(St. Paul, MN)  --  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is continuing to push for state funding to upgrade trails, campgrounds, fish hatcheries, and parks.  DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen published an op-ed yesterday focused on the agency's Get Out MORE [...]

(St. Paul, MN)  --  Law enforcement leaders are choosing sides in the Minnesota attorney general's race.  Nine Minnesota county attorneys endorsed Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison's re-election campaign yesterday.  The move comes after nearly two dozen county sheriffs endorsed his Republican [...]

Minnesota communities, schools and their partners are invited to apply for funding on local projects that enhance transportation goals, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The $12.5 million in federal funding is available through the Transportation Alternatives program in [...]

As part of AT&T’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide, the AT&T Foundation is granting $15,000 to YWCA Mankato to support mentoring, tutoring and digital literacy skills for teen girls.   The AT&T Foundation grant will support YWCA Mankato’s Girls [...]

VINE Faith in Action’s annual community service event, Rake the Town will be taking place November 5-13 throughout Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties.   VINE already has a list of older homeowners in the area requesting help with their leaf [...]

Join Greater Mankato Growth for the Senate District 18 Candidate Forum, featuring Nick Frentz (DFL) and Mark Wright (R). The forum will take place on Wednesday, October 5, from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Room [...]

Mankato-Public Safety seeks assistance locating missing person Cullen Duane Kennedy. Kennedy, a 25-year-old white male, is considered a vulnerable adult. He is 6-foot 5-inches tall and 250 pounds. He has not contacted his family and was last seen at approximately [...]

The Blue Earth County Regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility and Product Reuse Center are closing for the regular season at the end of October. Remaining hours are Tuesdays from 12 – 6 pm, Wednesday & Thursdays from 12 – [...]

(Le Sueur County, MN)  --  A man is admitting to stabbing his father to death before setting their home in rural southern Minnesota on fire.  Hardy Wills-Traxler pled guilty yesterday to second-degree murder in connection with the death of 64-year-old [...]