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Jake Johnson visits MSU Mankato and Gustavus Adolphus College
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - With less than a week to go until Election Day, Democratic House of Representatives candidate Jake Johnson visited local colleges Wednesday. Johnson visited MSU in Mankato and Gustavus in St. Peter to meet with students and bring the campaign trail to local campuses. Johnson said that...
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Fairmont City Council Gets Preview of Upcoming Street Improvements
FAIRMONT — Tyler Cowing, Fairmont’s Civil Engineer, presented the city council with 2027 street improvements for the coming year in hopes of getting bids in earlier. Cowing says the proposed projects include reconstructing Fairview Avenue from First to Fourth Street and Parkwood Place near Amber Lake Drive. Both streets are in poor condition, with Parkwood Place also receiving new curb and gutter to improve drainage. The total cost is estimated at 3-point-2 million dollars, including several sealcoat projects. The city plans to cover the costs through assessments, utility funds and bonding. The council approved the engineering report and scheduled a public hearing for November 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Council members also unanimously approved applying for a one-point-five-million-dollar state grant for reconstruction of Albion Avenue from State Street to Cedar Street.
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Food recovery cooler finds home in New Ulm library
For years groups in New Ulm have thought about ways to address the accessibility of fresh foods in the community.
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MnDOT expects Veterans Memorial Bridge expected to reopen by end of October
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation is expecting to reopen the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge that connects Mankato and North Mankato by late Friday, Oct. 30 or Saturday, Oct. 31. MnDOT and the City of Mankato have tentative plans for a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. on...
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Kern Bridge opens in Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - After six years of rehabilitation, the Kern Bridge is open once again. Originally built in 1873, it stood as the state’s oldest truss bridge before being disassembled in 2020. Since its disassembly, it was redesigned into a pedestrian bridge for walking and biking, and is...
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Destiny Owens named executive director of Greater Mankato Area Diversity Council
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Host Lisa Kaye spoke with Destiny Owens, the new executive director of the Greater Mankato Area Diversity Council, about her background and plans for the organization. Owens said she grew up in the Mankato area and has worked in diversity efforts since middle school, including consulting...
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ELECTION 2026: LS-H School Board candidate Abbie Burns
The Le Sueur-Henderson School Board is in for a big change, as the seats currently held by Brigid Tuck, Gretchen Rehm, Matt Hathaway and Jennifer Burns are all up, and none of them are seeking another term. Tuck, Rehm and Hathaway have all served two full terms, and Burns was...
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This Saturday, go beyond campus and experience Mankato’s Day of the Dead
In 2019, a family in Mankato set out to give its youngest generation something the previous one had grown up without: a place to celebrate its Mexican heritage openly. Jennifer Ek’s husband came to the United States from Mexico as an 11-year-old migrant worker. According to Ek, his experiences growing up in small towns left him believing he needed to hide his cultural identity.
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Winthrop Council moves forward with ambulance/fire building
What to do with where to house the ambulance has been a topic of discussion for over a decade. In the past five years, city administration and a committee of ambulance and fire members have been discussing options for a joint building. Numerous proposals have been looked at, including the first one which came in at a price tag at about $12.5 million.
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Klobuchar and Johnson Visit Fairmont One Week Out from Election
(FAIRMONT) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Klobuchar and First Congressional District nominee Jake Johnson visited Fairmont Sunday for a get-out-the-vote event. The candidates joined local volunteers for door-knocking before speaking to a crowd of about 100 people. Johnson said the campaigns wanted to focus on rising costs, rural health care, agriculture and recent fraud in Minnesota. He called for an open investigation into fraud and accountability for anyone who broke the law. Johnson launched his campaign in Fairmont in April 2025 and said he continues to hear concerns from residents about agricultural challenges and the planned closure of the 3-M facility.
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Mankato Day of the Dead Festival Expects Thousands for Sixth Year
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Organizers expect more than 10,000 people in Mankato this weekend for the annual Day of the Dead celebration, a free, daylong festival of music, art and food. Maria Berrones and Cesar Rios, committee members, discussed the event during an appearance on “In the Spotlight” with Lisa...
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Everyone Overlooks What Might Be The Prettiest Small Town In All Of Minnesota
There’s a town in southern Minnesota that looks like someone picked up a Bavarian village, carried it across the Atlantic Ocean, and gently set it down along the banks of the Cottonwood River, and the remarkable thing is that most Minnesotans have never even been there. New Ulm is...