St. Peter News

Despite what critics are saying, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making a difference in Minnesota.

Demand for water has exceeded capacity at times in St. Peter in recent years, but City Council approval of new wells, a new treatment plant and other improvements will address that problem - and will push local water bills higher.

Construction projects across the state are getting ready to begin...all a result of federal economic stimulus money.As News 12's Bryan Piatt reports, there's a group out of Saint Paul that's giving that money a passing grade.

It's unanimous. All six local governments want to explore the construction of a new bike trail from Mankato to St.

In late May, a crazy idea came up in the newsroom. A three-part mission, if you will.

A total of 162 riders packed a special passenger train that the Union Pacific ran from Mankato to just north of St.

Like Highway 169 itself, Minnesota's transportation network is slowly crumbling and current spending levels aren't even going to maintain - much less expand - the state's roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

An Oct. 10 wedding is planned. Haugen - Sorenson The Free Press Amanda Haugen daughter of Kim Schmidt of Mankato and Bryan and Cathy Haugen of Mayer.

A law passed last year that makes it a felony to attempt to take a firearm from a law enforcement officer is being used against a St.

Construction kicked-off today...as residents of St. Peter gathered to watch the official shovels break ground, marking the start of the summer long design-build project on highway 169.

Jun 18, 2009 10:41 pm US/Central Reporting Liz Collin ST. PETER, Minn. 1 of 1 They call themselves the Twister Sisters.

A criminal sexual conduct conviction has been upheld for a St. Peter man who said he was denied a fair trial because the victim's mother repeatedly spoke to the child in Spanish while the child was on the witness stand.

Quick actions by two St. Peter Police officers helped to save the lives of four men struggling to stay above water in the Minnesota River last Saturday.The incident began when a child and a teenager were drowning in the river near Mill Pond Campground.The children made it to shore, but four men who jumped in to help were in danger of ...

Evelyn Marie Welch, esteemed matriarch of her large and diverse family and long-time resident of Waseca and Mankato, embarked on her next adventure on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Minneapolis.

The journey to being an organic, Community Supported Agriculture operation began innocently enough.

Jon V. Anderson was elected June 12 to a second term as bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .

A man committed in St. Peter faces charges for allegedly threatening a judge and assistant county attorney.

It doesn't take a marriage counselor to know that Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota's mayors are on the rocks.

Two middle school students could face felony charges and possible sanctions from their school following an altercation during an end-of-the-year picnic at Seven Mile Creek Park in St.

St. Peter is hosting its first "Ambassadors Blues Festival" this weekend at Minnesota Square Park.