Watonwan County News

Authorities responded to a single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in Watonwan County.According to the Watonwan County Sheriff's Department, a Ford Taurus lost control and rolled over into a ditch.It happened on 350th street in Butterfield Township.Authorities say 21 year old Cassandra Baerg was driving that car.16 year old Gina Ringham and 23 ...

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.

THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF COMFREY TO 9 MILES WEST OF SHERBURN TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNNELL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

Felony burglary charges have been dismissed against Hans Paul Hottel, who figures to be a key witness in the trials for the 2007 murder of Alberto Samilpa Jr.

Alice Ann Bjerke, wife, mother, business woman, friend, and humanitarian died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at her home in Mankato.

Two juvenile males have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed three buildings in Lewisville.

A second juvenile has been arrested in connection with a Lewisville fire Wednesday night.The Watonwan County Sheriff's Office says a 12 year old boy and a 13 year old boy are now in custody.Authorities say the boys are from Lewisville and were seen in and around the buildings just before the fire was reported.Sheriff Gary Menssen says one was ...

The second fire in the past three months in downtown Lewisville has destroyed three buildings.

In the spring of 2009, Chad Palmquist, 30, of Saint James, Minnesota, can talk about his old life as if he is describing someone else.

The latest batch of unemployment figures show many area counties have higher unemployment rates than the state average, and that fact puts some strain on the "safety net" programs some counties provide.

Locally Brown, Watonwan, and Martin Counties are in a red flag warning...That means conditions are ripe for wildfires.... AND That is forcing law enforcement to make some changes.

Vietnam War veteran Dennie Kline lays out some numbers: During that conflict nine soldiers from Watonwan County were killed and one is still listed as missing in action.

" Erick Sjodin is among a new breed of Minnesota State Patrol troopers. The married father of three spent years in other professions before he decided to apply skills he had learned to law enforcement.

A March storm that began as light rain on Monday turned to frozen rain, snow and wind Tuesday, leaving slippery roads and some closed schools in its wake.

As Denny Jahnz gazed upon the still-smoldering ruins of his cabinetry business Wednesday, an elderly woman sidled up to him.

A trial has been set for next month for a former Watonwan County sheriff who has been charged with felony theft for allegedly logging work time while sitting at home.

A former mayor of Darfur pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony theft for defrauding the city.

Folks wanting to learn more about the wider implications of the border disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan could travel to the volatile region themselves.

In one swift weekend snowstorm almost 25 years ago - February 4 - nine lives were taken; three of those, children from the same family.

On a day filled with bad economic news one area county realizes they are in the black...Fox Mankato's Carly Aplin spent the day in Watonwan County speaking with officials about a budget surplus.The Watonwan ...