Here’s how to make a whole state chuckle. On national television, pronounce Mankato “Mahn-KAH-doe.” As floodwaters and debris threatened the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on Monday, a CNN broadcaster’s best guess at pronouncing the state’s southeastern city left some Minnesotans in stitches. “Not the man-caught-o,” someone snorted on Instagram. “Mankato like avocado?? Nah bruh. Man-Kay-Toe,” […]
The Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato should withstand recent historic flooding on the Blue Earth River, but the near-miss underscores the risk for an old and vulnerable structure that county officials have wrestled with removing for years. “This brings that conversation of what are we going to do with the dam, a 114-year piece of […]
Law enforcement says it has a good idea who fatally shot a dog on the deck of a home near Mankato. The killing of Lily, a medium-sized, mixed-breed dog, occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. on March 30 in South Bend Township, according to the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office. “Investigators have identified a suspect, but […]
Jan. 25—HIGH FOREST TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Mankato woman was killed in a crash involving a box truck on Wednesday, Jan. 24, southwest of Rochester. A 2011 Freightliner M2 box truck was northbound on Olmsted Country Road 8 when it collided with a 2017 Toyota Prius driving eastbound on Highway 30 around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, […]