Twin Cities
Events to mark Martin Luther King Day scheduled in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Mankato, St. Cloud
A new documentary in Mankato features archival audio of the civil rights leader’s speech there in 1961.
January 18, 2025
News & Politics
2024 was a record year for charter school failures. Even more could face termination this year.
A new Star Tribune review found that 10 charter schools could face termination.
January 18, 2025
Things To Do
Famous on TikTok, One Minute Tours guy goes long with new YouTube series
For 12 years, Mankato-raised John O’Sullivan led tours in other countries. Now, he’s exploring Minnesota.
January 18, 2025
Mankato
Mankato’s historic Ardent Mills plant shuts down
The facility is known for the massive mural on its 135-foot-tall grain silos.
January 16, 2025
Greater Minnesota
Appeals court: Parents of 17-year-old who killed blind boss in car crash can be held liable
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that while workers’ compensation law protects the employee from liability, his parents, who owned the car, are not protected.
January 15, 2025
Books
St. Paul writer Heather Bouwman’s ‘Scattergood’ hits shelves, two decades after she started it
Local fiction: Set in 1940s Iowa, it’s about two girls dealing with the ramifications of war and a tragedy closer to home.
January 15, 2025
Greater Minnesota
Man now dead after apparent homicide of romantic partner in Blue Earth County
Deputies are investigating the death of a 64-year-old man and a woman, 57, as a murder-suicide.
January 14, 2025
Mankato
Authorities investigating apparent homicide of woman near Lake Crystal
The 57-year-old victim died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to an autopsy.
January 11, 2025
Greater Minnesota
Minnesota farmhand sentenced to 30 years for killing his 79-year-old boss
Travis Bauer was in deep debt and stood to receive money from the Vietnam War veteran he shot dead.
January 10, 2025
Mankato
Mounds View mermaid gets a makeover — and a little coverup of her bullet holes
The fiberglass mermaid statue visible from afar had faded and taken a few arrows and bullets. A New Ulm crew that repaired Blue Earth’s Jolly Green Giant is fixing it.
January 9, 2025
Greater Minnesota
Volunteers raise $45K for Redwood Falls' first police dog
The money was raised via raffles and gifts from local people and organized by a group focused on K-9 support for police.
January 9, 2025
Greater Minnesota
Battered Rapidan bridge has to go before spring floods, county says
The likelihood is high that the bridge could be “critically damaged” if hit by more flooding, Blue Earth County officials warn.
January 9, 2025