Mankato Area Public Schools(MAPS) has been awarded a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) Assistance Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to strengthen emergency preparedness and response across the [...]

A section of Riverfront Drive, between East Main and Plum Streets in Mankato, will close tentatively starting Wednesday, March 25, as crews begin removing the deck of the Veteran’s Memorial [...]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is closing several state highways and Interstate 90 in South Central Minnesota at 6:00 p.m. tonight. Snow and strong winds are creating blowing and drifting [...]

The City of North Mankato is declaring a citywide snow emergency effective at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15. During the snow emergency there is no parking on city streets so [...]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to attend a construction open house on Thursday, April 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wells Community Center, (189 2nd [...]

The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota invites children and caregivers to experience a week of playful discovery during its upcoming Spring Break programming. Designed to spark curiosity and inspire joyful [...]

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved five grants totaling $25,000 for projects that support youth mental health in rural Minnesota. SMIF awarded the grants based on ideas shared by southern Minnesota residents during the 2025 Rural Voice conversation, a discussion [...]

Minnesota State University, Mankato alumnus Myron Medcalf (’05) will be the featured speaker at a Tuesday, March 24 event celebrating 100 years of The Reporter, the student-run campus newspaper. The [...]

The City of Saint Peter is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, offering a refreshed look, improved navigation, and enhanced tools to better serve residents, businesses, [...]

The Mankato Clinic Foundation has awarded $25,000 to the Educare Foundation to support initiatives and programs in Mankato Area Public Schools. The Mankato Clinic Foundation has awarded Educare $175,000 in [...]