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UPDATE: missing Mankato teen found safe
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - UPDATE: The 13 year old Mankato Police were asking for help in locating has been found and is safe. The Mankato Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teen. Sanyla Stacey Alexia Smiley, 13, who goes by “Nyla”...
Fire damages duplex utility room
Mankato Public Safety responded to a duplex fire yesterday afternoon at 748 James Ave. Occupants of the duplex called 911 when they smelled smoke coming from the basement. Everyone inside the building was able to exit without any injuries. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which was contained to the basement utility...
Charges: Woman used repeated racial slurs as she confronted juvenile
A Waseca woman who allegedly used repeated racial slurs as she and two minor boys confronted a juvenile is facing charges. Aubree Kristina Louise Weise Kuster, 33, was charged Monday with gross misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child, 5th-degree assault, and disorderly conduct. According to a...
Vought becomes 1st Waseca Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award recipient
"In our circles, I realize people might work in finance or insurance or whatever for 40 years, but people don't work as cops for 40 years," said Waseca Police Captain Kris Markeson. Waseca Chief of Police Penny Vought's tenure working in the Waseca Police Department is just short of 40 years, as she began with the department in July of 1984. For her efforts in the years she has served Waseca, Vought received the Waseca Exchange Club's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award on...
Mankato Police Department Celebrates 22% Female Workforce, Exceeding National Average
In a stride toward gender diversity in law enforcement, the Mankato Department of Public Safety is boasting a higher-than-usual percentage of women on their force. As reported by the department on Facebook, a proud 22% of their staff are female, surpassing the national average which lingers at a meager 13%. The announcement came in conjunction with the Minnesota Association of Women Police Conference, a recent gathering that saw several of Mankato’s female officers in attendance.
St. Peter Police looking to implement body cams
By the beginning of 2025, the St. Peter Police Department is aiming to equip its officers with body worn cameras. During an annual report to the St. Peter City Council on Monday, May 6, Police Chief Matt Grochow announced that department was currently in the process of reviewing cost estimates to provide each of its officers with body worn cameras. The chief’s goal is to have the technology rolled out by January 2025 or sooner. ...
National Police Week starts
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - National Police Week started this week on Sunday, May 12 and will go until Saturday, May 18. In 1962, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed a public law designating May 15 as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and stating that the week that day fell in would be National Police Week.
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