Waseca County News

Welcome to summer! My name is Ashley Harguth and I will be spending the summer in Freeborn County again as the 4-H summer intern.

When area law enforcement officers were asked if they wanted to participate in the Mankato MoonDogs amateur baseball team's salute to heroes Wednesday, they said, "Sure." It wasn't because they were looking for discounted tickets or appreciation for the job they do, however.

A judge will consider how much restitution 27-year-old Michael Stanley Zabawa will pay to his victim and others while spending the rest of his life in prison.

Good evening, I'm Dion Cheney...And I'm Nicole Winters, thanks for joining us.Michael Zabawa appeared in court this afternoon in Waseca County to discuss reparations to Hilary Kruger, her family and other organizations.But as News 12's Bryan Piatt explains it's raising questions about how the man sentenced to life in prison will pay.It's obvious no ...

A Level 3 sex offender who moved to rural Elmore has neighbors concerned. Ronald John Madsen, 49, moved into rural Elmore last week and is registered as homeless.

An area listed as 'abnormally dry' by the National Weather Service a week ago was anything but by Monday morning.

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who apparently fell into a fire at a campground near the southern Minnesota town of Waseca.

Rescuers responding to a report of a man being burned in a campfire at Kiesler's Campground & RV Resort east of Waseca arrived to find a dead body Saturday night.

Day care providers in Stearns County are trying to create the first organized union of their industry in Minnesota.

Settlement of an ongoing salary dispute between the Waseca County sheriff and the county is now in the hands of a judge.

The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is held around the state at many different times during the year.Waseca's is July 24th and 25th this year, but they're getting an early start.News 12's Erick Lind tells us how they capped it off.Waseca's Roundbank was a site to behold today as employees donned their favorite headwear for a good ...

Southeastern Minnesota will be seeing lots of orange this summer according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's 2009 construction program which includes 38 highway and bridge projects in the area.

Elementary school students in Waseca had a change in curriculum today, as local farmers became teachers.The Waseca County Pork Producers Association, along with other Waseca County commodity groups, presented Ag in the Classroom at Hartley Elementary School.Livestock and crop producers educated third grade students about their farms and how they ...

If the warmth of a community were measured by the number of its women who quilt, Waseca should ask for a recount.

"Is there anyone here? I need some help," Michael Zabawa said he yelled after entering a rural Waseca home two years ago.

If the judge declares a mistrial that means the process starts again and a new jury would have to be seated.

There were only four law enforcement officers on duty in Waseca County during the early morning hours of Feb.

Michael S. Zabawa is on trial for murdering Tracy Kruger and his son Alec, and shooting Hilary Kruger.

William Clayton remembers falling asleep in front of the television the evening of Feb.

Hilary Kruger was asleep when she heard gunfire. "I felt the pain in my left arm,'' she told an Olmsted County jury on Tuesday, reliving the nightmare of two years ago.