MANKATO, Minn. — The bridge in Mankato that spans the Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam is starting to come down. Crews began demolition work Tuesday, months after extreme flooding pushed the ...

MANKATO — The Blue Earth County Board will discuss Tuesday escalating costs of replacing the County Road 9 Rapidan bridge that was damaged in 2024 floods and was removed earlier this year. According ...

RAPIDAN, MINN. – Imagine a six-story building, perched precariously, inching its way across a narrow bridge, a churning river below. In 1949, that’s exactly what happened at the Rapidan Dam near ...

In his first public visit to Mankato after his run for vice president, Gov. Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 ...

MANKATO, Minn. (GRAY) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz highlighted a new bonding proposal in Mankato on Thursday, using the Rapidan Dam as a backdrop for his proposed infrastructure package. The dam ...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Thursday morning, local volunteers who collect samples from greater Mankato’s lakes, rivers and streams met with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to hear recent updates ...

MANKATO, Minn — Contractors on Wednesday blew up the remnants of a damaged southern Minnesota bridge that almost collapsed last summer after a bout of heavy rain that prompted a federal emergency ...

Every few weeks, David Hruska and his family return to their old home beside the Blue Earth River. They walk along the riverbank near the Rapidan Dam, take pictures, and relive the memories of a life ...