Fillmore County News

A tanker truck carrying ethanol overturned and is leaking on an area of Highway 16 between Fillmore County Road 8 and U.S. 52 near Lanesboro, according to the Minnestoa Department of Transportation.

Two wind power projects are blowing through Fillmore County. EcoEnergy of Elgin, Ill., has released plans for an $850 million wind farm in Bristol Township, a rural farming community near the Iowa border in ...

Thousands of gallons of ethanol spilled into a southeastern Minnesota river Thursday, after a tanker overturned on Highway 16.

Thousands of private wells in southeastern Minnesota are contaminated by high levels of nitrates that could cause health problems such as brain damage in infants and possibly bladder cancer in adults.

Investigations into a fatal motorcycle crash involving a LeRoy man continue, according to Fillmore County Sheriff Daryl Jensen, who said the volume of fatalities in the region has resulted in a backlog of cases ...

One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Fillmore County. The crash happened yesterday evening about a mile north of Wykoff.

It's something so many people have been waiting for. After water rushed through streets, homes and businesses, these four counties, that's Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn and Houston, finally get some good news.

Some well water sampled after the floods this month in one southeastern Minnesota county don't meet standards for safe drinking water.

After last week's rain and flooding, the rainfall totals are finally in.

Reno, in Houston County, topped the list with 10.10 inches for the week of June 6 to June 13, according to the National Weather Service office in La Crosse, Wis.

Second on the list was Harmony, in Fillmore County, with 9.43 inches. Lanesboro rounded out the top three with 7.32 inches.

La Crescent, Rochester and Austin landed in the middle of the pack with 6.40, 6.09 and 6.08 inches respectively. Winona recorded 4.82 inches.

Governor Tim Pawlenty sent a letter to President Bush on Tuesday requesting that Bush declares a federal disaster as a result of severe flooding that occurred in southeastern Minnesota earlier this month.

Authorities in southeastern Minnesota say a woman was run over and killed by a fellow camper at a state park.

Residents cleaned up the debris left from floods as rain-swollen rivers continued to recede in southeastern Minnesota.

Residents of southeastern Minnesota are hoping to avoid a repeat of last weekend's flooding as more rain moves in.

Kassidy Pechulis was ready to romp on the playground equipment at Lanesboro's Sylvan Park on Tuesday when a big man came up and told her to leave.

Officials with Houston and Fillmore counties are starting the process to potentially receive federal aid to help them recover from recent heavy rains and flooding.

A state of emergency was declared in Houston County by its board of commissioners Monday in the wake of powerful weekend storms that dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some areas.

The rain-swollen Root River flooded dozens of homes in Fillmore County, and one man had to be rescued by boat, authorities said.

It's been less than a year since the deadly August floods of 2007, and southeast Minnesota is once again under water.

For the second time in a week, an Amish child has died in an accident in southeastern Minnesota's Fillmore County.

High winds have knocked down trees in parts of southeastern Minnesota, but no major damage is reported after storms moved through the area.