Dodge Center

A Dodge County man has been charged with sexually abusing two young children.

A product liability personal injury lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court on behalf of five workers who suffered serious injuries in an explosion at the McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Plant in Dodge Center last winter.

A Dodge Center teenager was sentenced Wednesday for a conviction stemming from a fatal traffic crash two years ago.

The annual Zumbro Bend Rendezvous is taking place on Sept. 23-24. This year there is a new location. Just to the north of Highway 14 on Dodge County road 7 near the Czaplewski Funeral Home.

St Paul (Learfield News Service) - The Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division says a compressed natural gas leak led to the January explosion at McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing in Dodge Center.

St Paul (KROC AM News) - McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing is facing a possible fine related to an explosion at its Dodge Center facility in January.

Update: Two employees were airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, two others were treated at St. Marys in Rochester, and two more sustained minor injuries after a paint building exploded about 10:30AM at McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing in Dodge Center, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin. ...

The Dodge Center Harvest Fest takes place Friday, September 16, through Sunday, September 18, on Main Street. The food and beverage stands open at 4PM Friday. The Chubs will provide the entertainment Friday night from 8PM to midnight. Saturday morning begins with the tractor show from 9AM to 2PM and the Vendor Expo from 9AM to 4PM...

Zumbrota-Mazeppa went 2-7 in 2015. Friday night they picked up win No. 2 in the second week of play when they score a touchdown in the closing seconds of the game to defeat the Cobras in Zumbrota on Friday night. The Cougars took their opening drive down the field and with 9:54 left Jacob Bennet scored the first of his three touchdowns on the night with a 1-yard run...

Our area did see quite a bit of rain last night with some wind gusts as we were in a severe thunderstorm warning. Blooming Prairie was part of two severe thunderstorm warnings and was in the storm's path about 8:20 and a half-hour later at 8:50PM...