The coronavirus has left the Winnebago Fire Department a little shorthanded. Tripleanews.com has learned that seven of the department’s firefighters have been tested for COVID-19. “Once they got word that there could have been COVID exposure during a call, they decided as a department to get testing done for those who were on the call,” […]
Continue ReadingFor a 37-year-old Delavan man, riding a motorcycle the past year has turned out to be quite dangerous. Shortly after midnight on July 25, 2019, Tyler Day Neal was riding his motorcycle on Highway 109 when he was struck from behind by an eastbound pickup truck. Neal was taken to United Hospital in Blue Earth […]
Continue ReadingA friend of a Winnebago man says a local police officer used “excessive force” when he was arrested after being stopped for a traffic violation. “I am appalled. He used a chokehold,” says the friend. “Something needs to happen and I want it done right now. The friend is referring to a 16-second video that […]
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus has temporarily shutdown a Wells company that employs more than 150 people. According to a press release, Wells Concrete officials became aware Thursday that an employee’s family member had tested positive earlier this week for the COVID-19 virus. The employee reportedly did not immediately tell company officials about the positive test and continued […]
Continue ReadingLast Friday was anything but a normal workday for two Faribault County Sheriff Department law officers and their families. Investigator Mark Purvis and deputy Briar Bonin arrived at the Sheriff’s Office for their day-shift duties. Then, around 9 a.m. they got a message on their cell phone — members of their four-county SWAT team were […]
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