Road Work This Weekend On The Minnesota River Bridge on Highway 14
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says work will be done this weekend on the Highway 14 Bridge over the Minnesota River in Mankato. MnDOT says utility work will begin at five a.m. and continue until dark both Saturday and Sunday. [...]
Five Area Business Receive Minnesota Department of Agriculture Mini-Grants
Five area agriculture-based businesses have received funding from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Dick's Locker in Good Thunder, Helget Butcher Shop in Darfur, the Hilltop Meat Market in Mankato, LaSalle Food Processing Association in LaSalle, and Morgan's Meat Market in [...]
Le Sueur Police Looking For Missing Person
The Le Sueur Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person. Authorities say Lucas John Pfarr was last seen on Tuesday. Police say at the time he was last seen he was wearing blue jeans, [...]
Be Weather Aware Today
Area residents are being asked to stay weather aware this afternoon. Bill Borghoff is with the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities. "A cold front will reach south-central Minnesota between five and seven p.m, " said Borghoff. "The biggest [...]
New Car Sales Down 30 Percent in Minnesota in 2020
The economic downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on many industries. Automobile sales have been no exception. "A couple of dealerships have closed their doors," said Scott Lambert President of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association. [...]
Schultz: President Trump Believes Minnesota Is In Play In November
Although no specific details have been released, President Trump reportedly will make a stop in Mankato on Monday. Hamline University political science professor David Schultz says the President believes Minnesota is in play in November. "Some recent polls say Joe [...]
Mankato Marathon Will Be 100 Percent Virtual
The 2020 Mankato Marathon will be 100 percent virtual. Visit Mankato made the announcement Thursday. Anna Thill is with Visit Mankato. "In the end, there were too many barriers that got in the way," said Thill. "In addition, new guidance [...]
Spring Lake Park Swim Facility Closed Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposure
The Spring Lake Park Swim Facility has been closed. North Mankato City officials say the facility was closed as a precaution due to a possible COVID-19 exposure in one or more of its staff members. City Administrator John Harrenstein says [...]
Big Ten Fall Sports Cancellation Results in Hostility and Uncertainty for Small College Towns
On Tuesday (August 11), the Big Ten conference officially announced that it had decided to cancel all fall sports. However, it was also noted that the conference is hoping to reschedule fall-sport competitions in the spring of 2021. The hopeful [...]
