Mankato News Archives

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.

Dan Quaderer gives customer Mike Wieland a trim. After 45 years of cutting hair at his Hilltop location, he will hang up his clippers Oct.

Police say it was a case of mistaken identity that resulted in a felony burglary charge being wrongly filed against a 27-year-old North Mankato woman Thursday.

Felony assault and witness tampering charges have been filed against a 24-year-old Mankato man who is accused of attempting to assault a drug informant in jail.

Police make a second arrest in the theft thousands of dollars worth of copper wire39 year old Rae Moon of Eagle Lake was arrested yesterday.According to the Mankato Department of public safety surveillance video showed two people involved in the theft at MTU Onsite Energy last week.Moon faces charges of Aiding and abetting third degree burglary, ...

David McGlynn, author of the short story collection, "The End of the Straight and Narrow," worries about being labeled a Christian writer when he incorporates religion into his stories.

A Mankato man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting a woman in her home 16 months ago will be turned over to federal authorities and transported to Mexico.

The H1-N1 vaccine opens up to the public....Local health officials announced today they will give 500 doses of the H1-N1 vaccine to children in the area this weekend.News 12's Bryan Piatt has been following this story and joins us live in the newsroom with more.Nicole... this is a joint effort by the Mankato Clinic, ISJ and Blue Earth County Public ...

Wednesday's Big Nine Conference football game between Mankato West and Mankato East has been moved to West's Todnem Field.

Two Mankato men are in jail and facing felonies. They're accused of breaking in to or vandalizing parked cars early this morning.The Mankato Department of Public Safety says 19 year olds Andrew John Miller and Christopher Thomas Fleming were arrested just before 5:00 this morning.Authorities say at least six vehicles were damaged on the 1500 block ...

Benefit planned for Anne Walsh, Pam Soper By Jean Lundquist Ovarian cancer wasn't even a blip on the radar for Anne Walsh last June when she began to notice pain in her side.

In Mankato Area Public Schools, the illness trend appears to be continuing. Last week, the state health department reported that the number of students who missed school due to flu-like symptoms peaked.

A Mankato man is arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of copper wire from a local company.Police arrested 29 year old Benjamin Wetzel Sunday afternoon.According to Mankato Public Safety, almost four thousand dollars worth of copper wire was taken from MTU Onsite Energy between Thursday night and early Friday morning.Video ...

Unhappy about proposed cuts in funding for library and bookmobile services, North Mankato officials were ready for a fight with Nicollet County Monday.

The Alltel name is officially history in the Mankato area.This morning the last Alltel sign was removed from the call center.Over the last two years the call center has undergone not one, not two, but three name changes...But Verizon is hoping this change will be the last for a long time.Verizon Wireless Public Relations Manager Erica Sevilla says, ...

Mankato entrepreneur April Femrite is on her way to New York today to vie against four others for a $100,000 prize being offered to a start-up company.

The needs of military veterans will again play center stage at the annual Veterans Stand Down at Verizon Wireless Center Nov.

The word "remodeling" makes most people think of changing the family home. For author and Mankato native Kristin Maschka, the remodeling that she wrote about in her recently released parenting book, "This is Not How I Thought It Would Be: Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives We Want Today," pertains to changing how women think about motherhood.

Less than a year away from its opening, the Mankato Area School Board is holding a public hearing on attendance boundaries for Rosa Parks Elementary.

A 14-year-old boy was killed Thursday in a farm accident on a rural Owatonna farm.

The Mankato Area Council for Quality celebrated twenty years of quality initiatives this evening at South Central College.Area corporations and individuals were honored for their commitment to quality initiatives and practices.The MACQ's Corporate Award was presented to Minnesota Elevator, Coughlan Companies and SCC Center for Business and ...

Above: P.O.S., born Stef Alexander, is a Rhymesayers Entertainment artist. Below: P.O.S. has been a part of the Warped Tour and is currently on a national tour of A'Never Better,A' his latest album.

If an employee in your office is coughing, should you make them go home? It's one of the bigger challenges facing human resource leaders and department heads at area businesses as they try to plan for the H1N1 flu.

The owner of a pair of Rottweilers that attacked a 72-year-old woman on Aug. 18 must spay her dogs or remove them from the state within 30 days, the Mankato City Council decided Monday.

Warner Zeno was born in Mankato, graduated from Mankato High School, started Zeno Glass Company of Mankato, died in Sunrise Cottage of Mankato and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

David Walsh has been in Mankato before. The renowned Minnesota expert on children, parenting and family - who also founded the National Institute on Media and the Family - is a highly sought keynote speaker.

Sticker shock is in store for any North Mankato resident who happens upon the city's five-year capital improvement schedule.

Eleven area men, including a Mankatoan, are working toward ordinations as permanent deacons for the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm.

A 20-year-old man reported he was robbed by three teens while he was walking on Maywood Avenue Thursday night.

Shawn Scott Deatley decided November's presidential election was too important to miss, but he said he didn't realize his decision to vote then would result in a criminal charge nearly a year later.

Mankato's public safety department is creating a new level of supervisors, reducing fire responses on medical calls and appointing someone to build relationships with minority communities.

Nine area government groups join together to market the region more effectively.Greater Mankato Growth will serve as the primary contact between businesses looking at the region and the cities they represent.Fox Mankato's Ryan Gustafson has more.Leaders from Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties, and the cities of Eagle Lake, Lake Crystal, Le Sueur, ...

With a very wet start to October, Mankato's storm water system has gotten quite a workout.However according to Public Works Director Mark Knoff, it's working just fine.The system is designed to handle steady rains like we've had the past few days.And besides a few minor problems, localized street flooding has been kept to a minimum.

Minnesota's Department of Transportation is tracking down input on railroad issues.

A former Mankato man, who allegedly brought a 14-year-old girl to a bar and bought her drinks in exchange for sex in 2007, has been arrested.

At a work session underway at this hour, the Mankato City Council is going over a proposal to reduce greenhouse gases.The proposal, put together by the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group, asks Governor Pawlenty and state lawmakers to pass legislation they feel will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a cap-and-trade program, adopting ...

A little help never hurts. At least that's the idea behind the newly formed chapter of Circle of Parents.

Five 70-something guys singing barbershop harmony received a standing ovation from high school kids Friday.

MANKATO, Minn. - Augustana suffered its second consecutive convincing road loss Saturday, falling 36-6 to Minnesota State in an unimpressive performance to significantly lessen the Vikings' margin for error the rest of the season.

Every day of the week someone wins on the game show Jeopardy, but it's not every day that you know one of the contestants.Josh Forsythe of Mankato competed on the episode airing today.To celebrate, Josh, his friends and his family packed the Wow Zone for a viewing party.He taped in L.A. back in August and while he wasn't obligated to, Josh kept the ...

Incorrect reception hours were listed on C1 today for Free Press photojournalist John Cross' exhibit "Faces and Places of South Central Minnesota." The reception is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Blue Earth County Historical Society's Heritage Center's meeting room at 415 Cherry St.

A former Mankatoan has won two regional Emmy awards for his television work in the Twin Cities.

In this age of health care uncertainty, Mankato's two healthcare providers are teaming up to make sure one very important preventive measure is not overlooked.This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A state grant to help victims of sexual assault is being shifted from Blue Earth County to a nonprofit after the county declined to remain as the program's host.