The Free Press of Mankato MN

02/09/2024

Prep Athlete of the Week, Annika Southworth, St. Peter

Annika Southworth, a senior at St. Peter, recently won the 100th match of her varsity career for the St. Peter girls tennis team. Her career record stands at 100-27, including

02/09/2024

Prep Athlete of the Week, Trevor Sheldrup, Mankato West

Junior Trevor Sheldrup is the starting running back for the Mankato West football team this season and had a huge game in the season opener.

01/09/2024

Two people on a Harley Davidson were hospitalized following a collision with a vehicle on Highway 30 in Watonwan County Saturday afternoon. The passenger's injuries were life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

DARFUR — A 68-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when the motorcycle she was a passenger on collided with a vehicle in northwest Watonwan County Saturday afternoon.

01/09/2024

Realizing a big traffic snarl would otherwise be likely once classes resumed at East High School, county highway officials really wanted the reconstruction of Victory Drive & the Victory-Hoffman Road intersection to be done by then. But it won't be.

In a normal weather year, Victory Drive and the Victory-Hoffman Road intersection would have been abuzz with traffic by the start of classes Tuesday at nearby East High School. The

01/09/2024

Our paper money may not be as beautiful as others, but it's still the most trusted currency in the world.

The Labor Day weekend brings thoughts of jobs and hard work.

01/09/2024

Ask Us: Nearly 1 million gallons of waste may have spilled from a ruptured sewage pipe on Mankato's southern side. A reader wonders what, if anything, can be done to clean it up.

Q: When the city put out a little blurb about a raw sewage leak in Rasmussen Woods, it said that 15 gallons per minute were leaking. ... The (late-June) rain

01/09/2024

Getting your affairs in order now can ease the loss for your family later

Seven seconds.

01/09/2024

MSU athletes recount Olympic experience

Someday, Jabez Reeves will stop smiling, but less than a month removed from running in the Olympic Games and representing his home country of Liberia, that grin is still going

31/08/2024

A Mankato woman was hospitalized and a pair of Eau Claire residents escaped injury when a 2014 Ford Focus and a 2013 Focus collided on Highway 169 on the city's north side Friday night.

MANKATO — A 26-year-old Mankato woman was hospitalized following a collision between Ford Focuses on Highway 169 on the city's north side Friday night.

31/08/2024

St. Clair/Loyola falls to Norwood Young America in season opener

MANKATO — Norwood Young America's smothering defense held St. Clair/Mankato Loyola to negative 11 yards Friday night as the Raiders rolled to a 53-0 season-opening win at Loyola Field.

30/08/2024

Mayo announces permanent Waterville, New Richland clinic closures

30/08/2024

If you've never checked out FreepCast, the official podcast of The Free Press, now would be a great time to give it a try. The latest episode features Josh Madson, the genius behind the Mankato Community Collage.

Click the link below to listen, or subscribe (for free) wherever you get podcasts.

https://www.mankatofreepress.com/millennial/latest-episode-of-freepcast-features-josh-madson/article_0b8ee4aa-662a-11ef-89cf-03cfcaddf124.html

30/08/2024

New COVID-19 vaccines in stock at local pharmacies

30/08/2024

Mankato family attests to the lifesaving value of blood donations.

30/08/2024

Minnesota-grown turkeys to call Farmamerica home after presidential pardons

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30/08/2024

Courrier: Good time for high school football games to begin

High-school football games began this week, and the level of anticipation and excitement is building.

30/08/2024

St. Clair/Loyola football looking for more success with young roster

With only nine seniors on the roster, the St. Clair/Mankato Loyola football team is younger than it's been in recent years.

29/08/2024

Developers starting in 2020 proposed five apartment buildings totaling nearly $70 million that aimed to tap into perceived demand for downtown Mankato living. The Silos Apartments project was the last to be proposed but the first to be built.

