Mankato News

Mankato House's Kevin Gregg was in need of a haircut...But this was a little more than he had in mind.The facility's administrator shaved his head today to make good on a challenge to the employees.This week the staff was looking to raise money for the Mankato United Way.Last year they donated 17-hundred dollars.Gregg said he would shave his head ...

More than 30 people who currently or recently lived in the Mankato region have a check waiting for them, courtesy of the IRS.

Counselors and educators from Mankato Area Public Schools toured a pair of Mankato-based metal fabricators Wednesday.

A man who was arrested and whose house was searched as investigators looked for stolen guns has been arrested again because police suspect he was selling marijuana downtown.

A 64-year-old man remains in critical condition tonight after colliding with a semi on Highway 169.Authorities say it happened just after 9:30 this morning on Highway 169 near Happy Chef and the Motel 8.They say a Mercedes driven by Jeffrey Lane Wagner pulled out to turn left to head south on 169.A semi, driven by Douglas David Parker was headed ...

A joint or separate trial? A district judge will decide if the Mankato, Minn., parents of conjoined twins will be tried together or separately on criminal charges filed nearly two years ago.

A 64-year-old Savage man was critically injured when the car he was driving was hit by a semi tractor pulling a Praxair gas tank trailer, the State Patrol said.

An experimental and unapproved flu-fighting drug is being made available to hospitals for use by severely ill H1N1 influenza patients.

A Mankato woman told police she was sexually assaulted early Sunday while in Mankato's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

The Mankato Green Mill will close for good tonight, but its majority owner said a different restaurant will be opening there.

Two people were injured in a crash at the intersection of Blue Earth County Road 82 and South Victory Drive Monday.

Minnesota State goalie Austin Lee makes a save on a breakaway by WisconsinA's Brendan Smith during the first period Saturday.

A police officer responding to a disruption at the Kato Ballroom ended up in a skirmish with three people, including a woman who allegedly whacked him on the head with her shoe.

An assault early yesterday evening leaves a Mankato man facing several charges.Mankato Police say Charson Anderson was arguing with a female...The argument escalated, and Anderson allegedly grabbed her shirt, twisted it and began choking her.The female tried calling 9-1-1, but says Anderson took the phone away from her.Anderson was no longer at the ...

The owners of three popular restaurants in the Mankato area are opening their fourth... and today we got a sneak peek.The new restaurant is appropriately called Number Four, and is located on the corner of Second and Walnut Streets in downtown Mankato.The same owners operate Tav on the Ave, Dino's and the Neighbor's restaurants.They say the ...

The 2008 Presidential election saw the highest number of voters in U.S. history hit the polls.But for one Mankato man, registering and voting landed him in hot water.

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Hundreds came to the Kato Ballroom today for the "Fight Like a Girl" benefit held for a former Mankato Police Commander.Anna Walsh served on the force for nineteen years and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last June.She is currently receiving chemotherapy and today an overwhelming number of people came to show their support.Anna Walsh says, "The ...

The North Mankato Taylor Library was closed for a few hours Thursday and will be for a few days next month as construction workers put the finishing touches on a major expansion of the city's only public library.

Most Minnesotans reading Nick Healy's short story "Uncle Ed's Packard" will understand the brief reference to Armistice Day in the context of an impending storm.