Covid-19 City Updates

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is seeking community feedback [...]

Motorists are advised that the eastbound lanes of Highway 14 [...]

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says the large number [...]

Attend a live virtual open house at 6 p.m., Monday, [...]

(August 10, 2020 –St. Paul, MN) The League of Minnesota Cities [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Start budget-trimming now and don't wait until next January, say [...]

COVID cases have nearly tripled in the last month among [...]

Some studies are out suggesting potential long-term health consequences for [...]

The Minnesota Legislature will probably have its third special session [...]

The public pool in St. Peter has closed for the [...]

Minnesotans head to the polls tomorrow (Tues) for the primary [...]

The Blue Earth County Elections Office reminds voters that if [...]

August 7, 2020 The purpose of this letter is to [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Governor Tim Walz is highlighting state benefits and assistance that [...]

Minnesota Democrats are hoping the state figures prominently in their [...]

COVID case numbers are going different directions in different parts [...]

A new trend survey of realtors statewide shows the COVID-19 [...]

If you haven't already responded to the 2020 census you [...]

Keep your eyes peeled for motorcycle riders. The Minnesota Department [...]

Republican lawmakers say Governor Tim Walz insulted the Minnesota National [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced [...]

Investigators with the Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling [...]

Mankato’s annual city clean up is underway. Like most things, [...]

Greater Mankato Growth says the 2020 Alive After 5 Concert [...]

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced the U.S. [...]

The Mankato Area Public School Board will hold an online work session following [...]

A number of Minnesotans are headed to the huge motorcycle [...]

MANKATO, Minn. — During the COVID-19 pandemic, some people may [...]

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100,000 [...]

57,779 Total positive cases (cumulative) 629 Newly reported cases 9 [...]

Republican U-S Senate candidate Jason Lewis said in Tuesday's "virtual" [...]

Parents, students and teachers around the state are prepping for [...]

In Minnesota, the suicide rate increased by 48% compared to [...]

How to diversify Minnesota's rural economy -- the question for [...]

A group called the Minnesota Voters Alliance is suing Governor [...]

Governor Tim Walz has announced that this fall’s 10th annual [...]

Mankato, MN (August 4, 2020) – Vetter Stone Company is [...]

57,162 Total positive cases (cumulative) 606 Newly reported cases 4 [...]

State officials for budget reasons are closing Minnesota's two smallest [...]

Highway 93 south of Henderson to Highway 169 will open [...]

MANKATO, Minn. (Aug. 4, 2020) – Charter Communications, Inc. announced today [...]

State health officials have renewed a call for plasma donors [...]

Don't expect state lawmakers to try a fourth time to [...]

Local health officials say they'll be keeping a close watch [...]

As a week-long distracted driving enforcement campaign continues in Minnesota, [...]

Thanks to a Blue Earth County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant, [...]

State health officials are warning citizens about new COVID-19-related scams [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

The statewide tobacco sale age is now 21. Laura Smith [...]

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning about scams involving [...]

A similar statewide "dial-back" does not appear imminent, even though [...]

A month-long enforcement push earlier this summer found speeding is [...]

State health officials say a person who attended the "North [...]

GreenSeam is hosting a celebration of agribusiness. It takes place [...]

County COVID-19 Case Statistics The Blue Earth County COVID-19 dashboard [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has this message for [...]

Tickets for this year's State Fair food parade go on [...]

It could be a messy presidential election this year. So [...]

Mankato residents may bring flood-damaged carpets, floor pads and pieces [...]

Deputy state Education Commissioner Heather Mueller says in Minnesota school [...]

As some school districts move toward having students back in [...]

Republicans say Governor Tim Walz's COVID guidance for school districts [...]

Governor Tim Walz says Minnesota school districts would work with [...]

A day after a hosting a senate hearing on the [...]

President Trump this morning sent out a tweet questioning whether [...]

As officials try to determine the source and contents of [...]

Among those criticizing Governor Tim Walz's COVID emergency orders is [...]

State health officials says the increase in COVID cases in [...]

Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) will host a Telephone Town Hall [...]

Governor Tim Walz announces this afternoon (2pm) whether Minnesota's public [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Over 10,000 ballots have been sent out to Blue Earth [...]

One week ago Governor Tim Walz announced a statewide mask [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit [...]

Results of the latest stepped-up enforcement campaign show that speeding [...]

Mankato Clinic physicians and Minnesota Department of Health officials encourage [...]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) continues to get the [...]

Governor Tim Walz is highlighting his mask order that took [...]

The Minnesota Zoo is now open for visitors. Zack Nuget [...]

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says form letters reportedly sent [...]

Greater Mankato Growth and the Saint Peter Chamber of Commerce [...]

Representative Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-1) says he supports Mayo Clinic Health [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic again has been named the [...]

 Last week, Iraq War Veteran and former teacher Dan Feehan [...]

The statewide tobacco sale age goes up to 21 Saturday. [...]

COVID-19: Amid Promising Numbers, Concerns Linger for LTC Residents Mike [...]

Minnesota News Connection July 28, 2020 With School Year Approaching, [...]

The trajectory of COVID-19 in Minnesota is not going as [...]

A new office dedicated to investigating cold cases involving missing [...]

 Veterans in the upper Midwest may now be eligible to [...]

Governor Walz is scheduled to make a recommendation on how [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Travel has been mostly down at MSP International Airport as [...]

State officials are setting up a special task force including [...]

The deadline is approaching for more than 20,000 Supplemental Nutrition [...]

A mask mandate ordered by Governor Tim Walz is now [...]

Minnesota physicians are urging parents and caregivers to practice good [...]

