Blue Earth

Tracks Reopen After Train Derails In South Minn.

Railroad tracks after reopened in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth after 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn.

2013/04/30

Train Derailment Spills Grain In Blue Earth

A cleanup is underway in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth, where 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn, and 10 tipped on their sides.

2013/04/29

(credit: Faribault County Sheriff's Office)

Man Sentenced To Nearly 50 Years In Blue Earth Hammer Killing

A 30-year-old Ceylon, Minn. man will spend the next 49-and-half-years in prison for using a hammer to kill a man who was with his wife, according to Faribault County authorities.

2013/03/11

Man Pleads Guilty In Blue Earth Hammer Attack

A jealous husband who is accused of entering a southern Minnesota home in the middle of the night and using a hammer to kill a man who was with his wife pleaded guilty Monday to murder.

2013/02/11

Eye Doctor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients

A Blue Earth County trial is under way for an eye doctor accused of sexually assaulting two female patients.

2013/01/09

Prep Blog: Recapping The Prep Bowl Winners

It’s hard to believe that the high school football season has come to an end. Seven football teams celebrated championship seasons between the Friday and Saturday’s Prep Bowl games at the Metrodome.

2012/11/27

NRCS Announces Cover Crop Sign-Up For Drought-Affected Counties

State conservation services are offering $400,000 in federal funds for drought-affected farmers to plant cover crops so that livestock might be fed and erosion controlled.

2012/08/02

(credit: Chuck Hunt/Faribault County Register)

2 Dead After Lightning Causes House Fire In Blue Earth

Authorities say two people died Sunday morning in southern Minnesota after lightning struck a house and ignited a fire.

2012/05/07

Charges: Man Used Hammer In Blue Earth Attack

The man suspected in a Blue Earth home invasion, where one man was killed and three others were injured, has been charged with seven felonies.

2012/02/22

BCA: Suspect In Home Invasion Was Husband Of A Victim

Police have identified the man they arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion in Blue Earth. He is the husband of one of the three women injured in the attack.

2012/02/21

Suspect Awaiting Charges In Fatal Home Invasion

Investigators say they aren’t looking for any other suspects in a fatal attack at a home in Blue Earth.

2012/02/21

Suspect Arrested In Connection With Home Invasion

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the Blue Earth home invasion that left one dead and three seriously injured Monday.

2012/02/20

1 Killed, 3 Seriously Hurt In Home Invasion

One person was killed and three others were injured in a home invasion that happened early Monday morning in Blue Earth, Minn.

2012/02/20

1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Faribault County House Fire

One person died and another is in the hospital with severe burns after a house fire Wednesday night in Blue Earth, according to the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office.

2012/01/12

Remains Of WWII Servicemen To Be Buried

Nine servicemen who died when their bomber was shot down over the Pacific during World War II have been identified, and their remains will be buried in a single casket at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

2011/09/21

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