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Mankato police ask for help identifying person of interest in killing of Buay Juk, 27
MANKATO, Minn. — Mankato police are hoping a reward will help them solve the year-old murder of a 27-year-old man.In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, Cmdr. Chris Baukol says someone shot and killed Buay Juk on Balcerzak Drive just after midnight on Oct. 28, 2023.At the time, a witness told police they saw a man running away from the scene after gunshots were fired.Detectives shared a surveillance video showing the man they say is a person of interest in this case. Juk's family says he was "a father, a son, a brother and uncle," and his killing turned their lives "upside down."Police are offering a $15,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mankato Police Department at 507-387-8565.
Madeline Kingsbury's parents testify in Adam Fravel trial
MANKATO, Minn. — The parents of Madeline Kingsbury took the witness stand in Mankato on Tuesday in the trial of 30-year-old Adam Fravel, the southwestern Minnesota man accused of killing Kingsbury last year.Kingsbury, 26, went missing in March 2023 after driving her two children to daycare in Winona. Her body was found two months later in a field by property owned by Fravel's family near the Minnesota-Iowa border.Fravel, Kingsbury's ex-boyfriend and the father of her young children, was arrested two days later and charged with first- and second-degree murder. Fravel has a documented history of domestic violence against Kingsbury, including an incident where he struck her while she was on a...
Extreme weather dampens area crop yields
Following a growing season that’s been unusually wet and dry at the same time, Le Sueur County farmers like Angela Guentzel are finding fewer crops to harvest this fall. On her sixth generation family farm between Kasota and Mankato in Le Sueur County, Guentzel said the inconsistent weather has made for an odd growing season. With the state averaging more than 25 inches of rainfall between April and June, the season was reported to be one of the wettest recorded in Minnesota history. ...
Halloween Fun Run brings out costumed runners
Approximately 155 costumed characters hit the track around St. Peter High School on Saturday morning to enjoy the community’s annual Halloween Fun Run. Open to men, women, children and canines, community members got in the Halloween spirit while trekking the 5K course around the high school grounds. Young ones could join in the fun as well through the Lil’ Monster Dash. The event is hosted each year by the St....
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