Le Sueur County News

It's unanimous. All six local governments want to explore the construction of a new bike trail from Mankato to St.

The number of abortions performed in Minnesota in 2008 fell to the lowest level since the 1970s and marked the second straight year of declines, the state health department reported Wednesday.

Blue Earth County recently saw what may be its biggest one-day total ever for welfare benefit applications and has seen large case load increases in recent months.

Lyle William Hermel, age 74, of Waterville died on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at his home in rural Waterville.

Allied soldier re-enactors cheered last year as a World War II-era plane passed over a mock battle at Traxler's Hunting Preserve near Le Center.

A motorcycle accident in Le Sueur County sends one man to the hospital.It happened on Highway 22 at the intersection of County Road 101.State Patrol says 19 year-old Scott James Gunderson of St.

A man is airlifted to St. Paul this afternoon after an accident in Le Sueur County.

Alvin W. Hertaus, 79, of New Prague died Monday May 18 at Queen of Peace Hospital, New Prague.

Derrick Dean Evans, age 17, of Waterville, died on Saturday, May 9, 2009, on Sabre Lake in Le Sueur County.

One teenager drowned and two others swam to shore Saturday morning, after the small boat they were in capsized during a fishing trip on Sabre Lake in Le Sueur County.

Police are searching for the body of a teen that fell into a lake after going out fishing Saturday morning.

Three people are taken to the hospital after an accident in LeSueur County last night.It happened just before 10 south of Kasota on County Road 20.Authorities say the driver claimed his accelerator stuck and he lost control before landing in the ditch and rolling his vehicle.The LeSueur County Sheriff's Department says 29 year old Joseph Brandt, ...

Burn restrictions are in effect for Le Sueur County residents, because of dry conditions.

Adding on to your home in a residentially zoned area requires a permit.To do so in a non-residential area requires a permit of a different sort.News 12's Erick Lind found out there are some that haven't followed those rules in the past.That's forced the county to make it tougher on future violators.

Turning now to weather:The dry spell continues...The Le Sueur County Sheriff's Department says the county is currently under a burn restriction...That means all burn permits issued by the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Department are temporary suspended.That does not include recreational fires, which are considered a fire less than three feet in ...

Grey Lusty is plant manager of Unimin. John Cross / The fine, clean and hard silica sand mined by Unimin is sought after by many industries.

Aging Services for Communities offers rides to medical appointments for those in Le Sueur County that can't otherwise get there.Buts News 12's Erick Lind found out that the number of volunteer drivers could drop... due to cuts made by the state.

A Montgomery low-income apartment building heavily damaged by fire in February will be razed, city officials have decided.

A Newport man is charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on MySpace.

Three men arrested and charged after a report of burglary in rural Montgomery. Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office arrested 25 year old Jonathan Thomas, 26 year old Harry Solomon III, and 23 year old Jesse Mercado ...