The City of Saint Peter has been awarded a $300,000 Community Tree Planting Grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to support ongoing efforts to respond to Emerald Ash [...]

On November 15, 2025, at approximately 1910 hours, the Watonwan County Sheriff's Office received a report from a property owner regarding concerns at a rural property they own but do [...]

The Center for Rural Policy and Development (CRPD) has released a new report, “Barriers and Bridges: Access to Mental Healthcare for Rural Minnesota’s Communities of Color,” which explores the unique challenges [...]

The State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that human remains recovered earlier this month in the Chugach Mountains belong to 39-year-old Montana resident Charles Eppard, formerly of Mankato. Eppard’s body [...]

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $4.8 million to 39 organizations to provide more than 4,000 young people with workforce development and training [...]

Shop local and support the arts at VINE’s Holiday Art-on-the-Cart. Looking for unique, handmade gifts this holiday season? Visit the VINE Adult Community Center for Holiday Art-on-the-Cart, featuring a wide [...]

Question: At a 4-way stop, when 2 cars stop at exactly the same time, which one has the right of way? Is it the car on your left? It seems [...]

Mankato Police are requesting assistance identifying an individual in surveillance footage who is a person of interest in the investigation into a shooting incident earlier this week. Multiple shots were [...]

A Mankato man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning, November 9th, in Blue Earth County. According to a criminal complaint filed in [...]