The 72 rescued miniature horses in Shirley Kittleson’s barn don’t look like they’re going anywhere anytime soon.

Winter storm warning, blizzard warning, wind chill advisory.

Most breweries in existence at the time did not survive Prohibition, which started 100 years ago this month and lasted for 13 years.

Q: When Blue Earth County put in the new Justice Center, if I remember right they drilled like 500 wells for a geothermal heating/cooling system. I’m just wondering how that is panning out. I’ve never heard anything about their electric bill or heating bill.

When major companies started toying around with new technologies to make fake meat from plant material or started growing real meat in labs a few years ago, I wasn’t sure they were going to be a true threat to livestock producers and farmers.

Mother who lost son presses for grain bin safety

By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State Patrol

Beginning in the 1850s, minutes of the Nicollet County Board meetings contain written descriptions and maps that defined the boundaries of the county’s school districts as they were formed. The Nicollet County Historical Society’s archives include maps from as far back as 1885 that show the …

Day 1 of a two-day winter storm arrived on schedule Friday with a half-foot of snow.

MANKATO — The largest private investment in Mankato’s Old Town business district in a half-century has received approval from state and municipal officials and could be underway by early spring.

Karl O. Friedrichs is being suspended from practicing law for at least 90 days following a finding of professional misconduct by the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.

Sue Ann Provencial, 39, was charged with felony threats, misdemeanor assault and gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor counts of obstructing police.

The Waseca police officer who was shot in the head by a wanted man is now sitting up with assistance and will need surgery to fix skull fractures.

State regulators Thursday unanimously approved a critical element of Xcel Energy’s $650 million purchase of a Mankato power plant after the company restructured the deal so that ratepayers won’t bear any risks.

Voting in the first Minnesota primary in nearly three decades kicked off Friday as early voting started.

A Southern food restaurant is doing business downtown while a new burger joint has opened near the university.

MANKATO — “This is Who We Are” would be an apt title for the cover of a not-yet-published collection of works by people who represent the area’s variety of cultures.

MANKATO — While statewide influenza cases dipped in recent weeks, January is shaping up to be the busiest month of the season so far for clinics in the Mankato area.

Many Minnesota farmers, including some in the Mankato region, will be barred from applying fertilizer in the fall or applying it on frozen ground as the state tries to reduce nitrates in drinking water.

MANKATO — Rasmussen College is updating its name. But the change won’t mean any programming or staffing changes at the Mankato campus, its director says.

LE CENTER — A 62-year-old Montgomery woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries when the compact SUV she was driving and a car collided east of Le Center Thursday morning.

MANKATO — Developers of a new Marriott Hotel were planning to bring their final designs to the Mankato Planning Commission Wednesday.

Lynda and Gregory Wilson abandoned a boy in a woods south of St. Peter in August 2018.

The predicted amount of snow coming to this area Friday into Saturday has been lowered, but the Mankato region is still in line to get 6-8 inches before the storm is done.

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MANKATO — A new study suggests timing is everything, at least when it comes to getting the most out of your knee replacement surgery.

NORTH MANKATO — The city of North Mankato is open to changing around a proposed ordinance to regulate so-called “natural lawns” and pollinator gardens, but some critics say city officials could do with less rules.

Gov. Tim Walz’s $2 billion infrastructure proposal contains several major local requests, meaning south-central Minnesota would be well-represented if the Minnesota Legislature passes the governor’s public works plan.

Senior Cody Latzke left the Le Sueur-Henderson High School gym Wednesday rethinking logging as a career option.

ST. PETER — The motel turned homeless shelter in St. Peter will soon have more rooms available and increased security.

A Mankato high school and a New Ulm gymnastics gym received grants to improve lighting efficiency.

A search warrant application filed by the Minnesota Bureau of Apprehension in the shooting of officer Arik Matson last Monday recently was made public.

MANKATO — For the past decade, apartment and home construction has largely focused on the northeast edge of Mankato. Then development land and roads became available north and east of the new Prairie Winds Middle School, accelerating construction there.

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As U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar prepared Tuesday for the last Democratic presidential primary debate before the Iowa caucuses, her local supporters were ready to drive down to Des Moines to help her capture attention.

A man allegedly was intoxicated when he nearly struck a police officer and hit a parked vehicle while fleeing after a fight in Mankato early Sunday morning.

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MANKATO — The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Board has announced the recipients of this year’s Pathfinder Awards.

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MANKATO — The Mankato City Council approved a naming-rights deal Monday night making the civic center the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center for at least the next five years.

VERNON CENTER — A 78-year-old Amboy woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries when the SUV she was driving rolled Monday evening near Vernon Center.

Finally, Kent Reeves can ignore the weather.