Covid-19 City Updates

Mankato-Public Safety responded to the report of a structure fire [...]

Governor Tim Walz says he appreciates Republican Majority Leader Paul [...]

It's a day off (FRI) in the Derek Chauvin trial [...]

Scammers are seizing on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines a [...]

The cloudy and wet conditions across Minnesota this month have [...]

(Hutchinson, MN) --   A police officer in Hutchinson, Minnesota, [...]

For the fifth straight night, people protested the death of [...]

The Minnesota Department of Health says almost one-thousand residents died [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

Speaking to press Thursday, Daunte Wright's family says they were [...]

Both sides have rested their cases in the Derek Chauvin [...]

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began last [...]

In a week of turmoil, Minnesotans may be asking how [...]

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter is now charged [...]

(Brooklyn Center, MN) -- Hundreds of people take to the [...]

(Hennepin Co., MN) -- A forensic pathologist called by Derek [...]

(Hutchinson, MN) --   A man's accused of assaulting a [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

Governor Tim Walz's emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic have [...]

The Minnesota DPS-DVS says over 600-thousand vehicles have expired state [...]

The former police officer charged with killing Daunte Wright is [...]

Governor Tim Walz says he does *not* expect to re-tighten [...]

Closed home sales ticked up in March as pending sales [...]

A new study says Minnesota is doing okay when in [...]

Governor Tim Walz is sending his personal sympathies to the [...]

Morries Hall is expected to take the witness stand today. [...]

The defense in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police [...]

(Brooklyn Center, MN) -- The city manager of Brooklyn Center [...]

President Biden is calling for calm after the fatal police [...]

About 40 people are facing charges after the second night [...]

Protesters and police faced off for a second night outside [...]

Vice President Kamala Harris says "prayers are not enough" after [...]

The Minnesota Department of Health says a COVID-19 outbreak has [...]

This week MN-DOT announced their slate of projects for the [...]

Minnesota House Democrats last night (Sun) unveiled their roughly one-billion-dollar [...]

State health officials remain concerned that, at last check, only [...]

Testimony continues today in the Derek Chauvin trial. Another medical [...]

This year's Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation leadership conference will cross [...]

The City of Mankato was made aware of offensive stickers [...]

Though at least 11 colleges and universities in the nation [...]

Jennifer Carnahan will lead Minnesota's Republican Party for a third [...]

As part of Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week (April 12 through 16), [...]

Both North Mankato Fun Days and Mapleton's Town and Country [...]

Six people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

A Minnesota mother says her son was pulled over outside [...]

(Brainerd, MN) --   In its latest report on the [...]

(New York, NY) -- "60 Minutes" plans to debut a [...]

(Verndale, MN) --   A woman and her one-year-old are [...]

The FBI says a Rochester woman was arrested in connection [...]

Frontline workers for a major healthcare system in Minnesota are [...]

Minnesotans are being asked to slow down following a spike [...]

This week the state topped more than 3-million COVID-19 vaccine [...]

The state had two expert witnesses testify Wednesday that George [...]

Democrats as part of their state budget plan are moving [...]

A public safety funding bill that would also expand police [...]

A toddler is in the hospital after almost drowning in [...]

It will be a busy construction season for MN-DOT crews [...]

A key committee in the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House votes this [...]

The Minnesota Department of Education has a busy summer ahead [...]

Governor Tim Walz is teaming up with Twin Cities-based celebrity [...]

Seven Mankato parks have been equipped with wireless Internet to [...]

A bill to increase taxes on top-income Minnesotans will likely [...]

Senate Republicans are moving ahead with two controversial and high-profile [...]

"We're definitely not out of the woods yet with this [...]

The simmering debate over a gas tax increase has blown [...]

As thoughts turn to yardwork this spring utility providers are [...]

Court insiders say Derek Chauvin's attorney believes a prosecution witness [...]

As with so many other industries, the craft brewery industry [...]

