Tamara Gruhot

Are you looking for employees but don't have time to sit at a booth all day? Join our digital job fair! We want to make it easier for southeastern Minnesota companies and potential job seekers to connect via our website, smoothing the job search process...

Do you know James Otis of Waterville? Or where Otis is now? If so, contact your local law enforcement agency. They're looking for him. Last night (5/24), a Waseca County homeowner reported a man pounding on the door and asking to borrow tools for a flat tire, according to a press release from the Waseca County Sheriff's Office...

Remember the uproar over the news that Minnesotans might not be able to board airplanes or enter federal facilities with just their state-issued driver's license? Well, you can rest easy because lawmakers have passed a bill to bring the state into compliance with the federal Real ID Act...

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:

You see the weather reports and wonder "How bad is it really? It's just a few inches of snow." Well Heidi Ubben had an interesting, to say the least, drive on Interstate 35 last night north of Faribault.   According to her Facebook post, Ubben was heading back to Sioux Falls from the Twin Cities in yesterday's storm when she saw this chain of accidents and other drivers stranded on the r

Girl Scout cookie season is upon us, one of our favorite times of year! But if you're troubled by your astonishing appetite for the sweet treats, we’ve come up with a 12-step program to get you through the worst of it. Apologies to Alcoholics Anonymous for corrupting their 12 steps...

Snow days. They are a kid's dream and a parent's nightmare. How can you fill all the hours of the day without stuffing your children head first into the nearest snow bank? A quick Google search of "snow day activities" pulled up about 18...

Got your vacation booked for some exotic locale? If you're flying there, you might want to get your passport ready, even if your destination isn't a foreign country. Minnesota is one of just a few states that is noncompliant with the REAL ID Act, which is a federal set of standards for government-issued identification...

Steve Groening presents the KOBK news for January-February 1917. On topic are the celebrations surrounding the return of Steele County’s Company I from Mexico, a report on the absentee rate at rural schools, and the fate of a proposed packing plant intended for Owatonna...

Faribault police report that Pedro Jeremias Chel Cobo, 17, was last seen by his family on Sunday, September 11. He was reported missing on Wednesday. Pedro is from Guatemala and has been in Faribault for 5-1/2 months. His family says he does not drive or have access to a vehicle, and he does not have a cell phone...