Kasota News

Nancy Schwichtenberg, the woman who helped 99 terminally ill patients die peacefully in her rural Kasota hospice, died Tuesday after a two-year battle with colon cancer.

Henry Morris of Minnesota State University will head up the new off-campus MSU site known as MSU at 7700 France.

Chris Isaacson is lucky to have a friend like Matt Fischer. About an hour before Isaacson took his stock car out on Arlington Raceway's half-mile dirt track for his first heat of the racing season, Fischer was ...

Fire Destroys St. Peter Home Published Date: 05-20-2008 09:56 PM CT A house catches fire in St.

A methamphetamine sting led to the arrest of two people last week, including a woman who was hospitalized for two days after allegedly swallowing a "substance" when investigators confronted her.

Lindsay DeLaRosby was napping in her second-floor apartment at 815 S. Minnesota St.

“Visibility is anywhere from about 0 to 6 inches at most.”

LE SUEUR COUNTY, Minn. Nearly two years after a tornado ripped through southern Minnesota, part of the cleanup is just beginning. via Wcco.com

“I wanted to put a little of everything on the menu, and some things people haven't seen before.”

Emily Streeter wanted to throw a little of everything at diners visiting the area's newest establishment -- Richard's Restaurant & Pub. via Hotel Online

And here we go again. Another child, this time a baby, most likely murdered. What's our legislature doing now that it is in session? Oh yeah! Concentrating their efforts on inventing new entitlements, and ... via Lake Minnetonka Liberty

District 25 Special Election Published Date: 12-18-2007 06:46 PM CT The appointment of senator Tom Neuville to judgeship in the third judicial court has left a Minnesota senate seat vacant.And five people are ... via KEYC

Kasota Illustrator Comes Home for Book Signing Published Date: 12-15-2007 11:17 PM CT It's a heartwarming tale, with some local flavor.A book signing for Rosie with Rose-colored glasses took place today at the ... via KEYC

“We're entering the high season for norovirus”

While lab results aren't yet in, norovirus is suspected of sickening 17 residents of a Kasota apartment building last weekend, Minnesota Department of Health spokesman Doug Schultz said. via Free Press

Authorities Investigate Kasota Medical Mystery Published Date: 11-11-2007 10:58 PM CT Investigators are trying to piece together a medical mystery in Kasota. via KEYC

Health officials are trying to trace the source of gastro-intestinal illness that sickened 17 residents of a Kasota apartment building.

The illness struck tenants in seven of eight units at Valley View Apartments over the weekend.

Five people had to be taken by ambulance to the St. Peter Hospital, while others were driven to the hospital by family or friends. All were treated and released.

The only tenants who were spared were a woman and her small child. The woman says she doesn't mingle with the other tenants or visit their apartments. Read more

“I'm doing OK now. Sunday I felt much better, but on Saturday I was really sick”

Lori Schouviller began feeling ill Saturday and was soon vomiting severely. Next thing she knew, public health officials were ordering her into an ambulance because she had no one to drive her to the hospital. via The Mankato Free Press

Kasota Evacuation Update: Residents Feeling Better Published Date: 11-12-2007 06:43 PM CT It appears the Kasota health scare is under control.As we told you last night at ten, residents of a Kasota apartment ... via KEYC

About 50 residents were ordered to leave an apartment complex in Kasota on Sunday after a wave of gastrointestional illnesses. via The Mankato Free Press

Education Lesson In Kasota Quarry Published Date: 10-15-2007 06:55 PM CT Some third graders from Owatonna made a trip to Mankato today to get a first hand lesson on geology.Sound of rocks.They stopped by the ... via KEYC

“There are sites of significance like this that just fade away if you don't remember them”

With the help of a $75,000 state appropriation and the hoped for $55,000 in locally generated donations, there will be a professionally designed, instantly engaging, kid-friendly exhibit to match the quality of ... via The Mankato Free Press

“I don't believe they knew what was going on”

Two men were stabbed and two others are facing felony charges after an incident involving a stolen van and a foot chase near Kasota Monday. via The Mankato Free Press