The State Fair is closed this year, but a first-of-its-kind [...]

It's expected Governor Tim Walz will announce later this week [...]

Officials say there's a new scam popping up across Minnesota [...]

MANKATO, Minn. – (9 a.m.) Highway 19 between Winthrop and [...]

Greater Mankato Growth and the Saint Peter Chamber of Commerce [...]

U.S. Senator Tina Smith says there is a great need [...]

47,961 Total positive cases (cumulative) 507 Newly reported cases 4 [...]

Turkey growers are building a case to be included in [...]

It looks like you'll be able to get some of [...]

Governor Tim Walz and state leaders gave an update on [...]

State House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler says Minnesota has suffered [...]

Governor Tim Walz is expected to announce his decision later [...]

Governor Tim Walz says there's been progress in mitigating the [...]

As mask mandates are becoming the norm...one expert heavily cited [...]

47,457 Total positive cases (cumulative) 352 Newly reported cases 3 [...]

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says there is an urgent need [...]

Starting next Monday (July 27th), face masks will be required [...]

MANKATO—With the help of generous regional supporters, Greater Mankato Area [...]

Law enforcement officers could not use chokeholds or receive paid [...]

A nine-month-old child from Clay County -- the Moorhead area [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has led to record-breaking fishing license sales. [...]

Let each school district decide whether students are back in [...]

Law enforcement spent two weeks--from July 4-13th--surveilling 919 Minnesota bars [...]

The legislature passed a police reform package in the closing [...]

Today (July 21), Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy [...]

"The bill does not pass, having not received the required [...]

The Minnesota House of Representatives voted to declare racism a [...]

North Mankato city officials confirm that they will discuss a [...]

A bill providing 167 million dollars in grants and loans [...]

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota is providing [...]

Approximately 7,000 Minnesota child care providers are eligible for $56.6 [...]

The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) is calling on Governor Tim [...]

The state Health Department is stepping up enforcement of the [...]

State officials are preparing Minnesotans for what they predict will [...]

"No justice, no peace." ...protesters outside the Minnesota Senate building, [...]

The end is near for the $600 federal lifeline for [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Governor Tim Walz in Henderson signaled he's willing to make [...]

Walz argues he must retain some COVID emergency powers because [...]

The 2020 census count continues and the final push is [...]

After COVID began, the VINE Adult Community Center started moving [...]

A Minnesota House committee debates a bill this morning (945am) [...]

Highway 14 westbound by 3rd Avenue in Mankato is re-opened [...]

Rep. Jeremy Munson of Lake Crystal is part of a [...]

For the health and safety of residents and staff, the [...]

Eight more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 -- four of [...]

Governor Tim Walz, visiting the Highway 93 flood improvement project [...]

Thanks to a Blue Earth County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant, [...]

Mankato Schools Superintendent Paul Peterson says like all districts across [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Attorneys for George Floyd's family say the country is at [...]

The Minnesota State Fair is not happening this year, but [...]

Minneapolis Police Sergeant Anna Hedberg told a Senate committee damage [...]

Attorneys for George Floyd's family today filed a federal civil [...]

Big Dog Sports Café in North Mankato is mourning the [...]

Minneapolis Police Officer Rich Walker told lawmakers at State Capitol [...]

Today Governor Tim Walz will visit the Highway 93 flood [...]

Minnesota health officials expressed concern about the state's rising COVID-19 [...]

A Nicollet County resident in their 50s has died from [...]

Many uninsured Minnesotans can get tested for COVID-19 at no [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

State Senator Nick Frentz of North Mankato says he believes [...]

During the summer months, frequent “tick checks” are essential. “It [...]

Mankato City Manager Pat Hentges says so far enforcement of [...]

An appeal is planned after a judge threw out a [...]

QUICK FACTS What: Jeffers Petroglyphs to open today Where: 27160 County Road [...]

Food shelf use across the state has skyrocketed during the [...]

Another attempt by Republicans to end Governor Tim Walz's COVID [...]

Senate Republicans have a third day of hearings today (10am) [...]

Even more politics are swirling around a 1.8-billion-dollar bonding bill [...]

Mankato's Spring Clean-up, which had been postponed due to COVID-19, [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

The top Republican in the Minnesota Senate says he does [...]

Approximately 7,000 Minnesota child care providers will be eligible for [...]

Starting tomorrow (WED), Split Rock Lighthouse will once again welcome [...]

Will Democrats and Republicans be able to agree on a [...]

Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says they continue to monitor [...]

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota is warning homeowners [...]

The issue of whether Minnesota students can return to the [...]

Opening day of the legislature's second special session of 2020 [...]

Tomorrow is the last day to file your 2019 taxes [...]

Daily Update: Because all data is preliminary, the change in [...]

Republican lawmakers will introduce a special session bill Monday that [...]

An informal survey of Minnesota families collected by the state [...]

Starting today (MON), drivers must schedule an appointment to take [...]

Greater Mankato Growth says they are still planning on having [...]

North Mankato City Administrator John Harrenstein says things have been [...]

Mankato-Attend a live virtual open house at 5 p.m., Thursday, [...]

 Minnesota State University, Mankato is hosting four upcoming online “town [...]

An informal survey of Minnesota families collected by the state [...]

Could the Twin Cities riots have been stopped sooner, with [...]

Walz administration officials told state lawmakers at Thursday hearings that [...]

A top Walz administration official, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, [...]

Online appointment scheduling for Minnesota class D driver's knowledge tests [...]

“Similar to other counties in our region, Nicollet County is [...]

That pile of loose change in your car is worth [...]

The city of Mankato was awarded a Contamination Investigation and [...]