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Police in Mankato are investigating reports of an assault on a young child on a school bus Tuesday afternoon.

Faribault Public School Superintendent Todd Sesker is the guest on our KDHL AM Minnesota program at 9:30AM Thursday.

It won't be long and kids will be back in school and every year there are a number of stop arm violations in our state. Minnesota Department of Public Safety numbers for 2016 show there were 1,318 drivers ticketed for stop arm violations.

Just how easy is it to set up a scholarship in memory or honor of someone at South Central College in Faribault ?

The Faribault Public School Board voted unanimously Monday night to have a vote this November on a $86.1 million bond issue. KDHL spoke with board member Chad Wolff about the vote and he said the board was, "very excited about the proposal" they are bringing to the community...

Faribault Public Schools Superintendent Todd Sesker will discuss recent recommendations by a task force set up to look at facilities across the school district. The show begins at 9:30AM,and if you can't tune in at that time it will be available on our YouTube channel for your information any time you want to watch it...

The Little Theatre of Owatonna has announced the recipients of the 2017 Veta Alexander Scholarships. The winners are: Rachel Bluhm, a 2017 graduate of Medford High School. She's the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Bluhm of Medford. Rachel will attend the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ... Read More ...

Congratulations Southern Minnesota. Your students are well-educated! Education Minnesota has released the names of the 11 finalists for 2017 Minnesota teacher of the year, and two of them are from Southern Minnesota: Sarah Swan McDonald, a Northfield High School social studies teacher and Scott Noet, and Owatonna Junior High social studies teacher...

Last Tuesday, Brett Fuchs and I visited the third-grade classes at the Divine Mercy School in Faribault. Two classes were combined for one presentation. Kendra Schroeder was unable to help out this time. Being the Extension educator in Rice and Steele counties, she had to help with the annual Rice and Steele County Organic Crops Day in Owatonna...