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Back-to-School clothing swap at Blue Earth County Library
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Blue Earth County Library hosted its first ever back-to-school clothing swap event, giving local residents the opportunity to get school clothes. The event started Friday Aug. 23 and will continue through Aug. 24. The community is welcome to bring in as much gently used clothing as they’d like and swap for clothes that others have brought in.
Mankato Embraces New Guardians, Six Police Officers and Firefighters Sworn into Service
In a recent display of community and duty, Mankato welcomed a fresh batch of protectors into its fold. Six individuals, four police officers, and two firefighters were formally sworn into their roles, pledging to serve the city with courage and commitment. According to the Mankato Police and Fire Department's Facebook page, this ceremonial rite is a recognition of the responsibilities they are set to undertake as guardians of public safety.
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...
GreatNews.Life Student Voices: Malden Labor Day Parade and new school opportunities are in Morgan Township
Morgan Township High School (MTHS) began its 2024-2025 school year on August 14. The start of a new school year brought the start of new classes and extracurriculars for all students, including several call out meetings for school clubs and upcoming fall sports. MTHS recently allowed incoming sophomores to take...
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 […]
“Employers are fighting over them!” 20 weeks of training at Summit Academy prepares adults to work in medical field
Minneapolis-based Summit Academy specializes in industry certifications and training workers for in-demand jobs. One popular career pathway at Summit Academy is its training for medical administrative assistants (MAA). Sheletta on why it’s needed.
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