Rapidan Dam latest: Gov. Walz tours area, holds press conference [RAW]
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Following the Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota suffering a partial failure ? resulting in a house along the Blue Earth River near the dam falling into the river, and the dam store nearby being demolished ? Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz toured the site on Tuesday, offering reassurance that both state and federal governments will stand behind Minnesota communities affected by flooding.

Rapidan community unites behind Hruska?family
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The Hruska family ran the dam store for decades. On Saturday, all that was left was rubble. The family and county decided to demolish on Friday, after determining the structure was otherwise likely to end up in the river.

Dam Store demolished from Rapidan Dam riverbank, couldn't be saved

Blue Earth County took possession of the Dam Store building on Friday and removed the structure from the riverbank at the Rapidan Dam. The county also explained why the building couldn't be saved.

Rapidan Dam before-and-after 'partial failure' seen on satellite

Satellite images show the before and after view of the Rapidan Dam, which has been a focal point of Minnesota flooding this week after the dam suffered a partial failure. Maxar Technologies captured before photos dated September 6, 2011 and June 26, 2024 after the incident.

Rapidan Dam failure: Home teeters on brink
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The Rapidan Dam in south central Minnesota has suffered a partial failure but remains intact as of Monday afternoon. Officials say the failure was on the west abutment. The river flow is being diverted along the west side, leaving a nearby home at risk of collapse.

Drone video: Rapidan Dam suffers partial failure
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The Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota has suffered a partial failure, sending water over the side.

Rains leads to significant flooding in So. MN
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Southern Minnesota is facing some significant flooding after heavy rainfall in recent days.

Minnesota weather: Mankato homes, streets deal with flooding after Friday rains

Heavy rains flooded streets, parking lots and ramps in Mankato this week, and as of Saturday city leaders said they’d received 19 reports of homes with flooded basements.

6,000 fentanyl pills seized in Mankato

Authorities found 6,000 pills that contained fentanyl during a search of a Mankato home on Saturday.

Search warrants: Dog shooting suspect had history of leaving threatening notes

New court documents reveal the suspect linked to the shooting death of a family dog near Mankato works as a mail carrier and has a history of leaving threatening notes pertaining to animals.

Police suspect postal worker shot dog in Mankato
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Search warrants show that police believe a postal worker is linked to a killing of a family dog near Mankato after the dog was found shot dead on March 30. FOX 9's Mary McGuire has the story.

Mankato men, women’s basketball teams celebrate D2 national championships

The rafters above the court at Minnesota State University-Mankato will soon be a lot more crowded, after a big weekend for the university’s basketball teams.

Search for missing Mankato mother continues 6 years later

Aneisah Khan's life has changed a lot over the last few years. She graduated from college, started a new career and welcomed a son into the world.

Mankato remembers fallen soldier Sgt. Cade Wolfe

Sergeant Cade Wolfe, 24, was a part of an elite U.S. Army unit as a Special Ops soldier. He was killed during a training mission over the Mediterranean Sea along with four other servicemembers.

Mankato fallen solider returned home
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Mankato residents remember fallen solider Sgt. Cade Wolfe. He was killed along with four other servicemembers during a routine training mission over the Mediterranean Sea in November.

Mankato sergeant killed in crash
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A Mankato native was among five soldiers killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise over the weekend.