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From Beatles Tributes to Broadway: New Ulm’s State Street Theater Unveils Packed Season
Executive Director Lori Jewell joins "In The Spotlight" to break down State Street Theater’s fall calendar in New Ulm, featuring tribute concerts, community productions, and volunteer opportunities.
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Minnesota Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
Minnesota Zoo's popular fall event adds a trivia theme this year, challenging visitors to match pumpkin carvings to clues along the trail.
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Minnesota State Fair recognizes Morgan’s Meat Market
Old Fashion cooked summer sausage prepared by Morgan’s Meats of Waseca was named both “Grand Champion” and “Best of Show” at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair. Dean Morgan, who, with his wife, Barb, owns Morgan’s Meat Market in Waseca, shares that the winning entry for the state fair was the same as the product sold at the store: “Anytime we do a competition we use the same recipes as we do in our homemade case in the store,” he shared. “The only thing we changed this year was the fermentation cycle in the cooking process.“
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$11.5M FAA grant boosts Mankato airport project
Mankato City Manager Susan Arntz joins us after the Mankato Regional Airport received an $11.5 million FAA grant for a new air traffic control tower. We'll discuss the $31.6 million project, planned taxiway improvements and how the tower could enhance safety and support Minnesota State University, Mankato's growing aeronautics program.
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Waseca Art Gallery exhibit shows father and son photographers
A Sept. 12 open house at the Waseca Art Center introduced a pair of new exhibits at the Waseca Art Center (WAC). Titled “Generational Confluence IV,” the exhibits feature photography by Wes Taylor, 57, an instructor at Mankato’s South Central Community College, and his son James Wesley Taylor, 21, of Provo, Utah. Their photography will be on display through Oct. 9.
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Locals Never Tire Of The All-You-Can-Eat Spread At This Minnesota Buffet
Save this Minnesota buffet for the day when everyone at the table wants something different. It is the kind of easy, dependable place I would recommend without making a big speech, because the broad selection makes that recommendation very simple. You can begin with a fresh, generous salad, warm up...
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$11.5M FAA grant boosts Mankato airport project
Mankato City Manager Susan Arntz joins us after the Mankato Regional Airport received an $11.5 million FAA grant for a new air traffic control tower. We’ll discuss the $31.6 million project, planned taxiway improvements and how the tower could enhance safety and support Minnesota State University, Mankato’s growing aeronautics program.
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Thousands of invasive carp removed from Silver Lake
Silver Lake has a carp problem. Carp, an invasive species introduced to the United States in the mid-1800s, stir up the bottom of the lakes they live and spawn in, reducing water quality in the process. As carp populate a lake, they eat by rooting around in the mud at...
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FAA awards $1.1B in Airport Improvement Program grants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded 280 Airport Improvement Program grants to airports in 46 states and three territories totaling $1.1 billion. The program funds airport infrastructure projects such as airport lighting, airport markings, airport signage, runways and taxiways. Grants are based on an airport’s passenger volume. “As we continue to strengthen the National […] The post FAA awards $1.1B in Airport Improvement Program grants appeared first on Transportation Today .
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Bohemian Hippie Market to Be Held on Saturday in Fairmont
FAIRMONT — A new event celebrating Bohemian and hippie culture is coming to downtown Fairmont this weekend. The first Bohemian Hippie Market, sponsored by Giddy Up Boutique and Imagine Martin, will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on West First Street. The event will feature about 50 vendors, with additional vendors inside the Imagine Martin Community Information Hub and the Michael and Elizabeth Garry Building. Shoppers can find boho clothing, vintage décor, macrame, plants, crystals and more. There will also be food trucks, music, readings and henna tattoos. Organizers hope the market will bring people together for a day of shopping, food and entertainment, and say they may consider holding similar events in the future.
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Only fire fits at Stomper’s Closet
Just like sipping on matcha lattes and listening to music with wired earbuds, Gen Zs love to thrift. Whether it be in classic downtown thrift stores, markets or online, great finds are always out there. The CSU Ballroom was transformed last week into Stomper’s Closet, a free thrift pop-up for professional clothing where all students were invited to choose one full outfit to keep.
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This Minnesota Mini Golf Course Is So Fun It Should Come With A Warning Label
Somewhere in Minnetrista, Minnesota, there’s a mini golf course that makes every other mini golf course feel like it owes you an apology. Big Stone Mini Golf isn’t just a place to swing a putter around for an hour. It’s the kind of place that makes you stop...
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Midwest-Based Vertical Endeavors Changes Hands
Last week, the Midwest climbing gym chain Vertical Endeavors—which operates six gyms across Minnesota and Illinois—announced it had been acquired on Friday, September 4. Previously owned by Nate and Pam Postma, who founded the business 34 years ago, Vertical Endeavors is now owned by Adam Arling and Brent Sugay.