Drinking Water Advisory Issued for Estherville, IA
Residents of Estherville, IA had a rude awakening Saturday morning when a water main leak led to a drinking water advisory for an area west of the Des Moines River, south of Highway 9, east of Grandview Drive and north of and including Park Road. Officials from the City of [...]
Fatal Crash in New Ulm
On Thursday afternoon, a fatal crash occurred in New Ulm that authorities suspect is related to alcohol consumption. The victim in the crash was an 82-year old New Ulm woman whose name has yet to be released. The accident happened around 2 p.m. on Broadway (Highway 68) at the 15th [...]
Wells Man Injured In Rollover
A 23-year-old Wells man was injured when the SUV he was driving rolled early Sunday morning a few miles south of Interstate 90. Faribault County sheriff's deputies responding to a 3:06 a.m. report of a vehicle crash near 3742 600th Avenue found Thomas Redig unresponsive in a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox [...]
Fire Broke out at the Golf Course in St James
Last Saturday night, at approximately 11:30pm, the St. James Golf Course and Rivers Edge Grill caught fire. Jason and Jen Kuester, owners of the course, arrived on scene soon after the fire departments and were quick to plan to keep the golf course running. Jason reports that the golf [...]
Spirit Lake Sees Intense Algae Bloom
Big Spirit Lake has recently seen an explosion of an eye-catching bright pink and purple slime on its waters. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, believes that this slime is the byproduct of an intense algae bloom. He states that due to the low [...]
Over 20,000 Traffic Citations Issued in July
Minnesota saw a drastic increase in speeding violations during July, with over 20,000 citations being issued statewide. 291 agencies took part in the month long law enforcement campaign, with 47 of them reporting drivers going as fast as 100 mph. The St. Paul Police Department issued the highest number of [...]
