Owatonna News

A suspect was shot fatally and a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent was injured during an undercover drug operation, officials said.

Emily Leckner, Link Crew coordinator and science teacher at Owatonna High School, leads incoming freshman in a song and exercise during a freshman orientation Wednesday in the high school auditorium.

One person is dead and another injured in what witnesses say was a shooting along Old Highway 14 in Dodge Center.

A suspect was fatally shot and a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension special agent was injured during a drug task force operation Tuesday, the Department of Public Safety said.

' If you've noticed cars around town are looking a little worse for the wear, it's not your imagination.

' With an armload of sweet corn and blue skies overhead, JP Kreutter set to shucking.

' An Owatonna man, listed as homeless, made his first appearance in Steele County District Court on Monday to face charges of writing more than $1,700 in bad checks.

' It's on a computer, it's paperless and it's a new and better way for parents to monitor their child's progress in school.

Fairgoers viewed thousands of items and sevices at the Four Seasons Centre at the Steele County Free Fair.

A new Aquafina vending machine in the Commons of Owatonna High School is one of many new vending machines in the school that only serve water instead of soda.

A man convicted of writing bad checks will serve a year in jail. Jeremiah J. Bauer, 22, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of issuing dishonest checks totaling more than $250 in May.

' Overcrowding in the Owatonna school district could be eliminated by adopting a year-round academic schedule, according to a proposal made to the district by a local activism group.

' Saying it was an "excruciating decision," Kim Purscell tendered her resignation Friday as the executive director of the Steele County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

' An Owatonna man faces felony charges after allegedly threatening his wife with a Ginsu knife.

' Twelve-year old Laura Schlichter is excited about heading back to school in two weeks.

' Kristy Mussman of Claremont was named the 2008-2009 Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Wednesday night in St.

' Staff is expected to return to the Recovery School of Southern Minnesota on Monday despite the fact that no teacher contracts have been settled for the upcoming school year.

Additional felony charges have been filed against the co-owners of Oakridge Builders of Owatonna, accusing the men of forging liens and not paying its subcontractors, thus bilking local businesses out of nearly ...

' The City of Owatonna is one step closer to alleviating drainage problems on Walnut Avenue.

' The recent seizure of 600 live marijuana plants in an indoor growing operation in Owatonna could mean much less prison time for those involved when compared to those manufacturing other drugs in the state ...