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A Look Back: Walking Plows, Rice County
Loren Dahle of Morristown explains the different uses and unique features of the walking plows in the Rice County Historical Society’s collection. Some are breaking plows, used for breaking up the sod and others are more general purpose. They all would have been pulled by oxen or horses...
A Look Back: Dr. John McIntyre, Steele County
Longtime Owatonna doctor John McIntyre had a tumultuous early life and served on the front lines in Europe during World War I. After the war ended in 1918, he stayed in France, continuing his studies until he was discharged from the Army in 1919...
Call 911 If You See This Van!
The Minnesota Department of Corrections says an offender at the Lino Lakes Minnesota Corrections Facility has taken control of a white 2011 Ford van, license plate number 937 EPJ. Multiple offenders are reported to be in the vehicle; five offenders are at large...
Waseca County Sheriff Seeks Information About Fugitive
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...
You Can Help Save Minnesota Lakes This Summer
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, every last one of them a public treasure. And we love them. We fish (year-round!), we boat, we ski, we sail, we swim, we dive, we splash, we skate.
What we don't like is to see them covered in algae, their waters muddied by pollution and trash...
Faribault Man Wins Gopher 5 Lottery Drawing
Earlier this month, Daniel Moravec of Faribault hit the jackpot. The Gopher 5 jackpot.
Moravec matched the second line of his two-line quick-pick ticket for the May 3 Gopher 5 drawing, winning $130,000. When he claimed his prize at the Roseville office on May 5, he told the Minnesota Lottery, "I’m still in shock; it’s just starting to seem real...
A Look Back: Plains Indian Ledger Art, Rice County
Sue Garwood shares a rare Plains Indian art ledger that is part of the Rice County Historical Society’s collection. Because of its fragile nature, this piece is not displayed and few people have seen it before.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Power96 YouTube channel and power96radio...
No Passport? No Problem. Minnesota Finally Passes Real ID Bill
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...
A Look Back: KOBK News May-June 1917, Steele County
Steve Groening recounts some of the top 1917 news from May and June. Included are National Guard war recruitment efforts and area support, a lawsuit against a man selling margarine, and Red Cross contributions in Steele, Waseca and Dodge counties rise rapidly...
A Look Back: Sand Art, Rice County
This bottle of sand art was created by Andrew Clemens of Dubuque, Iowa, for Faribault’s Lyman Tuttle, who owned Tuttle Meat Market. Clemens created these masterpieces one grain of sand at a time.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Power96 YouTube channel and power96radio...