Dodge County News

Apparently the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series promoters were more than impressed with their first visit to Deer Creek Speedway.

Dodge County is gearing up for three murder trials in the next few months. Jury selection in the trial of Danny Ortega Jr., 22, of Claremont, is set to begin Monday in Dodge District Court in Mantorville.

A Claremont man asked for mercy before he was sentenced Wednesday in Dodge District Court, but he still got the full 11 years, two months in prison.

Four juveniles are recovering at St. Mary's Hospital tonight after their SUV apparently rolled into a ditch in Dodge County.

A new wrinkle was introduced into the discussion about the Rochester Public Schools' budget crunch on Tuesday, when an accountant suggested that the district might be running out of programs that it could eliminate.

Recently, the Dodge County Relay for Life and Chair Aleta Abbott were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the Relay for Life at the Midwest Division Conference.

The Dodge County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved paying $119,968 to the Mayo Clinic for a bill incurred by a man accused of killing his wife and son a year ago.

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With most trees starting to shed their leaves, compost sites are bustling throughout southeastern Minnesota.

In honor of National Magic Week, the Society of American Magicians Rochester Mystic 13 Assembly 205 will present "Strange & Unusual Things." The show featuring the Midwest's top variety, magic and comedy acts will be at 7 p.m. Oct.

The House Capital Investment Committee, has a tough job ahead of them as they pick projects in Southern Minnesota to fund.

Authorities are investigating an explosion in Dodge County. It happened shortly before noon at a hog farm just west of Hayfield.

Nearly three months ago, the Claremont City Council took what probably has become an all-too-common step across much of Minnesota: It voted to terminate its contract with the Dodge County Sheriff's Department, which had been providing law enforcement patrol services for the small community between Dodge Center and Owatonna.

It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall during the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern's celebratory train ride Tuesday that marked the completion of its 30-mile, $15 million track-improvement project.

Last year, 21 women and seven children died from domestic violence in Minnesota.

A 23-year-old Dodge Center man was killed on a stretch of highway 14 between Dodge Center and Owatonna.

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An accident early Sunday morning takes the life of a Dodge Center man. It happened just after one a.m. on Sunday on Highway 14 in Dodge County.

Two young men were killed in separate vehicle accidents in rural Minnesota on Sunday.

At least one person is dead following a head-on collision between a car and a semi in Southern Minnesota.