city has great staff working for it in the best interest of the [...]
TUESDAY’S LOCAL SPORTS SCOREBOARD
BASEBALL Fairmont 6, St. Peter 3 Madelia 7, MCW 4 Waseca 6, New Ulm 5 JCC 10, St. James Area 0 Luverne 5, Pipestone Area 1 Lake Crystal-WM 7, St. Clair 3 TCU 2, LeSueur-Henderson 1 Sleepy Eye 8, MVL 5 SOFTBALL Fairmont 14, St. Peter 2 GHEC-TML 13, [...]
FAIRMONT TRACK & FIELD TEAM SAFE
Fairmont, Maple River, and Mankato East High Schools were competing in a track & field meet at Mankato East on Tuesday evening, when during the second event of the meet, all athletes were brought into the gymnasium. They were informed that the meet was being cancelled due to a police [...]
POPE COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY
(AP) - CYRUS, MN - One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota that also killed the suspect in a domestic assault call Saturday night. Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Owen died at the hospital Saturday after [...]
CHAUVIN CONVICTION UPHELD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the most serious murder conviction against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin is serving a 22 1/2-year sentence on the second-degree murder count. His attorney had asked the appeals court to throw [...]
