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Blue Earth Shooting Injures Two

danbrookens2025-04-10T08:41:42-05:00

The Blue Earth Police Department received a call Sunday evening that two gunshot victims were at the United Hospital District Emergency Room in Blue Earth. A 20 year-old woman, Alexia Andreoff of Blue Earth, and a 19 year-old man, Luis Hernandez of Blue Earth, were identified as the parties injured. Authorities secured the vehicle and the firearm believed to be involved in the incident. After investigation, it was determined the shooting was accidental. Andreoff was treated and released, while Hernandez' condition was not disclosed. The Blue Earth PD is seeking a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm. Faribault County Sheriff's [...]

Blue Earth Shooting Injures Twodanbrookens2025-04-10T08:41:42-05:00

News Briefs

danbrookens2025-03-26T12:48:20-05:00

March 26, 2025 A Slayton man was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Watonwan County on Tuesday morning. A Ford Trans Connect van driven by Scott Thomas Paukner, 58, of Slayton, collided with a GMC Sierra pickup driven by Wyatt Bryan Wentland, 21, of Trimont at the intersection of State Highway 4 and County Road 8 in Ormsby. Paukner was taken to the St. James Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Wentland was not injured according to the Minnesota State Patrol report. At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Martin County Commissioners voted 4-1 to terminate the Martin County Justice [...]

News Briefsdanbrookens2025-03-26T12:48:20-05:00

Local Sports Update

danbrookens2025-03-26T13:35:21-05:00

Fairmont Track & Field opened their season on Friday with an indoor meet at Myers Field House in Mankato. Top Cardinal performers on the day included: Boys 60 meter dash - Jeremiah Lebbi was first with 7.1, Elijah Johnson and Nolan Schultze tied for 3rd with 7.3 400 meters - Ethan Siebring 3rd 1:01.3 800 - Carter Hanson 2nd 2:13.9 60m hurdles - Jaron Schutz 2nd 9.6 4x200, 4x800, and Medley Relay teams all placed first Oliver Tordsen won the shot put with 53' 11" Ty Tumbleson was 2nd in High Jump, Triple Jump and Long Jump Ethan Pockrus won [...]

Local Sports Updatedanbrookens2025-03-26T13:35:21-05:00

Fairmont City Council Special Workshop

danbrookens2025-03-25T10:11:08-05:00

PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that the Fairmont City Council will hold a Workshop on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 3:00 pm in the Council Chambers, located at 100 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, MN. Council will hear from Investigator Hiller on the findings of the investigation on the consideration of undue influence allegations on a City Administrator by two councilmembers, individuals subject to City Council’s Authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.05, subdivision 2(b). Betsy Steuber City Clerk

Fairmont City Council Special Workshopdanbrookens2025-03-25T10:11:08-05:00

Boys State Basketball Tournament

danbrookens2025-03-23T15:17:33-05:00

Class A Quarterfinals at Target Center, Thursday, March 20 Cherry 89, BOLD 57 Nevis vs. Henning, 1 pm Dawson-Boyd vs. Heritage Christian Academy, 3 pm Red Lake County vs. Goodhue, 5 pmConsolation SemifinalsHenning 61, BOLD 59Heritage Christian 84, Goodhue 82SemifinalsCherry 79, Nevis 70Dawson-Boyd 80, Red Lake County 665th PlaceHenning 73, Heritage Christian 693rd PlaceRed Lake County 67, Nevis 62ChampionshipDawson-Boyd 81, Cherry 74 Class AA Quarterfinals at Target Center, Tuesday, March 18 Waseca 49, Pequot Lakes 45 Breck 73, Montevideo 49 Quarterfinals at Williams Arena, Tuesday, March 18 Albany 80, Pelican Rapids 57 Caledonia 72, Minnehaha Academy 56 Consolation Semifinals Montevideo 62, [...]

