Blue Earth County News

Our other top story... Election day is now under a month away. Minnesota is known for strong numbers at the polls, and this year looks to be even stronger.

Absentee ballots are available for this November's General Election.Both the Blue Earth County and Nicollet County Auditor's office making the announcements.You can pick up those ballots at the respective ...

A Shakopee man arrested for drug possession after Lake Crystal police found 6 grams of a white powdery substance in his car was released from jail Wednesday.

A 21-year-old Amboy man was arrested Thursday and is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting two teen girls.

A 35-year-old drug offender who had hoped to enroll in an early-release program but was denied access cannot withdraw his guilty plea, according to a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling.

They've sifted through hundreds of ideas gathered during a high-risk drinking summit eight months ago and turned those ideas into a plan of action.

Voter registrations in Minnesota have already surpassed the record set in 2004, and the state could have nine out of every 10 possible voters signed up in time for November's election.

A Mankato woman will be allowed to stay in her apartment after the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled a Blue Earth County District Court judge was wrong to rule in favor of her eviction.

Choosing a preschool program for your child isn't easy. For Cory and Lilian Ingram, the decision to enroll their 3-year-old daughter, Lauren, at 5C's Preschool last year came after consulting friends and ...

Police were still searching for a shooting victim Monday, more than a full day after witnesses reported seeing a woman with a gun shot wound during a disturbance in Mankato.

When North Mankato Police Chief Mike Pulis looks back on his 34-year career in law enforcement, he admits police work was something he pursued, in part, because he didn't always listen to his mother.

Authorities are searching a Mankato pond for a possible drowning victim. Police and firefighters were dispatched Monday to the small but deep Hiniker Pond before 8:30 p.m. after nearby residents heard faint ...

Authorities are on the scene of a possible drowning at Hiniker Pond in Mankato. Authorities are not releasing much information, but our crew on the scene tells us Blue Earth County Dive and Rescue has arrived ...

The National Guard is eyeing a piece of choice real estate to place a $17.5 million field maintenance shop.

Using prisoners to make their point this time, county commissioners were at the Capitol Thursday protesting the growing financial demands they're facing from the state.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 41-year-old Mankato man who was pinned under a crane while working at an auto junkyard this week.

Jurors deliberated into the evening but went home without reaching a verdict in the medical malpractice case against the Mankato Clinic and obstetrician Carla Goerish.

Blue Earth County officials Jim Houtsma, Patty O'Connor, Laurie Berg and Karen Myers recount ballots Wednesday morning to settle a close finish in a state Supreme Court primary contest.

Blue Earth County officials Jim Houtsma, Patty O'Connor, Laurie Berg and Karen Myers recount ballots Wednesday morning to settle a close finish in a state Supreme Court primary contest.

And News 12's Kira Klapper reports on today's area precinct turnout. All's quiet at one Nicollet County polling place.