MANKATO — Several ambitious downtown Mankato apartment complexes have been proposed in the past five years, aiming to tap into demand for city-center living.

29/08/2024

St. Peter and Mankato school districts see attendance jump, area test scores mixed

MANKATO — St. Peter and Mankato Area Public Schools both saw an increase in attendance during the 2022-23 school year from the 2021-22 school year, according to Minnesota Department of

29/08/2024

Tornado warnings hit parts of Blue Earth, Brown counties

MANKATO — The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Thursday for northwest Blue Earth County and southeast Brown County.

29/08/2024

Scott Robertson’s defense attorney in a statement described the outcome as a “huge relief” to the former Winnebago mayor.

BLUE EARTH — The former Winnebago mayor and his son had charges against them dismissed Tuesday, after being accused of running an illegal cannabis growing operation earlier this year.

29/08/2024

ATTENTION PET LOVERS!!!
It's time once again to gather the cutest shots of your favorite pooch, kitty, gerbil, snake, cow, quokka, parrot — any non-human creature that's a part of your family — for our annual pets issue.

This might be the last time we do this, so ... GET THOSE ADORABLE PET PHOTOS TO US PRONTO!

The rules are the same as always:
* We will not accept SnapChat photos, or photos with fun stickers, text or cutesy frames.
* Please send only high-resolution JPGs; if the images are too small, we can’t publish them. (If you’re unsure about this, ask your kid if you have one.) Do not send photos in the HEIC format that some iPhones use; convert them to JPG or we can’t use them.
* You may submit three images per pet. If you submit four, five, 15 or 50, it won’t matter. We’ll only consider the first three.
* Submissions must include your name and city of residence, pet’s name, and a phone number where we can reach you.
* If you’ve got a pet that has died, please indicate that. We’re planning a separate page memorializing pets that have crossed the rainbow bridge.
* Finally, feel free to submit photos that include humans! We’d love to see you loving your pets.
* All submissions must be sent to Robb Murray at [email protected] *by Sept. 1* — no exceptions.
We can't wait to see all your beautiful pets!

29/08/2024

Illegal cannabis cultivation charges dismissed against former Winnebago mayor

BLUE EARTH — The former Winnebago mayor and his son had charges against them dismissed Tuesday, after being accused of running an illegal cannabis growing operation earlier this year.

29/08/2024

Area cities ranging from St. Peter to St. James are installing electric vehicle charging stations in the heart of their downtowns. The goal is to pull EV drivers off of nearby highways in the hope they will eat & shop while their vehicle is charging.

The motivation for cities such as St. Peter, North Mankato and St. James to install electric vehicle chargers typically includes supporting nonpolluting vehicles and providing a service to local EV

29/08/2024

West football ready to chase another championship

Another state championship was possible as Frank McAninch led the Mankato West defense onto the field on that November night at Chanhassen.

29/08/2024

Mankato and St. Peter school officials are glad to see improvement in their students' Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments scores.

The Mankato Area and St. Peter Public Schools districts are optimistic after seeing students’ improvements in this year’s Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments scores.

28/08/2024

Competency evaluation ordered for North Mankato murder suspect

NORTH MANKATO — The man accused of murder in North Mankato in July will be evaluated for his competency to proceed in the case, according to a recent court order.

28/08/2024

Madison Lake residents charged for alleged fight involving car jack

MADISON LAKE — Charges allege a Madison Lake man swung a car jack at people while a woman struck someone in the face during an altercation Sunday.

28/08/2024

Eastbound lanes over Highway 14 bridge to close Thursday night.

MANKATO — Eastbound traffic will not be able to cross the Highway 14 bridge over Highway 22 for about three days, starting Thursday evening, according to the Minnesota Department of

28/08/2024

Summer camp incorporates STEM while providing child care need

Building rockets and shooting archery might sound like typical camp activities, but for the kids going into first through fifth grade attending Summer STEM Day Camp, there’s also educational elements