Mankato News

A Mankato woman has won the HickoryTech Phone Book cover contest. The photograph, taken by amateur photographer Jennifer Prochaska, will appear on the cover of the HickoryTech 2009-10 Phone Book.

KARE11.com updated July 3, 2009 ST. PAUL, Minn. -- After a deadly Memorial Day weekend on Minnesota roads, authorities are stepping up patrols for drunken drivers over the Independence Day holiday.

Read the test scores With results from the state's standardized assessment freshly in hand and only two months before school starts, the race is on for school officials to turn their mounds of data into tools for student achievement.

Adrienne Nesser, living in Mankato in her early 20s, had a long-distance friendship and flirtation with a guy so interested in her, he and his band planned tours around Minnesota just so he could see her.

Ask Democrats or Republicans, political scientists or local elections officials.

A law passed last year that makes it a felony to attempt to take a firearm from a law enforcement officer is being used against a St.

Good evening and thanks for joining us, I'm Betsy Gessell.A Mankato man originally accused of six felony counts for allegedly sexually assaulting a female victim while holding a knife reaches a plea deal on just one of those felony counts.Now, his victim is speaking out... saying the deal the county reached with her attacker is quote "a joke"...Fox ...

Assault charges are being requested for a 19-year-old Mankato man who allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend after a chase involving cars.

A Nashville, Tennessee based music group with a single currently on the country charts makes a stop in North Mankato this afternoon... The group "TelluRide" stopped in at Country 103.5 to perform an acoustic show today.

Jen Panko and Raj Sethuraju are the South Central College faculty leading the new program Farm in the City, 'an experiential learning camp focused on agricultural education and gardening and its relevance in today's society.' Robyn Geldner is helping with the program's garden.

Authorities in the Mankato area continue to investigate a string of vandalism that defaced a school, church and statue last week.

This story is news because the four-day school week is sweeping the state. After the rural MACCRAY School District made regional and national headlines when it switched to a four-day school week for the 2008-09 school year, hundreds of Minnesota districts decided to follow suit.

Police in North Mankato are looking for suspects involved in a rash of vandalism.

Good evening, I'm Dion Cheney.And I'm Nicole Winters.Thanks for joining us.There will be fireworks after all for this year's 4th of July.And it appears like just about everyone has been chipping in.News 12's Ryan Gustafson has the story."What's the 4th of July without fireworks?"A fundraising venture spearheaded by Radio Mankato, appears to have ...

Mankato city officials are scrambling with Governor Tim Pawlenty's recent announcement about cuts to local government aid...LGA is used to create parity in tax and services for smaller cities, regional cities and core urban cities.But with less money coming in... Cities are forced to rethink how to write their budgets.News 12's Max Jensen has the ...

Minnesota Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher made a stop today at the Coffee Hag in Mankato.She was joined by Representative Kathy Brynaert of Mankato and Representative Terry Morrow of St.

Mankato Twins' second baseman Jay Nessler tags Rochester Jordan Rysavy to start a double play in the third inning of Wednesday's amateur baseball game at Franklin Rogers Park.

After two separate plans to build a women's hockey arena were vetoed by Governor Pawlenty, the city of Mankato is shifting gears for their upcoming bonding requests.The city still wants to expand the Alltel Center, but they will now attempt to add a one thousand, one hundred seat auditorium, which would extend the facility down the block toward ...

A July 11 wedding is planned. Schwichtenberg - Meister The Free Press Jodi Marie Schwichtenberg daughter of Jon and Janice Schwichtenberg of North Mankato.

Mankato West's Aaron Richter fights for a pass with Virginia's Joe Vuicich while practicing for Saturday's Minnesota High School Football All-Star Football Game Monday at Gustavus Adolphus College.