Ask A Trooper – Cruise Control
Seth T2026-01-12T12:38:47-06:00Question: My husband always used to say "never use your cruise control during the winter months". Is that still true with advances on tires and technology? Answer: He is correct, [...]
Le Sueur County Sheriffs Office Closes North Access on Lake Washington
Seth T2026-01-12T12:35:59-06:00Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason reports as of 9:45pm on January 9, 2026, the North Access on Lake Washington in Le Sueur County is no longer accessible to enter [...]
MnDOT to host public open house Jan. 27 for Veteran’s Memorial Bridge project
Seth T2026-01-12T11:50:02-06:00The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to attend a construction open house on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Blue Earth County Library (100 [...]
Missing 19 Year Old in Mankato Located Safe
Seth T2026-01-09T07:32:55-06:00UPDATE: Madyson McCarty has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL RELEASE: 19-year-old Madyson McCarty was in Mankato on Wednesday, January 7 with family and friends and went missing around 9:30 [...]
Grand jury indicts A’Quan Kaishaid Laurence Thornton
Seth T2026-01-09T06:57:22-06:00A Blue Earth County grand jury indicted A’Quan Kaishaid Laurence Thornton on two counts in the November 9, 2025, murder of Muridi Hassan Hussein. The indictment includes counts of murder [...]
Mankato Clinic announces Aaron Johnson as chief executive officer
Seth T2026-01-07T08:36:29-06:00Mankato Clinic has named Aaron Johnson as chief executive officer to lead the locally owned and physician led medical clinic that has served this region for 110 years. Johnson brings [...]
Mankato Area School Board Approves 2026-27 and 2027-28 Academic Calendars
Seth T2026-01-07T07:27:46-06:00The Mankato Area School Board has officially adopted the academic calendars for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years. Mankato Area School Board has officially adopted the academic calendars for the [...]
North Mankato Police Seize a Pound of Methamphetamine During Traffic Stop
Seth T2026-01-07T06:58:40-06:00On Monday, January 5th, 2026, at 2 p.m., a North Mankato police officer conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Tyler Ave and Stewart St for a vehicle equipment [...]
Results of Mankato’s 2025 “Keep the Wreath Bright” holiday campaign
Seth T2026-01-06T12:41:23-06:00Mankato’s "Keep the Wreath Bright, Prevent a Red Light" annual public safety campaign ended with four red bulbs and no blue bulbs on the wreath. Breakdown of Incidents: Red Bulb: [...]
21st Annual FRFF Passes on Sale Now; Festival Runs February 1st – 8th
Seth T2026-01-06T08:54:59-06:00The Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF), one of the Midwest’s premier documentary film festivals, is thrilled to announce that 2026 festival passes are ON SALE NOW. The festival will take [...]
