Nobles County News

The clock is ticking for Pipestone County Commissioners to decide what the future of Family Services will look like.

Southwest Minnesota has been hit by some severe weather conditions. On Wednesday, three inches of rain forced its way down hard and fast and for some farmers, the harsh conditions have had a negative impact on their soil.

People in southwest Minnesota are hoping for a dry holiday weekend to provide some relief for their wet fields.

Asian carp are fish on crack. They're the carp's more athletic cousin. They can be such a spectacle that they should have their own exhibit at the zoo.

Authorities in Iowa said there may be "a few stragglers" among the more than 200 escaped bison that were rounded up.

Minorities make up 17 percent of Minnesota's population but 30 percent of its preschool-age ranks, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

A Nobles County ATV accident takes the life of a 10-year-old Worthington girl. Two girls were riding on a 4-wheeler in rural Fulda Saturday evening when they hit a tree according to the Worthington Daily Globe.

There's a back door for Asian carp to sneak into Minnesota, and fisheries officials are worried the invaders already might have found it.

The Minnesota Supreme Court published its decision Tuesday in favor of Brown County in a $71,000 matter regarding financial responsibility of Out-of-Home Placement Costs for a juvenile placed in residential treatment in May, 2008.