State health officials say numbers for the COVID-19 pandemic in [...]

The trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin -- charged [...]

Animals are expected to arrive in April at Mankato's Sibley [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the childcare shortage across the [...]

Minnesota's fishing openers for bass, walleye, northern pike and trout [...]

Officials have upgraded the security fence around the Minnesota State [...]

Nearly 100 positions will be cut from the Mankato Area [...]

The City of Mankato says preliminary work on phase 2 of [...]

Today the House Capital Investment Committee will learn more about [...]

To increase awareness and change dangerous driving behaviors, law enforcement [...]

Lawmakers return to the State Capitol after their Passover/Easter break [...]

Minnesota youth who aged out of the foster care system [...]

The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin [...]

Medical experts say the coronavirus variant first identified in the [...]

Blue Earth County will celebrate National County Government Month (NCGM) [...]

Motorists traveling Highway 60 from the intersection with Highway 14 [...]

County Road 27 between Highway 14 and County Road 2, [...]

National Library Week takes place from April 4-10, 2021, and [...]

A Le Sueur man is dead after his motorcycle collided [...]

Week two of the Derek Chauvin trial gets underway this [...]

A leading epidemiologist says the fourth surge of COVID-19 "is [...]

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says the Minneapolis community is on [...]

(Minneapolis, MN) -- State health officials report Minnesota recorded more [...]

TODAY, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will hold a press conference [...]

With temperatures warming up, you can bet some Minnesotans will [...]

House Democrats' push for another good-sized bonding bill for state [...]

Fresh off a successful March campaign to raise two million [...]

Go ahead and hide those Easter eggs. The CDC says [...]

New data from the University of Minnesota shows for the [...]

Christians around the world will be marking this Good Friday [...]

Today is World Autism Day and April is World Autism [...]

(Atlanta, GA) --   As fears of a fourth COVID [...]

Jurors in the Derek Chauvin murder trial are due back [...]

(Washington, DC) --   President Biden seems to be trying [...]

Hennepin County EMS paramedic Derek Smith and his partner responded [...]

This season's income tax deadline has been extended to May [...]

The area will see a big warmup for Easter weekend. [...]

As farmers hit the fields this spring they're being asked [...]

Recent studies have shown the COVID-19 vaccines not only protect [...]

61-year-old Charles McMillian testified today that he was being "nosy" [...]

19-year-old Christopher Martin was an employee at Cup foods on [...]

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Brown County Fire Chiefs [...]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has confirmed emerald ash [...]

This past weekend, the Twin Valley Council Boy Scouts of [...]

The Gopher State is inching closer to a decision on [...]

(Lake Prairie Township, MN) -- A man is dead after [...]

County Road 82 (Victory Drive) between County Road 60 (Stadium [...]

Mankato-Public Safety responded to the report of a structure fire [...]

Jeff Brand is announcing his bid to challenge state representative [...]

Experts say younger people are getting sicker from coronavirus, counting [...]

Even as Minnesota hits the one-million vaccination mark and eligibility [...]

Governor Tim Walz announced that one million Minnesotans have completed [...]

Governor Tim Walz and former Governor Tim Pawlenty both rolled [...]

Genevieve Hansen, a Minneapolis firefighter, and certified E-M-T, testified for [...]

A successful start to the spring travel season has officials [...]

Witness testimony will resume this morning in the Derek Chauvin [...]

A Swedish company is recognizing what many Minnesotans already know [...]

Some Mankato residents were not happy with Governor Walz as [...]

The crackdown on speeding drivers statewide continues. Mike Hanson with [...]

Minnesota’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% in February, down from [...]

The state Health Department reports 16 more deaths from COVID-19 [...]

Governor Tim Walz will announce today (1130am) that all Minnesotans [...]

The Democrat-controlled Minnesota House last night (Thurs) passed a bill [...]

An internal investigation is underway after a video circulating on [...]

Governor Walz will deliver his State of the State address [...]

