Blue Earth County News

A nationwide warrant was issued for the arrest of a 39-year-old Mankato man last week after he decided to take a long lunch during his trial for felony drunken-driving charges.

One day after finishing a jail sentence for a drug sales conviction in June, a Mankato man was back in custody this week after allegedly selling an ounce of cocaine to an undercover police officer.

'Tis the season to pony up and pay it forward. Two Mankato charitable organizations kicked off their annual holiday season fund drives Wednesday.

Several people who were already charged in Blue Earth County for a June graffiti spree are now facing charges in Nicollet County.

Drug investigators are using DNA evidence in an attempt to link a 25-year-old St.

Stephen "Worms" Weimert, 62, of Mankato died, Saturday, November 14, 2009. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Ss.

Law enforcement and emergency personnel from Blue Earth County spent this week visiting several area elementaries to talk about winter safety.

A State Patrol investigation into the fatal train accident that killed two Blue Earth County workers says driver error was a contributing factor.Back in July an eastbound union Pacific locomotive struck a Blue Earth County work truck heading south over the railroad tracks on County Road 112.Blue Earth County workers 42-year -old Jack Baker of ...

Blue Earth County will make one last attempt to sell the Nichols office building before tearing it down.County administrator Dennis McCoy says the board is asking $750-thousand dollars for the building.It will be advertised for sale for three weeks.Bids will be open in early January.If the board decides not to accept any of those bids, the building ...

A State Patrol investigation into the July 13 train collision that killed two Blue Earth County highway workers found the driver didn't stop at a sign and didn't notice the train until it was too late.

Mail: The Mankato and North Mankato post offices and the Madison East branch will be closed Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day.

The mother of a girl who fractured her ankle while playing kickball during summer school at Dakota Meadows Middle School has reached a financial settlement with the Mankato School District.

The Nichols Office Building may go on sale Tuesday for $385,100 and the promise that the buyer won't ask for any help from the county.

Blue Earth County has been collecting resident's unused pharmaceuticals.Today was the final day of the program ... which safely gets rid of old medications.The county teamed with the Minnesota Pharmaceutical Association to help keep old prescriptions out of the water and off the street.The two days saw 172 people take part in the drop-off.Around ...

B.J. Tesch is bounding through the aisles of Snyders Drug Store in Mankato like Christmas has come early - this Thursday afternoon it was truly better to give than to receive.

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.

H1N1 vaccines left over from this weekend's vaccine clinic are now available.550 doses were left over and will be split between Blue Earth County Public Health, the Mankato Clinic and ISJ.Those that qualify for the vaccine are children between the ages of 6 months and five years with underlying medical conditions, women who are at least 36 weeks ...

Felony drug possession charges were dismissed and filed again for a man accused of being involved in a plan to have several pounds of marijuana delivered to a Hubbell Avenue apartment.

Counties across the state are taking action to make it easier for their workers to stay home sick.News 12's Ryan Gustafson reports on the newest tools being used to stave off the H1N1 virus.At the Nicollet County Administration Building, county workers have plenty of interaction with citizens, and each other.Which is why the county has made such an ...

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.