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Cory Neal Stucky, 31, of Blooming Prairie, was charged in the suffocation death of his 8-week-old son in July 2015. He had been charged with second-degree manslaughter and child endangerment. He pleaded not guilty to both charges on Jan. 4. The baby's mother had originally stated she found Stucky passed out on a living room couch with the baby under his arm on July 18, 2015...

The 16th annual Blooming Prairie Cancer Auction will be Friday, September 9, and Saturday, September 10, starting at 7PM each evening under the big top. Some of the items up for bids this year include: Handmade Oak Curio Cabinet One-week stay at a Fort Myers Beach House A salad and dinner plate from the old Met Stadium Ice Fishing Weekend on Cross Lake Half a Hog and Steak Bundles Tickets to the

Come on out and support the Ellendale Fire Department on Wednesday, August 31. A meal will be served starting at 5PM at the Community Building. The menu consists of pulled pork sandwiches with fire house beans and a salad bar. A silent auction of pies will be held from 5-6PM...

Stephen Habberstad, a former banker in southern Minnesota, was awarded possibly the largest payout to a single person in a sexual orientation discrimination case by a Steele County judge. His relatives maintain he was fired for business reasons...

Get ready for the Westfield Razorbacks to take the mat this school year. The Blooming Prairie and Hayfield school districts will combine for wrestling starting this winter.

One of the first-time performers at this year's Steele County Free Fair will be Walter's Wheelhouse. They'll be performing Tuesday night of the fair on the KRFO/Kat Kountry 105 stage at 5:45PM. The band was started by Blooming Prairie native Janelle Kendall...

Flags are now on sale for the Field of Flags that will go up on August 27 during the Paint Blooming Prairie Pink event. The flags will remain up until after the cancer auction, which will be September 9 and 10. Flags are $10 and available by contacting Cheri at (507) 438-6895 or any member of the Blooming Prairie Cancer group...

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency now has free pollinator seed packages available in municipal utility communities. The seeds are to create monarch butterfly and other pollinators habitat. The U.S. has seen an estimated 90 percent decrease in butterfly populations...

The American Red Cross will be having blood drives in the local area this month. The Red Cross is urging eligible donors to give, all blood types are needed. Blood donations in the summer results in fewer donations. Donations of blood will go to help those going through cancer treatment or involved in accidents...

Our area did see quite a bit of rain last night with some wind gusts as we were in a severe thunderstorm warning. Blooming Prairie was part of two severe thunderstorm warnings and was in the storm's path about 8:20 and a half-hour later at 8:50PM...