ST. PAUL — An 18-year-old St. Peter woman was killed in a two-car crash in St. Paul Thursday that left three other people critically injured.

A woman who was injured in a crash with a school bus northwest of Mapleton can keep disputed financial damages awarded by a jury, a divided Minnesota Supreme Court ruled.

MANKATO — Mayo Clinic has donated an ambulance to the city of Mankato after updating the Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service fleet.

Growing corn, soybeans and other crops contributes significantly to Minnesota’s overall emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases associated with climate change, but a new analysis shows a range of practices can reduce those emissions — and help improve water quality at the same time.

MANKATO — Tamra Rovney had a lot of ground to cover when she was campaigning to represent, geographically, almost half of the city.

Saturday

Shannon William Callahan, 47, allegedly pocketed customers' down payments from Hyundai of Mankato.

Check out The Free Press coverage of the Mankato Marathon in Sunday's edition. Look for features and photo galleries in print and online with a report on the winners and participants.

MANKATO — South Central Minnesota Pride's interim executive director can now shed the interim from her title.

Harry George Miller, 84, was located Friday morning.

A patient seeking cosmetic or reconstructive surgery places their future appearance in a surgeon’s hands.

MANKATO — Taking a new job in a new community can be daunting for an employee, but it also carries risks for the employer.

Over 128 grams of meth and 10 grams of heroin were found in Verna Erickson's bedroom after Adam Denn sold meth to a police informant, charges allege.

With Bob Dylan set to return to Mankato for the first time in 20 years, fans of all ages — even as young as 19-year-old Sophie Komaridis — anxiously await his arrival. See story, Page C1

ST. PETER — Highway 169 on St. Peter’s north side could end up looking a lot more like Highway 169 on the city’s southern end in three years.

MANKATO — Abubakar Mohamed said he couldn’t speak English when he came to the U.S. from Africa, so he stayed after school to learn as fast as he could.

Timothy Lamont Ayers allegedly pointed a gun at a man and hit him outside the Riverside Suites in Mankato. 

The body found last Thursday northeast of Highway 83 and County Road 12 have been identified as Shane Zephier, 23. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washing his hands of America's presence in Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has no stake in supporting the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as U.S. partners against Islamic State extremists.

MANKATO — While Australian artist Guido van Helten isn’t releasing a sketch of what he will be painting on the Ardent Mills silos, he’s suggesting the region’s Dakota Indian heritage will play a significant role.

A man who grew up in Garden City was dubbed a Knight Bachelor by England's King George V in 1932.

Mankato East High School graduate Aaron Laven recently was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy.

Harry George Miller, 84, left his residence on Shalom Avenue Tuesday morning. 

Sun Country Airlines is launching a first-of-its-kind partnership bridging land and air to attract more travelers from cities like Mankato and Duluth.

MANKATO — It wasn’t on the agenda, but Mankato city leaders got an update on the prospects for a new downtown Hy-Vee, the expected construction of a mini-Hy-Vee near the university, a pair of trucking-related businesses on the east side, and several other impending developments.

Area softball players got a pleasant surprise when they signed up for the fall league this year.

MANKATO — Community input will shape the design for a new art piece celebrating diversity in Mankato.

Classmates and teachers designed and built a pergola and adorned it with a tribute to Heather Giefer, who died at age 16.

Chazz Lee Roberts, 40, of Mapleton, allegedly slapped a 13-year-old in the head last month in Mankato. 

Robert James Schroeder, 53, of Eagle Lake, was charged with felony DWI Monday. He has six prior DWI convictions. 

A community notification meeting about James Nicholas Dahlager, 38, moving to Winnebago will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Just a month has passed since the last presidential debate, but the state of the Democrats' 2020 race has shifted.

Three area credit unions were among the participants in CU Forward Day — a tradition of spending the Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day holiday giving back that's coordinated by the Minnesota Credit Union Network.

SMSU alumni award

MANKATO — A planned switch in how Mankato taxes pulltab gambling creates winners and losers among charitable organizations, and the City Council decided Monday night it wasn’t ready to raise or throw in its cards.

MANKATO — The idea of Indigenous People’s Day, held on October 14, originated in 1977, but it wouldn’t be until 1989 when South Dakota became the first state to officially designate that day.

As they waited for Connections Shelter to open Monday, Teresa Padgett assured Vicky Hendley and Jeremy Lorentz they’d found the right place.

MANKATO — State disaster funds are now available to Southern Minnesota counties damaged by severe

NORTH MANKATO — A series of Belgrade Avenue improvements scheduled for next year could cost the city of North Mankato $400,000 or more.

NORTH MANKATO — North Mankato officials plan to raise sewer fees as part of the city’s 2020 budget.

Christoper Lee Konakowitz, 37, was charged with two counts of felony criminal sexual conduct Monday in Brown County District Court.

MANKATO — Amboy, Eagle Lake, Kasota and Blue Earth received grants from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation aimed to help towns of 5,000 or less to create collaborative programs to improve their communities.

WINNEBAGO — A driver is suspected of being under the influence of marijuana when he caused a two-vehicle crash that injured himself and another driver Sunday in Winnebago.

Mahad Ahmed Mohamud, 26, was charged with felony counts of criminal sexual conduct Monday in Blue Earth County District Court.