New Ulm’s Oktoberfest, recently ranked seventh best Oktoberfest in America by USA Today, got underway Friday with music at the Best Western Plus and on Minnesota Street downtown. The Wendinger Band ...

Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Minnesota Valley Lutheran Homecoming Queen and King, Marley Schauer and Eric Sorenson, pose for photos at halftime of the Chargers’ Homecoming game against Luverne on ...

ED DRILL, far right, Supersweet farm manager,address the Brazilian farmers in German during the tour. (Photo by Gary Lee) COURTLAND — Brazilians? In Courtland? Yes, 41 of them, in fact. They toured ...

NEW ULM– On Sept. 20, longtime local photographer Rick Apitz died at JA Wedum Hospice Home in Brooklyn Park. For 50 years, Apitz was synonymous with photography in New Ulm. His talents were highly ...

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal ...

A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding to the mounting ...

Twenty years is a long time. Two decades ago, in 2005, George W. Bush was president, “The Office” and “Grey’s Anatomy” both premiered on network TV, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, Zygi Wilf took ...

One man called it a wipeout of the entire zoning ordinance. Another said it was “a loophole as big as the whole ordinance.” A third disagreed, saying it was an “excellent” idea. A fourth warned ...

Cathedral High School students are preparing to bring “High School Musical: On Stage!” to State Street Theater Co. Oct. 10-12. The production features a cast of more than 40 students from grades 7 ...

The Redwood Speedway wrapped up its season with the Kevin Gegner Memorial, highlighted by the $2,000-to-win Hobby Stock feature as fans were treated to five exciting races this past Sunday. The night ...

United Way of the Brown County Area’s 28 annual Fall Days of Caring is scheduled for October 23 to October 25. This event offers a chance for community members to come together and make an impact in ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have a large family, and earlier this year we welcomed our newest baby, “Izzy.” The pregnancy went smoothly, and everyone thought she was healthy until about half a week ...