Medford News

OWATONNA a ' A Medford man who stole two cars, crashed them both and was then arrested walking along Interstate 35, will serve 30 days in jail and five years of probation for his crime.

Campaign nastiness isn't confined this year to national and statewide races. It's even found in the small southern Minnesota town of Medford.

' In addition to incumbent Brenda DeMars, there are three new faces in the race for a seat on Meford's city council.

The northbound side of Interstate 35 at 26th Street in Owatonna has been restricted temporarily to one lane after a the boom from a truck struck the overpass there Monday morning.

The "20" Rifle and Pistol Club on County Hwy. 9, north of Owatonna will be hosting the 3-D Archery Shoot on Saturday and Sunday.

A neighbor's tree fell onto and crushed the Ford sports utility vehicle located in a Ninth Avenue Southwest driveway Thursday morning.

Severe storms ripped through Minnesota Thursday morning leaving behind plenty of downed trees, power lines, and other damage.

A Medford couple is facing murder charges after a 26-year-old Faribault man was found dead outside the Owatonna Hospital Sunday.

Tornado sirens blasted in Owatonna shortly before 9 a.m. today as a severe storm system roared through Steele County and much of southern Minnesota.

Strong and severe thunderstorms rocked Steele County Thursday, with heavy rain and minimal property damage caused by lightning strikes.

' The orange excavator crawled over the earth like a giant fiddler crab, scraping dirt out the land.

Marys Hospital in Rochester. A mass of Christian Burial is set for Friday, July 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church in Medford.

Republican Otto Luknic filed Tuesday for the District 26B legislative seat, setting up a potential rematch against state Rep.

Just ask Mark Voegele, a mechanic who works at a gravel pit a few minutes northwest of Faribault.

Before taking part in a parade, the drivers of the small red cars check their vehicles and add oil and gasoline as needed.

Powerball winner Paul Rosenau of Waseca and Hy-Vee Gas clerk Joyce Krall embrace after Rosenau said he'd honor a promise he made: to send Krall and clerk Juliana Sticha, left, to the Bahamas if they sold him a ...

The four charged Tuesday with methamphetamine possession were: Ryan John Lambert, 32; Daniel Joseph Meyer, 28; Kassidy Ann Sleeuwenhoek, 28; and Jennifer Justin Tuma, 28.

“It's been such a good fit, and the response has been tenfold over anything we'd done in the past”

For the past five years, kids' music has been just the ticket for the inspirational pop vocal trio Go Fish. via Grand Rapids Press

A plea for help in an Owatonna newspaper turned into a lifesaving liver transplant earlier this month for a toddler with an intestinal birth defect. via St. Paul Pioneer Press