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Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter opens to traffic
The Minnesota Department of Transportation continues to closely monitor state highways in south central and the southwest corner of Minnesota due to flooding caused by recent heavy rains. The historic Highway 99 truss bridge in St. Peter, and Highway 99 east of the Minnesota River bridge, was inspected for safety and opened to traffic today, with a 7-ton weight restriction. The sidewalk across the Highway 99 bridge will be temporarily closed to pedestrian traffic due to damage. ...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to visit Rapidan Dam Tuesday
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday will visit the site of disastrous flooding in southern Minnesota, which partially damaged a dam and led to the destruction of at least two historic buildings.Raging waters caused an abutment of the 114-year-old Rapidan Dam to partially fail on June 24. An iconic home that sits on a nearby enbankment was swallowed into the Blue Earth River, and the beloved Rapidan Dam Store was bought and demolished by local officials to prevent it from falling to the same fate.Walz plans to visit the dam Tuesday afternoon to "provide updates on flood conditions...
Mankato Area Community Band concert moves locations
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato Area Community Band concert scheduled for Tuesday evening has changed locations. The Mankato Area Community Band will perform their patriotic concert at the Recital Hall at Minnesota State University Mankato. The concert is still scheduled for 7:30 PM. Concerts are free and open to...
Southern Minnesota to Adopt 10-Digit Dialing
Residents and businesses in the 507 area code, which includes cities like Rochester, Faribault, Owatonna, Mankato, and Winona, will need to switch to 10-digit dialing starting July 30th. This change is necessary because the 507 area code is projected to run out of numbers by early 2025, prompting the addition of a new 924 area code.
April through June saw record-breaking rain...St. Croix starting to recede
(St. Paul, MN) -- The last three months will go down in the state weather record books for highest average rainfall in Minnesota. Pete Boulay with the State Climatology Office says this April through June was the wettest on record with a preliminary total of around 17 inches of precipitation. Boulay says the previous record was 15.22 inches in April, May and June of 2014. Finland on the North Shore received 17-and-a-half inches of rain over the past three months. He says last year at this time the drought was ramping up in Minnesota.
On and off showers, t-storms continue through holiday weekend
Mother Nature has decided to continue working through the upcoming holiday weekend by bringing us isolated to scattered shower and thunderstorm chances. We had some showers and thunderstorms roll through the area overnight Monday into Tuesday morning leaving behind 0.41 inches of rain at KEYC News Now in North Mankato.
Rising Stars 2024: Brian Nelson
Brian Nelson is the vice president of commercial lending for Mankato, Minn.-based BankVista. His job description, however, only scratches the surface of the impact he’s making both at his bank and in Greater Mankato — through empathy and open communication. A 2024 BankBeat magazine “Rising Star in Banking,”...
Changes and closures for Fourth of July in Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - In observance of Independence Day on July 4, city offices will be closed, there will be no City bus service and the residential garbage and recycling pick-up schedule will be affected:. No garbage and recycling pick-up on Thursday, July 4. Thursday’s garbage and recyclables will be...
Judson Bottom Road remains closed indefinitely, city to discuss future
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The city of North Mankato says Judson Bottom Road will remain closed indefinitely as they evaluate the future. The city says due to recent flooding, rockfall and landslides have occurred due to extremely saturated soil conditions. The road is closed to all motor and pedestrian...
Community rallies together after family loses Rapidan Dam Store, home in same week
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Signs and memorabilia are the few surviving items left over after the Hruska family had to say goodbye to their business of more than half a century.On Friday, the Rapidan Dam Store was purchased by Blue Earth County and demolished to prevent it from falling into the Blue Earth River.This comes after the family home collapsed into the river earlier in the week."You've got to forget about it and just move forward," said David Hruska.David Hruska and his sister Jenny Barnes said their job now is to stay positive while looking forward to hopefully bringing Back their Rapidan Dam...
New state law seeks to increase wages, competition for workers
Michael Rubke works at the front desk of a Minneapolis condominium building — and he wants to be able to keep working there. Last year, he was surprised to learn that he could be forced to leave, regardless of his job performance. Rubke works for the property management company...
RECALL: Minnesota Eggs Sold in Nine States Mislabeled
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid egg products manufactured in Minnesota and sold to food service locations in nine states across America are being recalled after they were mislabeled with undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reporting that Gaylord-based Michael Foods Inc. failed to disclose the presence...
Flooding along Mississippi River extends throughout western Wisconsin
WISCONSIN — A number of counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin are reporting flood conditions, as rainfall remains in the forecast. Over the weekend, parts of Minnesota were on high alert as flood levels continued to rise in many areas after days of unrelenting rain. Wisconsin’s northwestern neighbors are now...
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