All Minnesotans age 16 and over will be eligible for [...]

Opening statements in the Derek Chauvin trial are set for [...]

The Minnesota Department of Health has identified "breakthrough" cases of [...]

The Minnesota Department of Health has identified 89 "breakthrough" cases [...]

(Itasca County, MN) -- One employee of Minnesota Power is [...]

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana has cleared another committee [...]

A key Minnesota Senate committee is considering a three-million-dollar payment [...]

Thousands of Minnesotans still need to renew their driver's licenses [...]

State Health Department officials say there is likely "widespread transmission" [...]

If you've already broken your New Year's resolution to eat [...]

A bill at the State Capitol would allow rural electric [...]

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing to [...]

Farmers across the upper Midwest will be closely monitoring drought [...]

Get involved in local government by applying online to serve on a Mankato [...]

The debate over public safety funding for the Derek Chauvin [...]

The Minnesota House passed a 107-million-dollar funding bill for summer [...]

State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says two-million-250-thousand people have been [...]

The Minnesota Legislature is headed for another battle over tax [...]

"Amazing." That's what former U-S Attorney for Minnesota Thomas Heffelfinger [...]

All jurors have been selected in the Derek Chauvin trial. [...]

Minnesota is first in the nation in COVID vaccine distribution [...]

(Chanhassen, MN) --   Fans can pay tribute to Prince [...]

(Coon Rapids, MN) -- A transgender high school student has [...]

State Health Department officials say there is likely "widespread transmission" [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

Over 700-million-dollar increase for K-12 education in Minnesota... 323 million [...]

Mankato’s Annual Clean-up will be held in May at the Public Works [...]

(Moorhead, MN) --   A 6-year-old boy is dead after [...]

(Roseville, MN) --   The city of Roseville is looking [...]

(Todd County, MN) -- A three-year-old is dead after being [...]

(Farmington, MN) --   An 18-year-old is facing an attempted [...]

Canadian Pacific Railway is likely moving its U.S. headquarters out [...]

Most residential high-rises and office buildings in the state would [...]

Posts on social media point out that National Guard troops [...]

Minnesota authorities are continuing to crack down on speeders on [...]

The amount of COVID-19 vaccines coming into the state is [...]

The state Education Department would have to develop a plan [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

Authorities say so far the Chauvin trial has brought no [...]

Minnesota House Democrats unveil the outline of their proposed state [...]

Owners, administrators, and employees of youth recreation programs and other [...]

Jury selection resumes today in the Derek Chauvin trial. So [...]

The Blue Earth County Regional Household Hazardous Facility and Product [...]

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

The Mankato Clinic Foundation has awarded $25,000 to the Educare [...]

The City of Mankato has partnered with Vitals™ Aware Services [...]

An 11-year-old boy is charged after taking a car on [...]

Minnesota's seventh community COVID vaccination site will be in Mankato. [...]

Minnesota health officials say they are now seeing outbreaks of [...]

In what is seemingly a first for Minnesota, a local [...]

More coronavirus cases and related deaths have been reported in [...]

(Forest Lake, MN) -- Five people are hurt including four [...]

Hearings this week in the Minnesota House on tax increase [...]

Key committees in the Minnesota House (1030am) and Senate (9am) [...]

State Fire Marshal Jim Smith is urging Minnesotans who smoke [...]

State officials are urging Minnesotans not to let up on [...]

Mankato area construction unions are hosting a free food giveaway [...]

Jury selection in the trial of former police officer Derek [...]

The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and [...]

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The judge in the Derek Chauvin murder [...]

A state audit is exposing the agency that issues driver's [...]

State officials are pushing a bill to help businesses that [...]

Another teacher in Minnesota is dead due to the coronavirus. [...]

(St. Paul, MN) -- More than two million doses of [...]

Police, fire, and other first responders across the Twin Cities [...]

U.S. Senator Tina Smith has been named Chair of the [...]