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I have been on a couple trips overseas with the Schraders and can tell you this couple, now in their 80's have the energy of people much younger. They are like sponges in obtaining more knowledge about the world we live in. I enjoyed my visits with them in those foreign environments.

Seven lawsuits have been filed in Olmsted County civil court seeking damages from the local Boy Scouts council and St. Pius Catholic Church.

5 Reasons to Run (or Walk) These Owatonna Events

McKayla Armbruster, the recent Faribault graduate, was featured in the 'Faces In The Crowd' portion of the national publication.

Mayor Althoff said the council had a long discussion and set the preliminary tax levy at a 6.55 percent increase.

Hundreds turn out to see the Big Boy Union Pacific Railroad 4014 steam engine in Owatonna. (VIDEO)

Rain and soggy in-field conditions have forced the cancellation of two grandstand events at the Rice County Fair.

The Union Pacific "Big Boy" steam engine arrived in Owatonna this morning, as part of the 150th-anniversary celebration of the Golden Spike

A Stewartville man was caught speeding in Rochester last week - 40 miles per hour over the speed limit.

Heavy rain, flash flooding, hot and humid. That’s the tropical forecast for southeast Minnesota the next few days.