Boys State Basketball Tournamentdanbrookens2025-03-23T15:17:33-05:00

Thursday’s Local Sports Scoreboard

danbrookens2025-03-14T11:08:18-05:00

BOYS BASKETBALL Section 3AA Championship Montevideo 62, Jackson Co. Central 61 Section 2AA Championship Waseca 74, Belle Plaine 64 Section 3A Championship Dawson-Boyd 59, Hills-Beaver Creek 52 Section 2A Championship BOLD 76, Madelia 49 GIRLS BASKETBALL Class A Quarterfinals Goodhue 76, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 47 West Central Area 61, Cromwell-Wright 54 MACCRAY 55, Mayer Lutheran 51 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s 65, East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 61 (OT) Class AA Consolation Semifinals Providence Academy 84, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 50 Minnewaska Area 60, Sauk Centre 53 Class AAA Semifinals Benilde-St. Margaret’s 60, Alexandria 52 Marshall 57, Cretin-Derham [...]

Thursday’s Local Sports Scoreboarddanbrookens2025-03-14T11:08:18-05:00

State Girls Basketball Tournament

danbrookens2025-03-16T18:33:59-05:00

CLASS A Thursday, March 13 At Maturi Pavilion Goodhue 76, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 47 West Central Area 61, Cromwell-Wright 54 MACCRAY 55, Mayer Lutheran 51 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s 65, East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 61 (OT) Semifinals MACCRAY 60, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 56 West Central Area 58, Goodhue 50 Consolation Semifinals Mayer Lutheran 57, EGF Sacred Heart 41 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 69, Cromwell-Wright 51 5th Place W-H-A 63, Mayer Lutheran 62 3rd Place Goodhue 68, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 61 Championship West Central Area 58, MACCRAY 41 Class 2A Wednesday, March 12 At Williams Arena Providence Academy 84, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 50 Minnewaska [...]

State Girls Basketball Tournamentdanbrookens2025-03-16T18:33:59-05:00

Weekend Local Sports Scoreboard

danbrookens2025-03-10T11:56:34-05:00

BOYS BASKETBALL Section 3AA South Championship JCC 73, Luverne 61 Section 3AA North Championship Montevideo 65, Morris Area 59 Section 3A South Championship Hills-Beaver Creek 60, Murray County Central 44 Section 3A North Championship Dawson-Boyd 81, Central MN Christian 47 Section 2AAA Semifinals Mankato East 77, Mankato West 54 Marshall 69, St. Peter 67 GIRLS BASKETBALL Section 2AA Championship NRHEG 66, Glencoe-Silver Lake 64 Section 2A Championship Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 57, BOLD 54 BOYS HOCKEY State Class AA Championship Moorhead 7, Stillwater 6 Class A Championship East Grand Forks [...]

Weekend Local Sports Scoreboarddanbrookens2025-03-10T11:56:34-05:00

Thursday’s Local Sports Scores

danbrookens2025-03-07T12:39:17-05:00

GIRLS BASKETBALL Section 3AA Championship Minnewaska Area 53, Fairmont 38 Section 3A Championship MACCRAY 54, Hills-Beaver Creek 44 BOYS BASKETBALL Section 3AA South Semifinals JCC 66, Fairmont 50 Luverne 90, Redwood Valley 79 Section 2AA Quarterfinals Belle Plaine 63, Lake Crystal-WM 49 Glencoe-Silver Lake 77, Blue Earth Area 71 Waseca 77, Norwood-Young America 52 J-W-P 68, LeSueur-Henderson 53 Section 2A Quarterfinals Springfield 74, A-C-GC 53 BOLD 79, Sleepy Eye 51 Madelia 83, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 46 Cedar Mountain 66, Lester Prairie 50 Section 3A Quarterfinals Hills-Beaver Creek 80, SW MN Christian 62 Dawson-Boyd 100, [...]

Thursday’s Local Sports Scoresdanbrookens2025-03-07T12:39:17-05:00

Fairmont Robotics Team Wins Lake Superior Regional

danbrookens2025-03-03T12:12:55-05:00

DULUTH - The Fairmont High School Robotics Team, known as MegaHertz 2847, won the Lake Superior Regional competition, held in Duluth over the weekend. The Fairmont team allied with Tonkabots of Mound-Westonka High School and Ferradermis of Whitewater High School in Wisconsin to form the winning Blue Alliance Team. The Fairmont students were the Captain of the winning alliance and also won the Autonomous Award at the event, in which 54 teams of high school students from five different states competed. The Fairmont-led alliance was able to defeat a team from Henry Sibley High School in St. Paul, Westby [...]

Fairmont Robotics Team Wins Lake Superior Regionaldanbrookens2025-03-03T12:12:55-05:00

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