Blue Earth County officials buy, demolish beloved Rapidan Dam Store
Blue Earth County officials on Friday bought and removed the iconic Rapidan Dam Store.
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Blue Earth County officials on Friday bought and removed the iconic Rapidan Dam Store.
Piles of items continued to grow Thursday, at the flood-damaged debris drop off site on the north side of Mankato.
The raging Blue Earth River, which caused an abutment of the 114-year-old Rapidan Dam to partially fail, has now swallowed most of the iconic home that sits on a nearby embankment.
Flooding on the Blue Earth River caused an abutment of the Rapidan Dam to partially fail on Monday morning, and it remains in "imminent failure condition."
When it opened in 1910, the dam doubled the power capacity of Mankato's electric system, according to the Blue Earth County Historical Society.
Wealth of Geeks, a pop culture and lifestyle website, surveyed 3000 people to find the country's Top 100 Underrated Nightlife Neighborhoods.
A noose used in the largest execution in U.S. history will soon be returned to a Native American tribe in southeastern Minnesota.
Seven people, including four children, are hurt after a head-on crash in north Mankato.
Police in southern Minnesota arrested multiple people Saturday after finding thousands of pills containing fentanyl.
A 70-year-old Mankato man is recovering after he was struck by an SUV Thursday night.
Mankato can be renamed "Title Town" after this weekend. The Minnesota State University men's and women's basketball teams both took home the Division II NCAA championships.
Sgt. Cade Wolfe, 24, died when his Blackhawk helicopter crashed during a training mission overseas in November. Four fellow soldiers did not survive.
A number of agencies responded to the fight, and five students were detained for their involvement. One of the students was taken into custody at Carver County Juvenile Detention Center for allegedly assaulting an officer.
A 19-year-old man was killed in a landslide Saturday night at Minneopa State Park Falls.
It was the news Julia Molden feared most. Her son, Sergeant Cade Wolfe, would not be coming home.
Mankato teachers are remembering a former student killed in the line of duty over the weekend.
Mankato police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Saturday morning.
A 29-year-old Mankato man pleaded guilty Monday to illegally taking his 2-year-old son and getting into a standoff with authorities after they attempted to arrest him earlier this year.
Flags were at half-staff Monday in Mankato's Veterans Memorial Park to pay tribute to southern Minnesota veterans. However, those vets have been left out when it comes to mental health counseling.
"There would be more challenges today with [Dr. King's] speech than there was back then," said Dr. Henry Morris. "It has become alright again to be a public bigot."
An 18-year-old driver was charged with striking and killing a pedestrian in Mankato Monday evening, and the charges indicate she had been involved in a street race leading up to the incident.
Mankato city officials say first responders were called to the 1200 block of Pohl Road on a report of a fire around 1:25 p.m.
A Mankato police officer crashed into a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit Tuesday afternoon, leading to the discovery of a stabbing victim.
The Mankato Police Department said 24-year-old Baily Steven Zeck left his home on the 400 block of James Avenue around 6 a.m. Wednesday. He hasn't been seen since.
"What's so important about all this is that when kids see something, or when they sense something, that they have trusted adults that they can go to and talk to," said Superintendent Paul Peterson.
