Mankato
LATEST NEWS
Wells, Minnesota likely to break its own record for rainfall
WELLS, Minn. — Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin have seen more than their fair share of rainfall this year. But no part of Minnesota has been hit harder than Faribault County.The Minnesota town of Wells is known for its stone structures, including Father Eugene Stenzel's Stone House, which he spent decades building by hand. "I need rock. So whoever is watching, I will take rock! Please, bring me some rock," Stenzel said. What they don't need more of in Faribault County is rain. "Along I-90, at least 30 inches of rainfall. Wells has about 43.97 inches of rain right now," said Caleb...
8.23.24-Matt Scharping-Phenom Genetics
Matt Scharping with Phenom Genetics is in to talk about his business of breeding and raising rodeo bulls. We talk misconceptions about the industry and the culture of Rodeo. Arlington Bull Riding event at the Sibley County Fair Grounds Sept 6 & 7 Ticket info HERE!
VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK: PAS, RTR set for special events Saturday
The Pipestone Area Schools and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) volleyball teams will be competing in specials Saturday. PAS will play Waseca at 1 p.m. in the Big South Conference Crossover at New Ulm High School. There will be other matches on the docket:. 10 a.m., Redwood Valley vs. Fairmont. 11:30 a.m., Belle...
Madeline Kingsbury murder trial set to begin
WINONA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A trial is set to begin this fall for the man accused of murdering Madeline Kingsbury of Winona. Adam Fravel, Kingsbury’s ex-boyfriend and the father to their 2 children, will face a jury on October 7th in Mankato. He’s charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder.
NEXT Weather Alert for excessive heat on Sunday, Monday
MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday kicks off a hot and steamy first weekend for the Minnesota State Fair, with Sunday and Monday both declared NEXT Weather Alert days.Expect plenty of sunshine on Saturday with highs back into the mid-80s in the Twin Cities. A stray shower is possible late in the evening through early Sunday. Temps will reach close to 90 degrees on Sunday and should break into the low-90s on Monday. An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the metro between 1 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday. Heat index values will be between 100-107 degrees during both days in the metro, with nighttime lows only down into the mid-70s.A front could also bring rain chances late Monday into Tuesday.Temps will drop a touch into the mid-80s by mid-week with another round of rain is possible on Thursday.
Arts Briefs: Waters of history and race at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Arts Briefs is a weekly roundup of Minnesota arts news compiled by the MPR News arts and culture team. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona opened a new exhibition this week: “A Nation Takes Places: Navigating Race and Water in Contemporary Art.”. The exhibition is co-curated by local...
Pro Farmer Crop Tour projects corn record yield for Iowa
Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found. The tour on Thursday projected Iowa's corn yield at 192.79 bushels per acre,...
Ocasio-Cortez: Walz is driving Trump and Vance ‘nuts’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in an interview broadcast early Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, is driving former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), “nuts.” “I think that Trump and Vance, they think they have some kind of like, monopoly over masculinity,” Ocasio-Cortez…
More than half of violent crimes go unsolved in Minnesota
More violent crimes are going unsolved in Minnesota today than a decade ago, according to FBI data analyzed by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, a nonprofit working on criminal justice issues. “In 2022, the year for which we have the most recent data, Minnesota saw 57% of violent crimes go unsolved, 5 percentage […]
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.