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Charges: 2 Young Children Witnessed Owatonna Stabbing A Waseca woman was formally charged today with a near-fatal stabbing in Owatonna earlier this week. 34-year-old Tierrah Wells is facing second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault charges for allegedly stabbing 42-year-old Charles Ellis in the chest with a kitchen knife in the early morning hours of March 30th. Her conditional bail was set at $250,000. The criminal complaint says Owatonna police officers responded to a report of ...

Peterson – Sirens sounded for Preston – Sirens sounded for Rushford – Sirens sounded for Whalen – Sirens sounded for FLOYD COUNTY: Charles City – Sirens sounded for TORNADO WARNINGS, and will consider sounding for high wind events. Sirens sounded by Floyd County Dispatch. Floyd – Sirens sounded for FREEBORN COUNTY: Sirens are sounded for Tornado threats including TORNADO WARNINGS and 70 MPH wind potential. Sirens will sound in all communities within the county when threat i...

Listen to Mark Ritter Executive Director at the Steele County Farm Service Agency office discuss USDA programs and deadlines for sign-up.

Season Ends for Blades in Double-Overtime Defeat The Steele County Blades junior hockey club rallied from a deficit three times on Sunday, but lost 6-5 in double overtime at the Minnesota Blue Ox to get swept out of the US Premier Hockey League playoffs. The Blue Ox won Saturdays series opener 4-0 at the Coon Rapids Ice Arena in the Midwest West Division playoffs. The fifth-seeded Blades were down 2-0 on Sunday less than eight minutes into the game, but roared back to tie it at 2-2. Connor Mova...

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) yesterday released their annual Permit to Carry Report.

Counties say the $1.9 trillion package would address many needs, but the strings attached could narrow the scope.

United Way Campaign a Success; Services Added Despite the challenges, 2020 was a successful year of fundraising for the United Way of Steele County. President Annette Duncan reacted to one of the biggest campaign years ever while accepting a donation from Cash Wise Foods in Owatonna. She exclaimed, "We are just so excited to have partners like Cash Wise in our community who really step up to the plate to help ensure that everybody that needs services when theyre in crisis can get them...We clos...

Steele County Blades Close Home Season with Wins The Steele County Blades junior hockey team closed out its home schedule Monday and Tuesday, February 22 and 23 with a sweep of the Rochester Vipers 7-3 and 7-2. Steele County wraps up the regular season Friday at Saturday, February 26 and 27 at Wisconsin Rapids before entering the playoffs against the Minnesota Blue Ox. In Mondays game the Vipers scored early in the first period, but the Blades responded with four goals by intermission. Steele C...

Looking at vaccination rates in Minnesota, Iowa Unmute Eleven percent of southeast Minnesota is fully vaccinated with 19% getting at least one dose. Olmsted County: 17% vaccinated, 25% first dose Steele County: 11% vaccinated, 5% first dose Winona County: 6% vaccinated, 14% first dose Freeborn County: 5% vaccinated, 13% first dose Dodge County: 10% vaccinated, 17% first dose Rice County: 5% vaccinated, 13% first dose Goodhue County: 7% vaccinated, 14% first dose Waba...

Steele County Grant Program Gets Overwhelming Response The Steele County Economic Relief Grants program were announced last month and closed their application process on February 12. The county announced they had $715,000 dollars to distribute. Businesses and nonprofits in the county made requests that added up to more than seven times that figure. The Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) e-newsletter Tuesday Talk reports, "According to Steele County Administrator Scott Golber...