Lake Crystal News

One of Mankato Clinic's sites is tops in the region when it comes to diabetes care, but another is the lowest, exposing the challenges health care companies face in developing standards, according to a report ...

An announcement by Mankato Clinic that it will close its facility in Blue Earth - thus moving Dr.

Authorities say there's a break in the mysterious shooting southwest of Mankato.

The news earlier this month that the Mankato Clinic is closing its Blue Earth site at the end of August has sent shock waves throughout the community.

New Ulm Jr. Legion pocketed a doubleheader sweep of Fairmont VFW Post 1222 on Sunday in New Ulm.

State Rep. Tony Cornish of Vernon Center said his race with Madison Lake software engineer John Branstad is well underway, but the Branstad campaign missed in targeting one voter recently.

Despite the fact that administrators called it a win-win situation, we are not sure that is exactly correct.

' A group of retired law enforcement officers have been meeting for breakfast on the first Friday of every month for more than a decade.

A former Lake Crystal police officer, who resigned in December after 14 years of service, is facing a felony charge for allegedly selling a van without a clean title.

Minnesota State University, under contract with state pollution officials, is spending the spring and summer testing water on Loon, Mills and Crystal lakes as well as a ditch responsible for bringing some of ...

Kristy A. Jewison, daughter of Donita and Jamie Hagen of Janesville and the late Dale R. Jewison. via Free Press

“As it gets later and later, it'll be more frustrating”

Byron Rode plants corn in April 2007 on some of the 1400 acres Lake Crystal. Think you're desperate for warmer weather? Imagine Minnesota's corn growers. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

April Showers Contest Winner Published Date: 05-05-2008 11:32 PM CT April is over, and so is our April Showers contest for the year. via KEYC

“This is a culture where consuming alcohol is not a big deal”

Ms. Ehler shows where the students will be going this summer. MyFox National LAKE CRYSTAL, Minn. via MyFox St. Louis

“It would probably take a test case”

Tony Cornish, the Lake Crystal police chief and state representative, thought earlier this year that one of his officers might be the first to benefit from a law he passed that attempts to force suspects to ... via The Mankato Free Press

“They invited me to their rural Lake Crystal home to talk about the program and polka dancing; somehow our conversation turned to their thoughts on love and their over 50-year marriage.”

Among the audio available on the Voices From the Valley Web site is a piece on this dancing couple: "I met Mr. via The Mankato Free Press

“But this is actually more normal for southern Minnesota. It's just that we've forgotten what normal is.”

When it comes to spring corn planting, "normal" has become a relative term. "Expect us to be two weeks behind for corn in Waseca and Le Sueur counties," said Waseca Farm Service Director Gary Kunz, who quickly ... via The Mankato Free Press

DWI Task Force Gets New Vests Published Date: 04-25-2008 12:12 AM CT Area law enforcement involved in the 'NightCAP' safe and sober program will be a little safer the next time they hit the roads. via KEYC

The Department of Natural Resources is snapping up one of the few remaining stands of native prairie in southern Minnesota. via The Mankato Free Press

A Mankato man who allegedly tried to dodge arrest after a short high-speed chase in Lake Crystal last month is now facing a felony fleeing charge in Blue Earth County District Court. via Free Press