Mankato News

MANKATO, Minn. - 25% of the Red Bulls that came back this past month are looking for work, according to representatives from the Department of Employment and Economic Development.

The Allstate Peterbilt Group, which operates 16 Peterbilt dealerships throughout the upper Midwest, was awarded with the best new facility for 2011 at the most recent Peterbilt Dealer Meetings held in Denton, Texas.

Prior to the uprising, the Sioux were forced to cede half their ancestral lands due to the westward expansion of the white settlers.

CEYLON, Minn. - The mayor of a town in south Minnesota has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife, according to a report.

"We don't see a whole lot of serious crime," said Jeff Jacobson, city administrator for the Arrowhead city of Biwabik.

The Mankato Area is home to many tourist attractions including Vikings training camp, the CityArt walking sculpture tour, parks, the Mankato marathon and much more.

MANKATO, Minn. - Visitors to Hiniker Pond in Mankato had their first run with the new no smoking and alcohol rules over the weekend.

The war may be best known for the largest mass execution in U.S. history, with the hangings of 38 Dakota men in Mankato, Minnesota on December 26th, 1862.

BLUE EARTH COUNTY - A historic building in Blue Earth county is celebrated today.

MANKATO, Minn. - If you looked outside Saturday but not at the weather forecast, tomorrows expected scorcher might come as a surprise.

Thunderstorms with heavy rain have been zipping across the metro area and much of the southern half of Minnesota this morning.

Mankato Brewery just started selling 6-packs in Mankato area MGMs. Follow them on twitter here .

It's Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start to summer. While some people may already have plans News 12 has found a few fun things people can do in our area that won't hurt your budget.

MANKATO, Minn. - If you are headed somewhere this weekend don't forget to plan ahead for busy roads and construction.

MANKATO, Minn. - Its National EMS appreciation week, and EMTs and paramedics throughout southern Minnesota received a touching thank you from a family they helped.

MANKATO, Minn. - Union Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue Earth County train crash have reached a legal settlement.

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The Minnesota Vikings suffered from the limited preseason practice time during last year's lockout as much as any other NFL team.

Local schools earned between 36 and 62 percent of all available points under a complex new rating system released by the state Department of Education today.

Mankato Public Safety is asking for the public's help to find a missing Mankato man.