Fillmore County
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Oct 19, 2026
Zan HolstonHOST
State health epidemiologists have been sounding the warning for the past two months about potential measles spread.
Zan HolstonHOST
Fillmore County in southeast Minnesota has six cases, and all of the recent 25 cases in both counties are in unvaccinated patients.
Zan HolstonHOST
Officials urge everyone to get vaccinated and to call ahead to a health care center before seeking care for possible measles.
Zan HolstonHOST
There are conflicting reports about whether the chairman of the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota will be stepping down as a result of a federal investigation.
Molly Castle WorkCORRESPONDENT
The Minnesota Department of Health says two unrelated measles outbreaks have infected 25 people since mid-September.
Molly Castle WorkCORRESPONDENT
The clusters are in Fillmore County in southeast Minnesota and Todd County in central Minnesota.
Molly Castle WorkCORRESPONDENT
All the cases involve unvaccinated people.
Molly Castle WorkCORRESPONDENT
Epidemiologist Jane Griffith says the vast majority are children.
Zan HolstonHOST
Now, engineers from eight Midwestern states are looking at the design.
Zan HolstonHOST
On Fillmore County's Highway 44, between Mabel and Canton in southeast Minnesota, sensors trigger flashing lights where guardrails force the horse-drawn buggies into traffic.
Zan HolstonHOST
And finally, a new yarn about
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Maria LisignoliHOST
Our top story today is tragic.
Maria LisignoliHOST
A seven-month-old girl has died after being kicked in the head by a pony in Fillmore County.
Maria LisignoliHOST
The sheriff's office says it happened Tuesday afternoon at a home north of Harmony.
Maria LisignoliHOST
That's very close to the Iowa border in southeast Minnesota.
Maria LisignoliHOST
Investigators say the baby was riding in a wagon with an adult family member when the pony became spooked and kicked the child.
Maria LisignoliHOST
The baby was flown to St. Mary's Hospital by Mayo One, where she later died from her injuries.
Maria LisignoliHOST
The Fillmore County Sheriff's Office and the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office are now investigating.
Johnny ConnorHOST
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Víctor PalominoHOST
But first, North Star Stories reporter Sam Holston with some of the news that met the headlines around the state.
Zan HolstonCORRESPONDENT
Health officials completed contact tracing in southeastern Minnesota for three new measles cases in Fillmore County, warning more cases could follow that outbreak as they issue a separate exposure warning.
Zan HolstonCORRESPONDENT
All three cases in Fillmore County were unvaccinated people.
Zan HolstonCORRESPONDENT
The first case, linked to travel, is the current primary cause of the disease spread.
Zan HolstonCORRESPONDENT
Now, the separate exposure warning involves an infected passenger on Amtrak's Empire Builder from Chicago to Minot, North Dakota, September 23rd, a route with six Minnesota stops.
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But first,
Zan HolstonHOST
health officials completed contact tracing in southeastern Minnesota for three new measles cases in Fillmore County, warning more cases could follow that outbreak as they issue a separate exposure warning.
Zan HolstonHOST
All three cases in Fillmore County were unvaccinated people.
Zan HolstonHOST
The first case, linked to travel, is the current primary cause of the disease spread.
Zan HolstonHOST
Now, the separate exposure warning involves an infected passenger on Amtrak's Empire Builder from Chicago to Minot, North Dakota, September 23rd, a route with six Minnesota stops.
Zan HolstonHOST
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Zan HolstonHOST
But first, two more cases of measles in southeastern Minnesota's Fillmore County, and state health officials warn there's more to come.
Zan HolstonHOST
It's
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surprisingly easy to catch.
Phineas PopeHOST
Public health officials last week confirmed the first case of measles in Minnesota in several months.
Phineas PopeHOST
An unvaccinated adult is ill with the virus in Fillmore County, about 45 minutes southeast of Rochester.
Phineas PopeHOST
Jane Griffith is a senior epidemiologist with the Minnesota Health Department.
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It's always a concern when a measles case is identified because the virus will try to seek out unprotected people to infect.